Sway bar question

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anybody ever seen a sway bar like what’s on my truck? It’s the gray piece in the picture. when I look for a replacement for it, I can’t find anything like it. The sway bar is mounted inside one leaf spring and outside the other which also seems weird. Anybody ever seen a set up like this? The bushings are completely worn which is why I was looking into replacing it.
 

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The sway bar on there now is not symmetrical. The one pictured in the LMC catalog looks symmetrical. That’s what I’m trying to figure out. It also looks like it would have to mount differently. Does anyone have a picture of the LMC bar (or Addco bar, which looks the same) installed?
 

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Stock sway bar. Look at Andrew's post with the lmc pictures.
 

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This is the one I see in LMC and it has a different shape. What am I missing?
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The LMC bar seems to mount on end links above the leaf springs. My current bar mounts below the leaf springs. I don’t even tjink I have end links on top of the leaf springs like what the LMC bar mounts to.
 

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Scroll down to the right lower corner
 

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Ok, I see that now in light gray in this picture. Do they sell that sway bar? I can’t find it in the catalog? It looks like all they have are bushings and brackets for it, but not the bar itself. Does anyone else sell a replacement for the stock bar that is an exact match?

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If your bar isn't damaged, don't replace it. The odd shape is to avoid contact with the steering linkage by the drivers spring. This design sway bar was successfully used on ALL square body trucks from 73-91.
 

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Also, since your truck is lifted the sway bar may be difficult to reassemble as I don't see any drop brackets. The make drop brackets for the frame mounting points and/or quick release link kits that go where the bar attaches to the spring plates, either would probably fix the issue.

As stated LMC carries parts but if you need the drop brackets etc I'd suggest calling Off Road Design, they're business is strictly focused on square body trucks.
 

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Thanks for the help! I’ll stick with what I have and look for drop brackets.
 

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What part of the state are you in? I'm a the bottom.
 

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