ADDCO Front Anti-Sway Bar fell today

[crespoh69]

Hey guys, looks like my anti-sway bar fell down today, thankfully not off the vehicle. I'm looking to replace the brackets if I can, does anyone know what type of bracket I can buy and if I could be able to maybe purchase one locally at like home depot? Not sure what I'm looking for only that it was a pain to put the brackets it came with years ago so not exactly looking forward to that, any help would be appreciated.

 

[jross20]

Say what?

The sway bar became detached?

 

[024rnrSport]

I bought an Addco bar for my Conquest many moons ago. The bar itself was great but the hardware was a joke. I am a machinist so I was able to machine my own but unfortunately dont have any advise.

 

[crespoh69]

Say what?

The sway bar became detached?

Yes, correct. It looks to have bent my links too under it's weight but it was dragging on the ground.

 

[crespoh69]

I bought an Addco bar for my Conquest many moons ago. The bar itself was great but the hardware was a joke. I am a machinist so I was able to machine my own but unfortunately dont have any advise.

Yeah, I was hoping a machinist or metal worker wouldn't respond saying "Oh, you just take your blowtorch or machine press and do such and such" lol was hoping it'd be a quick drive to a store to grab a part.

Thanks for the reply though, I appreciate it!

 

[nissanh]

Bracket at the frame?
Buy at partsouq.com. Enter the vin and look for front sway bar/ suspension.

 

[crespoh69]

Bracket at the frame?
Buy at partsouq.com. Enter the vin and look for front sway bar/ suspension.

Unfortunately that'd be for the stock parts which would be too small. I'm reaching out to Addco at the moment to see if they cover it under their warranty.

 

[phattyduck]

What failed? The location it bolts on the frame, or the hardware/bracket from Addco?

Mine bent an OEM end link, but the hardware for the bar has otherwise been fine. I now disconnect it if I will be flexing off road...

-Charlie

 

[crespoh69]

What failed? The location it bolts on the frame, or the hardware/bracket from Addco?

Mine bent an OEM end link, but the hardware for the bar has otherwise been fine. I now disconnect it if I will be flexing off road...

-Charlie

It was the bracket, one is lost now, the other one was left hanging. My oem end link is also now bent as well. I went and found some brackets at lowes over the weekend but they're not tall enough unfortunately. Will call adco later today.

 

[phattyduck]

It was the bracket, one is lost now, the other one was left hanging. My oem end link is also now bent as well. I went and found some brackets at lowes over the weekend but they're not tall enough unfortunately. Will call adco later today.

If Addco isn't helpful, you can get a universal bushing/bracket setup pretty easily. The Addco front bar is 1 1/4" diameter.

Energy Suspension Univsersal Sway Bar Bushings

-Charlie

 

[crespoh69]

If Addco isn't helpful, you can get a universal bushing/bracket setup pretty easily. The Addco front bar is 1 1/4" diameter.

Energy Suspension Univsersal Sway Bar Bushings

-Charlie

Thanks for the link Charlie, unfortunately they did say it's not covered under warranty, I'll be ordering and installing these soon.

 

[J.A.]

Yes you want 1+1/4" for the front, but be sure to get the greasable versions
https://www.top4runners.com/ja/es.html
https://www.top4runners.com/ja/addco.html

 

[TRD 4RNR]

I used the Energy Suspension 1 1/4" Greaseable Bushings

But went with this much more substantial hardware:
Dorman 928-361 Sway Bar Bushing Bracket Kit Front

When they start to creak I'll pull them off and tap in a zerk fitting.

 

[rmbertoldi]

Anyone seen an Addco front sway bar for sale or in stock at all lately for the 5th gen, looks to have dropped off...maybe for these reasons?

 

[repo]

It bends the links because the bar is too stiff. Its a torsion spring it twists and now the links are too weak. It puts strain on the brackets too. Poly bushings make it worse.

 

[crespoh69]

Not sure, honestly the thing is such a pain to have on I keep needing to tighten up the nuts every so often, even after putting on locktight and mating two nuts together

My links also broke so now I have to replace them this coming week.

 

[phattyduck]

Not sure, honestly the thing is such a pain to have on I keep needing to tighten up the nuts every so often, even after putting on locktight and mating two nuts together

My links also broke so now I have to replace them this coming week.

It is definitely a street-only thing.

Get some disconnects if you are going to do any flexing...

-Charlie

 

[busmup808]

It is definitely a street-only thing.

Get some disconnects if you are going to do any flexing...

-Charlie

I’ve wheeled with mines attached and I never had my stuff bend like that and I wheel my truck pretty hard. I never disconnected them when I went out wheeling. I just looked under my truck and the bracket that came from ADDCO broke on my R side, so I replaced it with some 3/16 angle iron. When I looked at the picture in the house, I found that there is a crack in it and I have to replace it again. I might reinforce it like the stock one.

here is the ADDCO bracket

Here is the L bracket I made 3 years ago with the crack I just found

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