hellwig swaybar install

I just finished the install of my front sway bar and thought you'd be interested in what I found.

I have a '69 GTS and overall the fit was very good. I have a slight angle issue with the bushings on the sway bar ends fitting perfectly but nothing I'm worried about since once I tightened the bolts everything looked acceptable. I'm very happy with what I see, it's lightyears beyond the Addco POS I replaced.

Only nit picky things I have to point out are as follows.

1) Mounting hardware was not all the same finish. Some were gold (anadized)and others were zinc finish. No big deal but on a car I've put 15 years of work into and countless money, I'm picky with everything being 100% the same. 4 bolts on the instructions were suppose to be 1 1/4" long I had 8 1" long bolts (5 zinc... grade 5, 3 gold... grade 8). All worked fine though. I replaced all with stainless hardware anyway.

2) My car had factory LCA sway bar brackets. I had to remove these for proper fit. Again, with going to the supplied 3/16" thick bracket (which is what I would have done anyway) it was no big deal since it'll be stronger than factory. It's just I wish I would have known this before I had everything installed. You may want to know this before you install on your car. It's alot easier to remove if your LCA is out of your car but it's not required. I removed mine with a pneumatic cut-off wheel and 2" sanding disk.

Overall a great piece! I would recommend to anyone.

Now it's onto my rear sway bar. This could be a challenge. I think my electric fuel pump is going to be in the way. :-( Oh well, gotta love working on these cars if you own them huh?

Cheers and Mopar to ya!