46 Pickup Front Auto-Poise Bar (Sway? bar)

longlivelance

While I was working on stripping my frame, one thing I noticed in the mechanical procedures that are missing on my truck is the entire auto-poise setup. I'm assuming this is what Hudson called the sway bar? There is no bar or connectors. I see holes in the frame where it looks like the bracket goes according to the manual.

My questions are:

1. Is the auto-poise bar being referenced in the mechanical procedures manual indeed the sway bar?
2. Did the pickups not have a sway bar for some reason?
3. If they did have a sway bar, where can I find a replacement for my truck?

Thank you!

-Lance

longlivelance

I searched the forum a few times and didn’t see an answer before posting, but just stumbled upon a post answering my question searching for something. For anyone else who may be searching in the future. Trucks did not come from the factory with a sway bar. 

Discussion about it here: https://openforum.hetclub.org/discussion/160220/question-on-the-sway-bar

paulrhd29nz

Lance , Will doing the brakes on my 46 truck the other day I noticed the my rear dif has the bracket on the drivers side for a rear sway bar. I didn’t see any attachment point for it on the frame. 

longlivelance

Hi Paul,

My truck also has a mounting bracket on the axle that looks like it is for a rear sway bar. Also, I do not have any rear shock absorbers, which I also see in the mech procedures guide.

From everything I've gathered, the trucks were pretty bare from the factory and did not have these parts originally installed.

LanceB

I have the sway bar on the front of my truck.

And like the others here I see one of the brackets for the rear on the axle but not one on the frame.  I do have a rear sway bar though.

lonbaker

Looking for sway bar for 46 pickup. Now using bar from a Comadore 4 door. Does not feel heavy enough. Anything available that would be heavy duty. Thanks, Lon Baker