Rear sway bar

[Paulski46]

Hello,

I have a 8.8 rear end out of an 95 explorer that I am using on an old truck project. The problem I am encountering is the end links on the rear sway bar not being parallel. I need to make custom frame mounts for the end links and I noticed that the end link on the passenger side is about an inch higher, so I took the sway bar off and laid it flat and sure enough the two ends are not at the same height. Is this normal or did I get a bent sway bar?

Thanks

 

[swshawaii]

See post #7

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=398005

 

[Paulski46]

Thanks!!

 

[swshawaii]

If you prefer to keep both sway bar frame mounting points the same another option may be using a longer driver
side end link. Stock ST rear sway links are 40mm (1.57") longer than the Explorer's, and after much trial and error
after lowering I found both end link offsets to be the same. I used the NAPA site only because I couldn't find length
specs anywhere else. Just a thought.

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3006546&postcount=5

302.5mm Overall Length (Moog K80788)
http://www.napaonline.com/Catalog/C...-Bar-Link-Rear-Susp/_/R-NCP2651674_0309515619
http://www.napaonline.com/Catalog/C...-Bar-Link-Rear-Susp/_/R-MRC1880788_0411053138

280.5mm OAL (Moog K80139)
http://www.napaonline.com/Catalog/C...-Bar-Link-Rear-Susp/_/R-NCP2651600_0309515513
http://www.napaonline.com/Catalog/C...ay-Bar-Link-Rear-Susp/_/R-MRC18385_0309801696