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How do I add a front swaybar to a car that never had one?

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How do I add a front swaybar to a car that never had one?

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If your H-body never had a front swaybar, then you likely do not have the front lower A-arms that have brackets on which to mount the swaybar endlinks. So one option is to find lower front A-arms that have mounts for the swaybar endlinks, the get the swaybar and endlinks themselves–it will all bolt up. One complication is that the lower front A-arms on Vegas do not have the same depth spring pocket as the Monza/Sunbird/Skyhawk/Starfire. The pocket is shallower and using a Monza arm on a Vega will lower the front end assuming you don’t change the springs. So, one other option for the Vega (thanks to Tim (TimMcCabe99)) is to attach an endlink (cut roughly in half) to a spherical rod end to create a Heim joint. Then drill a hole in the lower A-arm and mount the eye of this joint through that hole. Tim adds: I have found that using a locknut (nylon type) on the outside of the 3/8 bolt that goes through the lower control arm and heim joint is a good idea, I had the nut fall off a couple of

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