Ramcharger with front sway bar
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Friend has a 2 wheel drive 90 ramcharger Pretty cool rust free truck. Has 318 over drive. But. It is not very fun to drive. Has a hiway gear in rear. Low power 318 And when go around a corner you will think that the door Handles are going to rub the pavement Did any 2 wheel drive truck in 90 come with a front sway bar? This one did not Any year dodge truck that will fit/bolt in? If....done a van control arm swap. Did any vans come with a sway bar? If so. Any that are better then other years? Prefer something that is a bolt in swap On the rear end. Any vehicle that has a bolt in swap that may be 1 or 2 more narrow on each side?(9 1/4 rearend) Maybe something with better brakes then what the 90 ramcharger has from factory Hopefully can get some good answers. Tia
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Re: Ramcharger with front sway bar
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Did any 2 wheel drive truck in 90 come with a front sway bar? This one did not Any year dodge truck that will fit/bolt in? IIRC, the front sway bar was a stand alone option. It may have also come with the trail towing package? I suspect strongly any you can find from '72 to '93 Ramcharger or D150 will be a straight bolt on. I had a pretty well loaded '82 Royal SE, no trailer tow, no bar. We also had an '84 with trailer tow and a front bar. If you find an ADDCO front unit, walk right by. The rear unit is fine.
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Re: Ramcharger with front sway bar
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What 2 wheel drive pick up trucks or vans would have one so know what to search And im.assuming the lower control arm have to be changed?
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Re: Ramcharger with front sway bar
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What 2 wheel drive pick up trucks or vans would have one so know what to search And im.assuming the lower control arm have to be changed? Vans, I've no idea, doubt it. Sway bar is straight bolt on, nothing needs to be changed.
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Re: Ramcharger with front sway bar
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05/15/23 10:54 AM
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What 2 wheel drive pick up trucks or vans would have one so know what to search And im.assuming the lower control arm have to be changed? Keep in mind I'm going on memories 20+ years old.......... The sway bar ends 'strap' to the strut rods, much like a C-body. The frame mount end had two stands the bar mounts to. The bar lands at the crossmember under the radiator which is U shaped. The stands fill in the recess from the U to give the bar a big enough area to mount to. The actual sway bar mounts are nothing fancy, just your typical mounts. With a sway bar in hand, the need for stands becomes apparent. If you're handy with metal fab, you could probably make your own. I had a '76 Club Cab that had no bar. Bought a factory big block '77 truck for parts and it had no bar, but a '79 with a slant 6 had a bar. The '79 truck was too rusty to think about using anything off the frame. Just a WAG, you could probably look at trucks all the way up to '93? (last year before redesign). Swapping to van LCA shouldn't make a difference as the bar mounts to the strut rods. I have no clue if van bars would work, but I'd take a look if I had one handy. EDIT: I forgot the van strut rods come from the back, not the front, so I doubt they'll work..... Also, found a not so good image of what I am trying to describe at www.moparpartsgiant.com
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Re: Ramcharger with front sway bar
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So the sway bar does not mount like a normal mooar. And connect to the lower control arm its self? Hmmmm.im gonna have to see if can find some pics online Thanks
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Re: Ramcharger with front sway bar
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I used to run a dual (Stacked) sway bar set up on the front of my '83 - D350 There is an add on bracket that mounts to the frame, and the ends clamp to the strut rods, pretty simple. As I recall they came on Camper specials
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Re: Ramcharger with front sway bar
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I took some pictures on the one on my 76 D100. I believe it to be a factory set up. Others more knowledgeable than me can view and verify if it is ma Mopar or aftermarket.
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Re: Ramcharger with front sway bar
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I took some pictures on the one on my 76 D100. I believe it to be a factory set up. Others more knowledgeable than me can view and verify if it is ma Mopar or aftermarket. Factory. I always thought the sway bar was stock on the Ramchargers/Traildusters? Maybe it was just 4wd?
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4wd bars are way different than 2wd. But either way, they seem to be optional. My 92 D250 Cummins has no bars.
The hard part to find is the end links. Bushing kits for those are easy, the actual link, not so much.
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Re: Ramcharger with front sway bar
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I took some pictures on the one on my 76 D100. I believe it to be a factory set up. Others more knowledgeable than me can view and verify if it is ma Mopar or aftermarket. That is OEM. A very easy bolt on. Doesn't even require drilling holes. Attaches to the strut rod at the rear with a very well designed bracket, unlike the ADDCO junk.
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Re: Ramcharger with front sway bar
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4wd bars are way different than 2wd. But either way, they seem to be optional. My 92 D250 Cummins has no bars.
The hard part to find is the end links. Bushing kits for those are easy, the actual link, not so much. Its far easier to make your own bar end attaching piece then it is to find OEM replacements. Pretty simple if you have any welding skills, or know someone that does.
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Re: Ramcharger with front sway bar
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4wd bars are way different than 2wd. But either way, they seem to be optional. My 92 D250 Cummins has no bars.
The hard part to find is the end links. Bushing kits for those are easy, the actual link, not so much. Its far easier to make your own bar end attaching piece then it is to find OEM replacements. Pretty simple if you have any welding skills, or know someone that does. Do you have any close up pics of the bar ends?
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Re: Ramcharger with front sway bar
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So I go out to snap some pictures for you and discover I have a little welding job I need to do. See first pic from the passenger side. The post is broken off the clamp. The next two pictures are of the driver side. Hopefully these are good enough for everyone to see how they are constructed. In doing this, those bushings came to mind. Are they available still? Is it best to replace with poly versus rubber?
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Thank you for the pictures
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Re: Ramcharger with front sway bar
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Yes the bushings are available, it's the links and clamps that are hard to find.
I'd really like a set myself, for a 69 b body that got a disc brake swap.
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The factory sway bars aren't that hard to find. I've had several and just got another parts truck with one. I put one on my 78 D100 last year. Who has the bushings that go on the strut rods?
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