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| | | | Joined: Jan 2026 Posts: 14 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2026 Posts: 14 | To a big bolt and if so how did it go and how did steering performance change? I’ve been looking around underneath my 2 ton and it seems any of the above add ons would be quite a challenge.
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| | | | | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 3,370 Crusty Old Sarge | | Crusty Old Sarge Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 3,370 | I would think you could adapt the Sway Bar from a 3500- 4500 Chevy pretty easily. The radius rods would no doubt take some Head Scratching.
The biggest improvement in handling for me came with addition of front shocks My Truck never had any from the factory.
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~ Craig 1958 Viking 4400"The Book of Thor"Read the story in the DITY1960 Chevrolet C10"A Family Heirloom"Follow the story in the DITY Gallery'59 Apache 31, 327 V8 (0.030 over), Muncie M20 4 Speed, GM 10 Bolt Rear... long term project (30 years and counting) If you don't like driving yourTruck, you won't drive yourTruck..| Living life in the SLOW lane | | | | | Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 593 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 593 | I think the swaybar option would be really beneficial in my case. I'd also like to find a pair of brackets for my two ton, for the factory option rear shocks. School bus has none, however my Dad's 60 series (same year, engine, axle, weight rating, etc) had rear shocks on it.
1965 C60 school bus | 1967 GMC 6500 school bus
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,740 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,740 | A lot of round track racing rear ends use big steel rings that resemble split shaft collars, with dowel pins that fit holes drilled into the axle tubes to attach sway bars, coilover shock absorbers, 4-link bars, etc. It wouldn't be difficult to fabricate something like that for rear shock mounting points on a big bolt.
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| | | | | Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 593 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 593 | That's true, I could make brackets. Probably will end up doing so, it'd just be easy to find a pair of the factory brackets and bolt 'em on.
1965 C60 school bus | 1967 GMC 6500 school bus
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 3,370 Crusty Old Sarge | | Crusty Old Sarge Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 3,370 | Just post a wanted ad in the "parts Wanted" in the Swap meet. I found my front shock mounts that way.
~ Craig 1958 Viking 4400"The Book of Thor"Read the story in the DITY1960 Chevrolet C10"A Family Heirloom"Follow the story in the DITY Gallery'59 Apache 31, 327 V8 (0.030 over), Muncie M20 4 Speed, GM 10 Bolt Rear... long term project (30 years and counting) If you don't like driving yourTruck, you won't drive yourTruck..| Living life in the SLOW lane | | | | | Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 593 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 593 | Well, that's a pretty good idea!
1965 C60 school bus | 1967 GMC 6500 school bus
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