Sway bar help

[tbirddillon]

Hi I am new to this forum but have read a lot of the articles and forum post. I have a 91 2wd 2.3 5speed with no sway bars, I'm sure many of you know how bad the body roll is. I am trying to put a sway bar in the front and rear and am having difficulty finding one part the end links for the front. I can get the sway bar, frame brackets and brackets that mount to the front of the I-beam but can't find the end links. I called the dealer and he said Ford discontinued them and no parts stores or online sites have the links just the bushings. Does anybody know where I can get some I already looked in some junkyards with no luck? I am even willing to build my own but have no idea of how long they should be, any information would be appreciated thanks.

 

[martin]

If you can build your own you are ninety nine percent there. Mount the sway bar to the truck and with the truck at normal ride height, measure the distance between the two mounting points when the sway bar is parallel with the ground. That's how long the links should be. It should be noted that the length is not that critical.

 

[tbirddillon]

Thanks. I'd still like to find some factory links but at least I have some info to make my own if necessary.

 

[Pony]

I have a 92 ford ranger sway bar for sale 2.3 5 speed also it will be the same.

if you buy and pay shipping its yours heres a pic the end links need new bushings

also if you live in arizona you can pick it up or ill have to ship it

 

[tbirddillon]

I am interested I live in Newark Delaware so it would have to be shipped. How much do you want for it and shipping?

 

[Pony]

Just give me a price ill have to find out shipping cost

 

[Pony]

i dont think it would be worth it to ship it the price will be ridiculous vut ill be sure to find out how much

 

[tbirddillon]

Yea shipping probably will be crazy since it is kinda big. I am going to search the junkyard this weekend. Would you be willing to sell the links and possibly the mounts depending on what I can find? Last time I was there I saw a truck or two that still had the bar on it minus the links. I will let you know what parts I'll need as soon as I can. I appreciate the help, never thought this part would be so hard to get.

 

[Pony]

sure ill be checking up on this and just tell me what you will need and we will go on from there the ends will need new bushings or whatever they use

 

[upnsmoke]

What junkyard do you go to? I'm in Baltimore. I see a few second gens in Crazy Ray's most times I go. I'm planning to go this weekend and will keep an eye out for front sway bars if I think of it. I've been meaning to try one on my truck at some point as well.

 

[tbirddillon]

Well I got lucky and found a sway bar from a ranger and I got end links off a BII. I was able to mount the sway bar but not the links. Does anyone if they are the same as the ranger? The ones i got are angled outward from the I beam to the sway bar.

 

[tbirddillon]

I usually go th B&H in North East MAryland they have a big u-pick yard and good prices.

 

[Pony]

http://www.therangerstation.com/tech_library/sway_bar_bushings_replacement.htm

thats how the rangers sway ends look like, mine look just like that and its a 2wd those just look a little longer

 

[upnsmoke]

I haven't been to B&H. I'll have to check them out sometime. I have been looking for an alternative to Crazy Ray's. They are pretty low rent and get annoying sometimes. Trying to pull something like an engine or transmission is often more of a chore than it needs to be. The prices are good though. Do your links look like the ones in Pony's pictures? It will be interesting to see if they bolt up. If they are similar you may even be able to bend them a little if need be.

 

[tbirddillon]

Yea they look similar but the ones I have seem to be angled more, I'll make it work one way or another. What parts are you looking for? I'm probably going back to B&H again on Thursday and I can see if they have the parts you want. I never tryed pulling an engine or trans there, they will do it for you but it costs extra.