Well the anyone that has installed the Addco rear sway bar know the hardware that came with the kit is complete crap. Everytime i would go underneath the rear of my truck it would **** me off just looking at it. So I decided to update/replace a few things.

I ordered some axle perches that i was gonna use on another project but decided to use them here. I also got some Energy Suspension Poly greaseable sway bar bushings.

Part Numbers:
axle perches SUM-720025
sway bar busings ENS-9-5161G
sway bar end links ENS-9-8121G

Here is a pic before, yep the damn ubolts are complete crap...





Old vs New bushing and perch




Everything mounted and welded up





I used 3inch muffler clamps to attache the end links

 

Looks good!...I did the exact same thing to mine..leaf perches and all!
-I also welded "guseted" tabs to a new 1 1/2" tube crossmember..My endlink sleeves are like 1 1/4" long lol..thats how low my truck is!

 

damn yours must be low to the ground...

 

So does it handle better now or what?

 

i dunno, probably not, just cleaned things up... The front sway bar bushings come in tomorrow... With the new shocks and front and rear sway bars, the truck handles like it is on rails, zero body roll....

 

Looks good Corey. How long did it take you do to this?

 

it took about 2 hours... It took longer to get my welder working than the actual job itself... I will never buy Hobart brand welding wire again.

 

Huh? How come your end links are straight yet? I bent both of mine when I drove through a ditch and the rear axle flexed. That was the end of the swaybar for me.

 

nice n shiney shocks you got there... how do you like them? oh yeah nice work on the rear sway bar too