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1974 Chevrolet C-10 - 150 Bucks And An Hour - Tech

1974 Chevy C10
With the bushings on the sway... 
   
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1974 Chevy C10
With the bushings on the sway bar, the bushing brackets were placed over the bushings, and the bar was lifted into place and secured to the mounting brackets.
1974 Chevy C10
So far, everything should... 
   
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1974 Chevy C10
So far, everything should look something like this. Slightly snug the bushing to the bracket, because it may need to be centered. Once everything is squared up, tighten everything down.
1974 Chevy C10
The end links slide up from... 
   
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1974 Chevy C10
The end links slide up from the underside of the control arms and bolt to the ends of the sway bar. Once installed, tighten down the end links. If the bushings begin bulging out and turning white, that means you're actually crushing the bushings, so back off and tighten them until the bushings' diameter is roughly the washers' diameter....
1974 Chevy C10
...By the way, we moved the... 
   
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1974 Chevy C10
...By the way, we moved the sway bar mounting position back to where the rivet hole was because they weren't straight up and down when we installed the end links. By moving the sway bar back on our lowered truck, the end links stood at attention. By making the end links as straight as possible, the sway bar can do its job to the fullest.
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