1970FuryConv
Old Man with a Hat
Both links installed
Sway bar: Wife and I lifted it above the strut rods from below the car. We installed the links in the original frame bushings, loose, so they could move up and down.
Sway bar end brackets/straps: large strap installs to the inside, small strap to the outside, nuts to the outside. Leave nuts at the end of the bolts to give as much room to slide the bushing into place as possible. (or install the bushing 1st)
Moog K7064 sway bar end bushings (2/kit): the bushings are already slotted longitudinally so that they can slide over an existing strut rod. I used Sil-Glyde to lubricate the inside of the bushing and the strut rod at the install area. The strut rod becomes thicker in diameter as it comes close to the lower control arm. The end strap bushings install on the strut rod where the narrow diameter ends. The back of the bushing then rests against the front of this thicker diameter portion of the strut rod. Note: Moog K7064 bushings do not look exactly like the factory bushings, which had an extension that went up towards the sway bar and fit against the bottom of the flat flange that the tops of both end straps clamp around. The bushings are not the same but are workable. Try getting a factory bushing….don’t think so.
Sway bar end bushings: I installed them with the slot facing up towards the sway bar. I centered the bushing in between the 2 straps, at both ends of the sway bar.
Sway bar end straps: I tried attaching them several different ways, but I found the way that kept the bushing centered the best was to hold the straps against the bushing and then tighten the top 1st. 9/16 long socket, 3/8 air ratchet on the nut, 9/16 short socket, 3/8 breaker bar on the bolt. I then tightened the bottom bolt and nut using the same tools. I torqued the bolts and nuts at 30 foot-pounds.
Sway bar bends: the flat flanges at the end of the sway bar start out to the outside of the struts. When tightening the end straps, the sway bar bows so that the flat flanges end up directly above the struts. I didn’t expect this and it adds to the difficulty of installing the sway bar.
Link frame bushings at upper left. Factory P# 1734315. You can still get these, but they're expensive, $50 for pair. I got them from AMS. 2040 parts had them cheaper, but there were a couple bad reviews for 2040 on FCBO.
I followed Alan’s advice @MrMoparCHP and installed them with white lithium grease after removing the original bushings. The original bushings had looked good, but they cracked pretty badly as soon as I started installing the sway bar. I removed the old bushings with a chisel and a hammer. Plenty of rust dust. Needs clean up and touch up.
Sway bar: Wife and I lifted it above the strut rods from below the car. We installed the links in the original frame bushings, loose, so they could move up and down.
Sway bar end brackets/straps: large strap installs to the inside, small strap to the outside, nuts to the outside. Leave nuts at the end of the bolts to give as much room to slide the bushing into place as possible. (or install the bushing 1st)
Moog K7064 sway bar end bushings (2/kit): the bushings are already slotted longitudinally so that they can slide over an existing strut rod. I used Sil-Glyde to lubricate the inside of the bushing and the strut rod at the install area. The strut rod becomes thicker in diameter as it comes close to the lower control arm. The end strap bushings install on the strut rod where the narrow diameter ends. The back of the bushing then rests against the front of this thicker diameter portion of the strut rod. Note: Moog K7064 bushings do not look exactly like the factory bushings, which had an extension that went up towards the sway bar and fit against the bottom of the flat flange that the tops of both end straps clamp around. The bushings are not the same but are workable. Try getting a factory bushing….don’t think so.
Sway bar end bushings: I installed them with the slot facing up towards the sway bar. I centered the bushing in between the 2 straps, at both ends of the sway bar.
Sway bar end straps: I tried attaching them several different ways, but I found the way that kept the bushing centered the best was to hold the straps against the bushing and then tighten the top 1st. 9/16 long socket, 3/8 air ratchet on the nut, 9/16 short socket, 3/8 breaker bar on the bolt. I then tightened the bottom bolt and nut using the same tools. I torqued the bolts and nuts at 30 foot-pounds.
Sway bar bends: the flat flanges at the end of the sway bar start out to the outside of the struts. When tightening the end straps, the sway bar bows so that the flat flanges end up directly above the struts. I didn’t expect this and it adds to the difficulty of installing the sway bar.
Link frame bushings at upper left. Factory P# 1734315. You can still get these, but they're expensive, $50 for pair. I got them from AMS. 2040 parts had them cheaper, but there were a couple bad reviews for 2040 on FCBO.
I followed Alan’s advice @MrMoparCHP and installed them with white lithium grease after removing the original bushings. The original bushings had looked good, but they cracked pretty badly as soon as I started installing the sway bar. I removed the old bushings with a chisel and a hammer. Plenty of rust dust. Needs clean up and touch up.
