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5/7 drop. now front sway bar wont fit??

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Old 11-10-2012, 10:51 PM
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Default 5/7 drop. now front sway bar wont fit??

Just lowered my truck. Used lower control arms in front and springs. Now sway bar wont work. It hits on control arms, no room for end links. Should the factory sway bar work or is it something that needs replaced?
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Might need to be fliped upside down.
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So it needs to be flipped and itll work?
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Yes, the sway bar is usually flipped upside down on drops of 4"s or greater.
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Never thought of that. Makes all the sense tho. Right on. Ill give that a try. Thanks.
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My truck is dropped with a DJM 3" lca, 1" oem coil,and McGaughy 2" spindle and I had buy 2-3/4" long energy end links to get the sway bar to sit level....

Can you post some pics..I would like to see......
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I had to use shorter end links on my setup because the stock ones were sitting at a bad angle and ended up tearing a bushing on the link. Never heard of flipping the sway bar..
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My sway bar is actually sitting in the control arm. I have 3" end links but no way of using them since i cant get the sway bar to come up. I can see flipping it working. Worth a try.
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Bump. Anyone else run into this issue?
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have any photos? of your issue?
I never heard of flipping it either...

I actually needed longer end-link bolts for mine to fit... otherwise it would rub on tie-rod when turning...


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