MotorsportXLT Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 Hello I was wondering if anyone has a complete front sway bar setup for a 80-86 2wd F-150. I would like to put one on my 82 XLS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rembrant Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 Chris, For what it's worth...these swaybar parts can sometimes be hard to find, so there are a couple things that might help you in your search. The swaybar mounting plates (item #5486) in the drawing are specific to 1980-1986, and they are quite hard to find....mainly because they're quite difficult to remove, at least from a rusty truck or a junkyard truck. in 1987 the mounts became integrated with the cast iron spring seat. The 7/8" swaybars were all the same, so you can use one (and the mounts) from a later truck...up to at least 1994...maybe later. Lots of people have gone to the junkyard and pulled both swaybars from a 90's truck and they swap right into a Bullnose. I bought both front and rear factory swaybars for my 1984 Flareside, but I have so far only installed the rear, and I must say it made a significant improvement all by itself. The rear bars are also all the same, so you can grab one of those out of a 1990's truck as well...but you'd have to modify/adapt the 8.8 axle tube brackets to mount on to the 9" rear diff (which I assume your 1982 has). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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