Concours Sway bar

[alstoy]

Hi guys, the Concours brochure shows a sway bar upgrade with a front and rear kit for a ranchero/SW. Does anyone have any comments on this kit. Thanks

[Lgcustom]

I installed their kits (front & rear) on my 2 door Custom. It fits well and is a huge improvement over the wimpy stock front bar. Concours buys these bars from Thunderbirds Southwest in LaGrange, Texas. They are really made by Addco but they are a special design for Southwest. You can save money by going direct to Southwest. (Ask me how I know!) The folks at Southwest are great to deal with and very helpful.  www.thunderbirdsouthwest.com/

Thunderbirds Southwest
P.O. Box 369
4635 E. Highway 71
La Grange, Texas 78945
979-249-4200 (info)
979-249-4202 (fax)
800-722-8697 (orders only

Larry

P.S. I'm not employed by them! Just trying to give you all the info upfront.

[alstoy]

Thanks LG, they look like a good option and a very tidy install. Cheers

[RICH MUISE]

I installed their front sway bar and was very pleased. Ditto on what Larry said. I have a pic posted in the under construction section of the gallery with the original bar on the floor under the new one showing the difference. However, I found pricing to be identical from both places. It actually cost me more to go thru t/b southwest. When I ordered I deceided to give the Texas co. my business since I live in Texas, I forgot I'd have to pay sales tax, where if I had ordered thru concourse I wouldn't have. I have a question for Larry: does the rear sway bar look like the one shown in one of the pics posted by Jim Nolan in the under construction section of the gallery? The last time I checked neither vendor had a good pic of the item on their website.

[Lgcustom]

Yes, Rich that bar looks similar to the Thunderbirds Southwest bar.

[wighty]

Does the mounting of this sway bar interfer with bumper brackets, or do the bumper brackets get sandwiched in between the sway bar monting bracket and the frame horns?

[RICH MUISE]

The bumper brackets get sanwiched in between as you said. I'll just have to undo the mounting bolts when I get to that point and slip them in.

[robhaerr]

By the way...I am not seeing the sway bar info on this web site that you guys talk about in another thread...please advise...
http://www.thunderbirdsouthwest.com/

Thanks!
Rob