Already have front and rear Hellwig anti-swaybars installed on my stock height 99' F-150.

I am about to put a 2/4 or 3/4 lowering kit on it as well.


It looks like the swaybar endlink bolt and shackle will be too long after I lower the truck.

Can I just get a shorter bolt and cut the shackle down to fit? Is that all I would need to do.

 

Call your Manf. of the sway bar. I ran into the same issue. I called Hellwig and they sent out some shorter end links. That will allow the bar to work properly.

 

98STXV8,

Thanks for the reply. Your gallery was very helpful as well. It looks like you have more than enough parking curb clearance.

 

I got a new 2/4 lowering kit with shocks for 50% off retail. The rear shackle is a adjustable, so I am going to install a 2/3 lowering. With my future plans of changing wheels and tires with an overall diameter of 28.5, a 2/3 is about as low as I can go if I want to clear the parking pylons with my recently installed Lightning Bumper.

I called Hellwig last Wed. and asked about my front and rear swaybar endlinks not working with a lowering kit. On Sat., they sent me new front and rear bolts and spacers at no charge! Great and fast service.

Although, I am going to do a search on the topic, I dread trying to get the rear stock hangers off.

 

Go rent a compressor, punch, and plasma cutter and those things will be off real quick. Thats what I did I had never used one before but practice on something before you start on your truck so that way you will understand how they work.

 

Although I am not going to the same extreme with lowering my truck right now. I just got my hellwig rear sway bar "for 2" lowered trucks". I am picking up my Belltech 2" lowering shackles today from Mark at Lightning Force Performance.

I hope the install goes smoothly on Sat. *crossing fingers*

 

02XLT,
It'll be a breeze!! I just installed the rear bar on my 01 Screw with a 3" rear drop. The problem I ran into was that I have a Gibson dual sport exhaust and the second tailpipe was in the way of the bar mounting. I had to have a muffler shop cut and reweld the tailpipe to clear the sway-bar mount. If stock exhaust or single tailpipe cat-back, absolutely no problem and quite easy to install and you'll love the way it handles!!

 

01screw -

Awesome! Thats what I wanted to hear. I will drive out to my parents house Sat. morning to get this stuff done. I just found out my dad is going to buy an air compressor tomorrow, so it should go even quicker! He used to be a Ford mechanic so tools won't be a problem! I will update in a new thread my results.

 

I guess I will check on the rental of a plasma cutter, etc. but it sounds expensive? I had read that one guy drilled out the brads. I think I am going to ask a shop how they remove the stock hangers. I plan on doing it Friday night (and Saturday morning...ha!) by myself.

There must be some kind of attachment and or drill bit and or grinding-gizmo-that-removes- metal-like-butter-item that, I can use on a "non-industrial" tool to get the stock hangers off?