59 Chevy Truck sway bars

Good evening Classic car lovers! Since I’ve been driving our 59 Chevy, I’ve noticed when going around corners/curves, the truck tends to lean a bit, or body roll. So, I purchased a set of sway bars (front and rear) for the old truck from Performance Online.

The price for front and rear sway bars was only 250 with free shipping which I thought was a pretty good price!

The instructions were a little vague, but I don’t think I really needed the instructions as it’s pretty much a common sense installation, but I put the instructions here for you to see;)

As usual, I pull out my handy fold up table and lay things out. This portable table is really nice to have around when needed, just don’t pile stuff on it or it will never be the same! The front bar is 1″ diameter, I think the rear is a little less in diameter.

Sorry about the fuzzy picture, but you can make it out I’m sure. Notice my 2 leaf posie slider springs;)  Gee, I need to clean them up a bit:(

I’d say this is one of the easier installation things I’ve done on this truck. Just drill a few holes, bolt up the brackets and mount the sway bar. The bar must be centered very well as there’s not a lot of room as when the truck bounces. Oh, I love my headers!;)

The rear sway bar: My sway bar had to be mounted opposite of this picture, or with the ends pointed forward.

Here is the mounting kit for the rear less the sway bar.

You can kind of see why I had to mount my sway bar pointing the opposite direction. The under the bed gas tank was in the way and the exhaust as well. On the driver’s side, the exhaust appears to be very close to the sway bar bushing, but that’s an illusion and is not neat\r it at all.

Betsy, the name of the truck, now rides exceptionally well, no body roll, and takes curves like a newer truck!

There’s not a lot to say about this installation other than I believe it a worthwhile investment for a much more stable ride, an affordable price, and not to difficult an installation.

I hope this short blog has been informative! Please sign up for updates from Classic Cars and Tools, I try to make it fun and interesting!;) dne’

ps: hi, I’ve been getting a few emails (the most recent was Larry;) about how the old 59 rode after the sway bars, as I’ve had ample enough time to say something, long overdue I might add. I wound up removing the rear sway bar as for me, it just rode way too rough, like the rear had no suspension. I removed the rear sway bars and the truck rode very well without the annoying harshness or rough ride. I feel the front sway bar is all one needs, but each of us are different, besides, it’s not all too hard to put on or remove!

cheers from dne’;)