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Old 02-20-2008, 03:28 PM
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got a 116 chasis 1980 300 SD looking for

stiffer front and rear sway bars and bushings any ideas?

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Old 02-20-2008, 08:03 PM
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I find the 116 to be a very solid ride with almost no body roll (less than a 123 even). Are your subframe mounts shot? Bilstien HD would stiffen things up a bit.
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I was going to suggest some 6.9 parts on the assumption that they would be more high performance, but they may be the same. The poster above would probably know.
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Old 02-21-2008, 01:10 AM
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Do the 6.9 swaybars fit, if so what are the diameters of the front and rear sway bars
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Old 02-21-2008, 05:06 AM
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Front swaybar is internally firewall mounted, strikes me near impossible to replace. Would deffinitely replace swaybar bushings though. That and new shocks should do the trick.
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Old 02-21-2008, 03:50 PM
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Does anyone make polyurethane sway bar bushings for the 1980300 sd application?

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