front Stabilizer bar

Asked by gary6767 Nov 28, 2012 at 11:50 PM about the Ford Ranchero

Question type: General

Did a 1979 Ranchero 500 come with a front stabilizer bar or not? I bought one recently. It didn't dawn on me till later that it doesn't have one. I thought a new steering box would straighten out the way it handles. Nope. It handles terrible. I installed new coil springs in front also. Every thing I do to it helps, but it still handles like s*#t.
I really wish I'd never seen this rust bucket. Runs good, handles poorly.

gary6767 answered 11 years ago

I'm the one that posted this question. Yes, it came with a stabilizer bar, front and rear. I searched for three days and finally found one that would fit it in Phoenix, Arizona. Right price, and a decent price to ship it. The vehicle still handles like s##t, but every thing I do to it helps. Maybe the front end man can align it now. We'll see. I put a one inch stabilizer bar under it. I did not think it would mount right, but it did. I used to have a 1967 Ranchero that handled excellent. 17-18 MPG with a 390 CI strong running motor. Made this 1979 351M look pretty tame. The 390 was bored to at least 406 CI. It was a hoss. It would run a lot faster than you would care to go. I scared the hell out of more than one person riding in it. Not very smart. I realize that. But we were young and stupid.

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Fordtudor37 answered 11 years ago

When you need parts for the Ford Ranchero, look under Ford LTD as they shared the same parts everywhere except the rear body (obviously). I had a 1979 GT500 that was totaled out while I was driving it, by a drunk driver. Never found out why they didn't arrest the guy until 5 years later when I found out he was the local PD chiefs father.

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