HELP! Sway bar kicked out and bent end link

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PhilipWicker

Discussion Starter · Feb 15, 2017

So here's the story. Friend of mine is getting rid of his 06 SE 4x4 that has a 6" fabtech lift on it. I agreed to buy the lift off his truck and put it on my 09 SE 4x4 so that they could get theirs pretty much back to stock. We're doing the swap in his driveway..mind you my neighbor friends are mechanics. I went ahead and purchased a set of Bilsteins front and rear, PRG extended swaybar end links, PRG driveshaft spacer, and PRG UCAs to work into the project. All has gone fairly smooth until this past weekend when we finished up the front and went to drive it to get it aligned. When we went to take a turn out of the driveway, we realized the tie rod ends were rubbing the inside of the stock 18" wheels, and then the sway bar kicked out (forward) and bent one of the PRG end links. Any idea what we did wrong? When comparing the length of the PRG end links to the ones that came with the fabtech kit..they look about the same length. I know some guys on here have had this happen and decide to remove the swaybar...I'm not really looking to do that. As for the end links hitting the wheels, is that due to the oversized spindle from the kit? Do I need to be considering larger wheels, or wheels with more offset to give the steering linkage more room? Would a wheel adapter take care of it as a temporary solution?

Here's a picture I snapped of what the sway bar looks like after it "flipped"

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BrandonVK56

· #3 · Feb 15, 2017

Honesty I'd take it off. Sway bar removed makes for such a better feel in the front. A lot more stable on rough stuff and the body roll isn't really noticeable after 30-40 mph, imo.

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BrandonVK56

· #6 · Feb 16, 2017

LSturbointeg said:
On my Maxtrac lift I had to flip the tierods... Not to sure about Fabtech's? I'm assuming since it does come with longer spindles you would have to?

Speaking of sway bars I'm wondering if totally removing it will make the truck feel smoother over bumps, train tracks, ect?

That's it exactly what it does, because without it each side can move independently of each other so it takes out the rocking motion over angle bumps, etc

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BrandonVK56

· #9 · Feb 16, 2017

Negative offset will help a little.

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BrandonVK56

· #13 · Feb 20, 2017

Paskell said:
i dont know about you but my prg endlinks come loose. top bolt on drivers side every few months and they clunk bad almost like cbc. tighten it a bit and its fine. going to use locktight next time haha

Put a small dot of blue Loctite on one or two of the threads then tighten her down. Let it sit for a little bit before driving then they should stay put. I wouldn't put red loctite on that area. Hope that works out for ya.

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