i had the truck up on the lift today to change my endlinks and noticed the box looking mount was swinging in the breeze... the bottom bolt snapped right off
any idea of how that might happen??

and is there a limit on the drop u can do before u cant use the bar anymore... my sway bar seems like it will be pretty close to hitting the bolt that holds the bar into the diff. mounting plate???
the drop i have is the roush kit + 2"drop shackles??
Thanks
Smok'n L

 

Did you tilt the bed and install a bolt on the upper part of the frame mount? Use Grade 8 fasteners?

You might be able to attach the bar to the front of the axle bracket instead of bumper side of the bracet.

Roush kit plus 2" shackles. That is quite a drop.

Hope this helps.

Bob

 

With the three bolts that the panhard mounts with,
it seems you musta missed something on the install
to have it break like that ... Did you do it accordign to Stan's/ Bob's
instruction sheet?

Hope you finmd the problem.... you can alwaysjust weld it up in there !!!

 

well i did not tilt the bed or take it off?? I lost the directions?? i installed it according to a pic i saw and i thought it was good... guess not. I used all the hardware that was supplied by stan. I dont know if i got the proper alignmentw/the bar it doesnt sit even w/ the axle it sits a little behind it. the top bolt in the mounting box i put inside the bed channel??? was that right??

does anyone have theirs welded in??
also does the bar mount behind the diff bracket or in front of it??
Thanks
Smok'n L

 

Smokin'

You got it. make sure the channel straddles the bolt. Otherwise it will creak like mad.

Here's a shot of mine just after installation.




Bob

 

Thats how we did mine yesterday. Screw lifting the bed.

 

aight now as far as adjusting the bar how do u do it?? and can u mount the bar to the back of that diff plate??
Later
Smok'n L

 

If you mean adjusting the bar's length, just undo the jam nuts and turn the bar (the ends are threaded differently on each end).

Unless you did the frame mount seriously wrong, you cannot mount to the back of the diff plate (front of the truck) while keeping the bar within the slot in the mount (double shear on the bolt). You can mount to the back of the diff plate if you use a longer bolt on the frame mount and mount the bar in single shear by mounting it in back (front of the truck) of the frame bracket.

 

how tight do u turn the bar and to which side do u favor(drivers/pass side)and can u do this while the truck is in the air??i think not??

tim, my box was mounted the same way as in the photo(Bobs)? so what ur saying is that i can mount the bar on the inside(front of truck) of the frame mount...no chance of the just braking off by not having support on both sides??
Thanks
Smok'n L

 

Smokin'

Do NOT move the bar to the fore (front) end of the axle bracket. Keep it double sheer as illustrated in the pic in my previous post.

Tim was on target on adjusting the bar. Here's an addendum.

With the bar out of the mounting points, loosen the jam nuts until they stop at the heim.

Turn each rod end until you have equal space between the bar and the jam nuts and it is able to fit into position in the frame and axle mounts.

Once it is mounted to the brackets and the fasteners are tight, twist the bar until it stops, take a sharpie and make a small horizontal line on one end of the bar.

Twist the bar in the opposite direction, counting the number of turns. Once it is stopped, divide the number of turns by 2 and back it off that amount. The axle is now centered.

Tighten the jam nuts and TEST DRIVE.

Bob

 

Bob,

Send me those instructions again will ya? I lost them
to a REFORMAT !!! Ugh, it was UGLY ...

 

aight im leavin it just like in the pic! thanks bob
and to everyone
Later
Smok'n L

 

Hey Smok'n

Still hangin in Rutherford? I'll try to make next saturday @ the Whiskey

 

Cliff,

You have mail.

Pondering creating a new set of instructions on an unrelated 'product' but it will more than likely chap some azz.


Bob