88-98 Chevy GMC OBS C1500 Truck Rear Sway Bar Upgrade with 2000+ Suburban Tahoe Bar for UNDER $100
Channel: Laurenceville Garage
Date: 2022-01-26

Part 19: The 1991 Chevrolet (Chevy) Project Shop Truck gets a rear sway bar. But, it’s not just any store bought bar, it is a 2001 Chevy Suburban rear sway bar!  A  lot of people have adapted the OBS Suburban/Tahoe rear bars to the OBS trucks, but this is a step up from the old trucks to the NBS trucks. 

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Several key takeaways: 
1) Not difficult, but does require some fabrication to mount the end links to the frame and the saddle brackets to the rear axle housing. 
2) When mounting up the new bar, try to make it as parallel to the ground as you can.
3) The rear axle housing is 3” in diameter, so , look for axle saddle brackets that have that size. IF you cannot find any, consider using square or rectangular tubing and cutting the 3” curve out of it to make your own brackets. 
4) When mounting the rear end links, be sure to angle the top of the end link to about the 12:30-1:00 position, similar to the factory installment.
Parts used for sway bar swap:
1) Dexter Alko Trailer axle 3” seat perch (incl ship)  $13.83
https://www.thetrailershoppe.com/product/dexter-alko-trailer-axle-spring-seat-seats-perch-2-3-8-round-clone
2) 3” U bolt (x2) $10.00
https://store.uboltsdirect.com/catalog/search?keyword=5t38-3-R
3) MOOG K7326 Stabilizer Bar Bushing Kit (?) $11.55
4) 2pcs For 2001 2002 2003 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe Rear Suspension Sway Bar End Links $25.44 https://www.ebay.com/itm/263481421224
5) Misc nuts/bolts/washer from ACE Hardware  $3.09
6) rear sway bar $0
Total for this episode: $63.91

Running total of $$ for project Shop Truck:
Part 1 Truck total price $1,308.00 
Part 2 and 3 (control arms) $230.76 
Part 4 Front brake/spindle rebuild $196.93 
Part 5 Cost of Donor + parts sold $265.00 
Part 6 Engine parts $438.93 
Part 7 oil pan issues $45.04 
Part 8 oil diverter $27.01 
Part 9 Truck bed removal $00.00 
Part 10 Rear suspension lowering/rebuild $226.84 
Part 11 LS fuel pump/hose upgrade $99.99 
Part 12 Rear disk brake conversion $544.16 
Part 13 Pulling engine/trans + clutch/flywheel $316.47 
Part 14 Steering shaft upgrade -$17.64 
Part 15 Front suspension removal + LS motor mounts $113.99 
Part 16 New front suspension/steering install parts $359.02 
Part 17 OBS to NBS master cylinder upgrade $99.97 
Part 18 DBW modifications $0 
Part 19 NBS rear sway bar install $63.91
TOTAL PROJECT $4740.79

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