Sport Sway Bar Kit 22108
67-72 C-10 Truck
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IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE
STARTING THIS INSTALLATION. THIS INSTALLATION DEPICTS A TRUCK THAT
DID NOT HAVE A SWAY BARS FROM FACTORY.
INSTRUCTION MANUAL BEFORE
1F
Raising Vehicle
Raise front of the vehicle by using a 4 post lift or drive-on ramps. Securely block the rear
wheels of the vehicle. Do not remove the front wheels during installation. It is imperative
that the vehicle is at ride height for this installation.
2F
Install Frame Mounts
First step is to install the frame mounts. The mounts utilize existing rivet holes in the frame.
You will need to air chisel the rivets as shown below.
Once the holes are clear, grab the 3/8” x 1.5” hex bolts & washers from the “front” hardware
bag and insert them into the rivet holes facing down.
Position the mounting bracket to the frame rail and begin fastening the 3/8” bolts with the
provided washers and nylock nuts. Do not tighten all the way!
Grab the 3/8” x 1.25” hex bolts and drop them into the mount holes on the bracket itself.
Don’t forget to use washers.
You can now fully tighten the frame bolts at this time.
3F
Install Bushings & Brackets
Next grease the inner surface of the provided polyurethane bushings and install them onto the
sway bar near to the bends.
Slide the bushing brackets onto the bushings as shown below.
4F
5F
Mount Bar onto Truck
Position the sway bar up to the frame mounts. Using the 3/8” hardware from the kit, start
fastening the bushing brackets o nto the frame mounts. Do not fully tighten these yet.
Install End Links
The front lower a-arms have an existing ho le that the sway bar end links will utilize.
First open up the 25108 end link kit. Grab the long bolt along with a large washer and
bushing. Insert the bolt/washer/bushing into the sway bar hole from the top.
Next install additional large washers & bushings in the order shown below.
Insert the bolt through the a-arm and install the smaller diameter bushing and a small washer
from the bottom of the arm. Tighten everythi ng with the included nylock nut.
6F
Finish Up
Finish the installation by fully tightening the bushing bracket bolts. Double check all hardware
for tightness and you are done with t he fr ont.
Installation of Hotchkis Rear Sway Bar
1R
Raising Car
Raise rear of the vehicle by using a 4 post lift or drive-on ramps. Securely block the front
wheels of the vehicle. Do not remove the rear wheels during installation. It is imperative that
the vehicle is at ride height for this installation.
2R
Install U-Bolts (kit#T1722) on Rear Axle
Take the washers and nuts off of the U-bolts and slide them on top of the axle tubes on each
side. They should be centered and approx. 27” apart from each other. If you have any brake
lines in the way, you must relocate them. This could be as easy as unclipping them and
bending them away from the axle tubes. Apply the supplied anti-seize to the threads of the Ubolts.
Before installing the U-bolts, first check the distance between the U-bolt ends. Grab a bus hi ng
bracket and line up the holes with the U-bolt. If the U-bolt span is larger than the bracket
holes, you can easily squish the U-bolt slightly with a vise to get the proper span. See Below.
3R
Install Bushings & Brackets
Next grease the inner surface of the provided polyurethane bushings and install them onto the
sway bar near to the bends.
Slide the bushing brackets onto the bushings as shown below.
4R
Now we are going to bring the assemble sway bar to the rear axle. Also grab the axle
Mount the Sway Bar onto the Rear Axle
brackets at the same time. These will have to go on between the axle and the bushing
bracket. See picture for more details. When tightening the u-bolt nuts, make sure the u-bolt
is pointing straight down. I.e. The u-bolt should not be at an angle with the ground. Also
tighten the U-bolt nuts evenly and in sma ll amounts at a time.
5R
Drill Holes for the Passenger End Link
The driver side frame rail has an existing hole for it’s end link, but you’ll need to drill a hole for
the passenger side. But first we need to measure the driver side hole location. A good
reference point for the hole is the bigger hole near the edge shown in the picture below.
Measure the distance forward from the big hole to the little hole. It should be around 1.5”.
Go to the passenger side frame rail and measure the same dimension and mark the frame
with a paint pen. Drill out the hole using a 7/16” drill bit.
6R
Grease the side surfaces of the end link bushings. Install the stud end onto the frame rail
Install End Links (P/N:T2233)
holes. The frame rail gets sandwiched by the bushings. Do not fully tighten the upper nut
yet.
Rotate the sway bar up to the end link until the holes line up. You can use either hole based
on stiffness preference. The hole closest to the end is the softer setting. Use the hardware in
the “Rear” Bag as shown below.
8R
Make sure all hardware is fully tightened before driving the vehicle. You are done with the
Double Check Hardw a re
installation. The vehicle does not r eq ui r e an alignment after this installatio n.
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