Installing a Rear Sway Bar on Your Ford F100 Episode 460 Autorestomod 

These guys upgraded this f100 is so many ways it really helps with my project thank you!

Looks like a good improvement. Defiantly worth the money from the comparison of the before and after. Keep up the good work and putting out content.

I'm convinced! I'll add sway bars to my list once I put a new harness in my 67. Thanks guys.

Sway bars in my future !!👍👍 My ‘78 F100’s in the trans shop. (Daily driver work truck) Mid 90s M5R2 stuck in second gear 😊. Can’t wait to get it back and drive it again.Love the 100 videos 👍👍

Vise grips or quick grip clamps are your friend to keep brackets in place during mock up....😁

Colonel Mustard is looking awesome! Oh and Happy Birthday Jeff!

I’m definitely planning this for me f100. Thanks guys!

I added them to my '69. The only issue I ran into was on the rear. Since my truck is lowered, I didn't have good clearance for the bar to mount on top of the axle. I flipped it upside-down and backwards and installed it that way and it works great!

I put sway bars on my '95 F-150 and it was well worth the money and time!

I did both at the same time. It handles a lot better. Well worth the cost.

A rear sway bar from a Bronco II is a direct bolt in for these Ford trucks. I put one on my 67 swb. The bar bolts to the out side of the frame. I only needed to drill out the two frame holes because I did not want to use the metric bolts that came with the bar. I got it from a junkyard for like $20.00 bucks.

Good stuff. For the junkyard shoppers out there, rear sway bars from late '80s through '96 F150 extended cab F150s are easy to remove and will adapt to bumpside and dentside trucks with minor tweaking. Has to be an extended cab though. Most single cabs still didn't come with sway bars even into the 90s. Front sway bars from these models can be used on older trucks as well. But it requires pulling the front springs to remove and install the I-beam mounting brackets, so its generally not worth the trouble versus going aftermarket. BTW, do you need a center pad for the truck steering wheel?

My 77 Chevy C10 came with a front sway bar and handles quite nicely. However, i feel the necessity a rear bar would depend on the specific purpose of your truck. Like you said, I like a bit of a "cushy" ride and would hate to compromise that! Great video though!

You can DEFINITELY see the difference in looks so i imagine it feels much faster and safer too BUT i think i wouldve welded the yellowish metal brackets right to the axle even gusseting one or both side, maybe even weld that ubolt on so none of it can shift loose or loosen /flex over time

Wow I never new they restored those i have one in my 250 definitely need to check into restoring it .

I have wanted to do the sway bars for years. Going to have to go buy them now.

Looking good. Seeing you have issues with that shock bolt and nut, reminded me of the fun I had trying to get the bolts out of the leaf springs on my 67 Mustang.

Your videos rock. Thanks!

I thought I had purchased wrong sway bar - but it is the same one from Adco you installed in yours. I replaced shocks with rough country ones - but did it before sway bar install and after i dropped the rear end with DJM brackets. It seems to me diameter of RC shocks greater than stock. I could possibly take one shock off set up sway bar and put it back on to see where I fit and slide left or right accordingly. I noticed you mentioned something about the brakeline distribution block on the driver side top of axel - have a feeling gonna run into same problem as you. Thanks for the video - I know what I have to do now.

Well Done Guys, One step closer to that Lighting. I know you were fighting clearance issues, but in a perfect world, is there an advantage/disadvantage as to where the brackets on the differential are located, more inboard vs outboard? On my project, I have more room to play with and want to get the best bang for the buck. Keep up the Good work!

great vid ... I have the front adco bar not installed yet but I would definitely add a rear bar as well my truck is lowered 4.5" in the front with a 6" axle flip in the rear the adco rear bar might give me issues since it goes up and around the top of the axle housing . I seen the one made by hellwig and it goes horizontal in the rear of the housing like you were saying although it's double the price ....

I'm glad I ordered my 95 F150 with the handling package which included front & rear sway bars and dual shocks up front. That said the front sway bar isn't the thickest I've seen. I wonder if I got one off of an F250 weather it would be a direct bolt-on. Would be more stought for certain. Even with the sway bars I'm still feeling body roll into corners.

Very interesting. Also I believe this to be my answere? I have sevral trucks & I have found I like driving the 3/4 tons better than the 1/2 tons becouse of the handling. Ride quality is better with the half tons but handling isn't. The 3/4 tons are stiffer & dont have the body roll. I feel like I'm driving on almost flat tires all the time with the half tons. So I think my 86 f150 2wd could use sway bars. It's a nice truck with a F.I. 5.0. Its just to soft in corners.

I have front Sway bar from a 78 F250 on mine. I put sway bar out of a 78 Bronco on the rear, but doesn't seem to work that well. I think I will try the rear one in this video

CAM!!! Put on some safety glasses!!! Jeff and I have been doing this stuff since before you were born. We’re not telling you anything that we haven’t witnessed. You only have 2 eyeballs. Protect them. We really do love ya brother!!! Don’t want to see you injured.

Sway bars are definitely coming for my 68. I was wondering if y’all made a video on drum/disc swap along with booster and master cylinder. Mine was done before I got it and the they left the old block that divides the brake fluid from front and rear and also contains the old brake light switch. My problem is the passenger rear tire continues to lock up when I apply the brakes. I have new shoes drums and cylinders on both back sides. Do I need to remove the old block or does it not cause any issues?

Do you guys recommend ibeam bending to align camber? I have all new suspension on my F100 and I have a lot of positive camber. Some people say cut the springs but that lowers ride height and some say go to a truck alignment shop to bend the ibeams.

Ford had rear sway bars on 1976 camper specials , and the rear of 78-79 Broncos

Looks like it's much better to drive

In hind sight, do you think the u bracket could have been mounted on the outside of the brake line junction without having to cut the bracket? As it is, it looks like the bracket is leaning and a bit cloogy. Has it stayed secured after driving it a bit? I wonder if the Hellwig sway bar design is any better in this regard. Your thoughts?

I thought that the rear away bar is supposed to be smaller than the front bar. Like 1inch front and 3/4 inch rear at most. Or is that a car thing not a truck thing? Good video, however. Very helpful.

This is my plan for my F100 as well, do you think you'll ever install a 3" I-beam bend lift kit from Autofab?

Front bar is always larger the rear , to prevent front end push

Do you think this sway bar will work with a flip kit? How’s the frame clearance?

What size and type wheels are you running? I want to give my 69 a little more pizzazz without doing the whole drop thing. Also will be doing sway bars. Thanks.

Jeff - I want to put a rear sway bar on my '66 Falcon (Fairlane/Ranchero) wagon. Any suggestions where I might find one? Thanks

Mine has no bars... Always think about bars on turns on the freeway lol

I'd make my own brackets and mounting system...

Can someone do this without a professional lift? On the ground seems very difficult especially if it's your first time doing something like this

Time for a supercharged coyote!

Would you still be able to put trac bars ?

Can i still do this if i lower my truck

desire upgrade available :)

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I had none on my 150 and handled like wheel barrow.

Jeff...dont modify that truck....its nice to see an original truck....or an budget modify style thanks! oh yeah and Starliner also

Anti sway bars in the back of an F100 is like lip stick on a pig