question about front sway bar interchange

[Blackbeard44]

Will a front sway bar from a 1985 K20 with a corporate 10 bolt interchange with a sway bar from a 1984 K30 with a dana 60?

I am picking up a dana 60 tommorow and the guy selling it needs to keep the sway bar from the truck that the D60 is getting removed from, I am not sure if the one on my truck will still work when I swap out the front diff, and if it is different any recommendations on where to buy a new one from?

 

[nvrenuf]

They will interchange but you need the D60 unbolt plates. The only difference in sway bars is the diameter (effecting bushings) which I believe is a year thing.

 

[Blackbeard44]

awesome, thanks for the info, I am getting the plates with the front diff

 

[AuroraGirl]

awesome, thanks for the info, I am getting the plates with the front diff

i would get the brackets too, I dont know if the K30 mounting brackets where the bushings sit are any more difficult ot find than a k20 but i know some people said the sway bar brackets were the hard things to find not the other components. They bolt to the forward crossmemeber at least on my trucks.

 

[Blackbeard44]

The guy selling the diff wants to keep the sway bar and frame mounts, but I am getting the diff, u bolts and the plates and all the steering parts including steering box

 

[AuroraGirl]

The guy selling the diff wants to keep the sway bar and frame mounts, but I am getting the diff, u bolts and the plates and all the steering parts including steering box

Ah, so you were wondering if your current sway bar on your K20 could be used iwth a D60 front, which with your current truck having one and the bolt plate being the only necessary item on that side of things, you can easily use your current u bolt plate and current stuff!?

 

[nvrenuf]

Ah, so you were wondering if your current sway bar on your K20 could be used iwth a D60 front, which with your current truck having one and the bolt plate being the only necessary item on that side of things, you can easily use your current u bolt plate and current stuff!?

I’m not sure if you are asking or answering but the ubolt plates for D44’s and 10 bolts (he has a K20) will not work on a D60.

 

[AuroraGirl]

I’m not sure if you are asking or answering but the ubolt plates for D44’s and 10 bolts (he has a K20) will not work on a D60.

i was wondering, but, then im now curious what he plans to do lol.

Wait, nvm, I see. Hes going to use the u bolt plate and diff, but keep his current sway bar / bushings / brackets that are on the truck.

 

[Blackbeard44]

640 miles round trip, and I got the dana 60 i was searching for, but when I got there he would not budge and had changed his mind and needed to keep the U-bolts and the plate, but I was able to get the steering box.

now I need to find some u-bolts and top plates, any suggestions

 

[Craig 85]

Sway bars are the same and so are the spring mount plates for a D60. I got my parts from ORD. Remember the D60 only uses 3 U-bolts and 2 studs. I also run ORD's sway bar disconnect.

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[Blackbeard44]

that is very nice looking, I like the sway bar disconnect, and I am relieved that the top plates will fit the D60, I almost walked away from buying it over not getting them, but I just didnt want to drive another 5 hours home empty handed

 

[nvrenuf]

Ubolt plates absolutely do not interchange between a D60 and other axles.

Off Road Design sells some plate steel ubolt plates with a provision for the sway bar. Not only will these work but you’ll notice that the application is only D60’s, they offer different plates for smaller axles.

GM D60 Front U-Bolt Plates with Swaybar Mounts, Threaded RH 3/4"-10

GM D60 Front U-Bolt Plates with Swaybar Mounts Threaded RH 3/4"-10

www.offroaddesign.com

 

[Blackbeard44]

I emailed off road design today and asked them if the plates interchange, they said they do not interchange, I am going to order a set of them tomorrow

 

[AuroraGirl]

640 miles round trip, and I got the dana 60 i was searching for, but when I got there he would not budge and had changed his mind and needed to keep the U-bolts and the plate, but I was able to get the steering box.

now I need to find some u-bolts and top plates, any suggestions

that seems weird he wanted to keep the plates but was selling the axle lol

 

[Blackbeard44]

the truck was a single rear wheel K30, and he had another set of axles that where dual rear wheel style he was going to install