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Stabilizer Bar: Installation

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  1. Apply rubber lubricant to insulator bushing contact areas of stabilizer bar. Install insulator bushings (new, if necessary) onto bar with slit in bushing toward front of vehicle. Position stabilizer bar on frame with offset of bar installed in downward position. See Fig 1 .
    NOTE: Stabilizer bar identification markings should be on right side of vehicle.
  2. Install bushing brackets squarely onto bushings. Loosely install mounting bolts. On Astro and Safari, install link bolt components at lower control arms. Lower vehicle. Tighten all nuts and bolts to specification. See Fig 1 .
  3. On "S" series, tighten insulator bushing bolts while holding stabilizer bar end at about 1.6" (40 mm) up from bottom surface of frame rail (at spring pocket). See Fig 1 . Install link bolt components at lower control arms. Tighten nuts and bolts to specification.
Fig 1: Installing Stabilizer Bar Brackets & Link Bolt Components
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