Re: Front stablizer bar bushing and bracket

Posted by BigKev On 2009/7/4 19:56:50
Good luck trying to find a good bracket. Every parts car I looked at had them bent. I really think those brackets were not one of Packards best designs. Basically the bracket is two "c" channel shaped brackets that are sandwiched around the busing and then tack welded together. Those brackets have to serve two functions; Anchor the sway bar to the frame, and space the bar at the correct distance from the frame. Packard really should have used a solid spacer.

Packard had the bar, and brackets listed as a single part number (assembly).

Because both of mine were bad, I decided to go with a different design. I bought a modern sway bar bracket from Energy Suspensions, and the made a spacer out of a solid block of aluminum. This lines up and mounts using the stock frame bolt holes. I used grade 8 bolts, and hardware. These bolts extend through the frame, spacer, and the new bracket. So it is now a solid unit that is stronger then what was there before. Here are the pictures of mine:

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