Sport Sway Bar Kit 22390
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
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 onto the frame mounts. Do not fully tighten
these yet.
5F
Install End Links
The front lower a-arms have an existing hole 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 everything 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 the front.
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
Drill holes for Bushing Bracket
We need to mount the bushing brackets onto the frame rails under the bed. Each
bracket uses 2 holes for mounting. One of these holes is an existing hole occupied
by a rivet. The other hole will need to be drilled. First, locate the factory
rivet along the top section of the frame rails.
Use an air chisel to cut the head off and pop out the rivet with a punch. This hole
will be your forward hole.
You will need to use the bushing bracket as a template to locate the rearward hole.
Place the bracket over the rivet hole and mark the frame for the second hole. Using
an 90° angle drill and a short 3/8” drill bit, drill the rearward hole. If you do
not have a short enough drill bit or angle drill, you may need to raise the rear bed
and drill from the top. (refer to your shop manual for disconnecting the bed) The
bed would only need to be raised enough to fit your drill above. (NOTE: Pictures
show the drilling down with the truck bed raised. The bushing and bracket does not
mount to the top! This is only done to mark the hole location)
3R
Mount Sway bar on Frame
Once you have the 2 holes on each frame rail, we can install the sway bar, bushings
and brackets. First, grease the inside surface of the D-shaped bushing. Install
the bushings onto the sway bar ends. Next, install the bushing brackets onto the
bushings.
Position the sway bar onto the truck as shown. The sway bar lever arms point
towards the rear . Use the hardware from bag #17118-1 to mount the bushing bracket
to the frame. The longer bolts (1.25”) are for the front hole and the shorter bolts
(1”) mount the rear holes. Center the bracket so that the holes are in the middle
of the bracket slots. Fully tighten the bolts.
4R
Connect End Links
Now that the bar is in place, we will attach the end links to the sway bar. Using
bag#17118-2 hardware and included misalignment spacers, mount the end link rod ends
to the sway bar lever arms. Use the center hole for now.
5R
Drill the Trailing Arm Mount Hole
With the end links attached to the sway bar, adjust the length of the end links so
that the sway bar lever arms are near level when the lower rod ends are in the
center of the trailing arm. Also make sure the end links are vertical. Mark the
hole center and drill the trailing arm with a 3/8” drill bit.
6R
Weld Support Gusset
Use hardware bag#17118-3 and mount the support gusset as shown in the picture.
Grind away any rust, paint or dirt near the top and bottom of gusset. Stitch weld
the top and bottom edges of the gusset to the trailing arm. Spray paint the gusset
once you finished welding.
7R
Finish Mounting the End Link
Use the rest of the hardware from bag#17118-3 to mount the lower end of the end link
to the trailing arm as shown in the picture below. Fully tighten all hardware
including the jam nuts on the links at this time. You are finished with the rear
sway bar installation!
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