GT Swaybar install Nuts and Bolts needed
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RE: GT Swaybar install Nuts and Bolts needed - 9/13/2006 5:50:27 PM
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HurricaneStang
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Hey i think this might help some, i asked about this also and this is the reply i got
As for bolts: Front - re-use the bolts that are on the front sway bars now. Rear - four (4) 8 x 16 bolts, nuts and washers for the ends connecting to the lower shock mounts. Two (2) 12 x 65 threaded end bolts, nuts and washers for the body mounts. Get stainless steel only (they need to be rust resistant so don't go cheap) and don't buy them from a dealer because they'll cost you over $25 (I read a thread where somebody said it cost just under $50 - Jesus these dealers rip you off for simple nuts and bolts). Go to a good hardware store and it should cost about $10.
And by the way the price is about normal for GT take-offs and its worth the investment. Also get some non-permanent thread lock which you should put on, at least, the front bolts because they are re-used.
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RE: GT Swaybar install Nuts and Bolts needed - 9/13/2006 10:50:13 PM
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Rrruss
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I got mine at Hope Depot
The 4 bolts for the bushing I bought were 8 x 1 0 (20mm long)
I should have bought 25mm or even 30 mm long ones, it would have been easier to get the nuts on with the large washers and lock washers I used. I used oversized washers on these which will become obvious why when you see where the nuts go.
the 2 support bar bolts were 12 x 1 75 (70mm long) with washers, lockwashers and nuts, I also added an extra washer inside the bracket next to the support bar because there was a little slop when the bar was in the bracket.
The hardware I bought was zinc plated steel, probably not automotive grade, but this is not my daily driver so they should hold up for me. Now that I know what I am looking for I may pick up stainless, but not in any hurry.
If Ford still had ALL of the parts available I would have spent the $40 and got them from Fordparts.com. As it stands now I have spent 3 trips and $13 in hardware and have a few leftover washers / lockwashers.
The bar definitely goes over the frame support rails. Do yourself a favor and pull off the wheels, it will be far easier to install the top bolt on the end bushings. There will be a little tag on the bar that says "left" on along with the part number that ends with an "A", this goes on the drivers side.
Supposedly there is a convertible specific sway that has a part number that ends with a "B", and the difference is that it has more of a bend to it to give additional clearance for the frame support rails. Then I have also heard that they are now using a universal bar for both the coupe and 'vert ???? No matter I have my bar installed and I have close to 2" clearance between the support rails and the sway bar . I will take her out for a good test this weekend and see if I can get them to make contact, but I don't see any way that they could hit each other. So far so good though!
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RE: GT Swaybar install Nuts and Bolts needed - 9/14/2006 7:04:52 AM
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imnutz66
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Hate to rain on the parade, but I don't think I would ever use stainless fasteners on any suspension components - stainless fasteners are generally a little on the soft side and dont have the shear strength of carbon steel
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RE: GT Swaybar install Nuts and Bolts needed - 9/14/2006 11:09:35 AM
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LX200
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Does somebody have the Ford part numbers... I can check dealers in my area.... how could they have deleted these parts? They still have to attach current sways to new cars, and in the case of an accident, they may have to repair the front or rear and would need sways harware? It makes no sense that it hasn't been replaced with SOMETHING.
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