Thanks. Pretty sure I'm gonna order beltech it's on the list for a while but hoss2 really tightened up the OBX on 18s
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Does anyone know if the Hellwig 7900 come with all of the mounting brackets? Mine is an early 21 2 door and doesnt have ANY brackets at all. I think the 22 ones and up have at least the mounting bracket. I dont want to buy the kit if it doesnt have it all. Thanks in advance!
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@CarreraX, I believe you need to look on your truck. There are two brackets on the axle where the bar attaches and two on the frame where the end links attach. Ford did not include those mounts on some '21s and maybe early '22s.
Not the best pick, but the red is the axle bracket and I believe the barely visible green arrow is the frame bracket for the end link. One on each side.
Not the best pick, but the red is the axle bracket and I believe the barely visible green arrow is the frame bracket for the end link. One on each side.
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Mine doesnt have the factory mounts. Looks like im SOL unless I weld on some brackets.
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I edited to put a pic in. You can see the axle mount is incorporated into the link mount. Now that is for the OEM bar, maybe the aftermarket folks have a different system for attaching their bars. I know some of them run below the axle rather than over the top like the OEM bar.
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Mine has the green but not the red where the end links mount.
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I put a sway bar on an old Rodeo and it mounted through a array of U-bolts, so maybe Bellray or Hellwig have an alternative mounting solution.
I'm personally considering adding the OEM bar because is seems like it would be on the softer side (I believe it's 17mm) and I like that it runs on top and out of the way.
Hellwig makes a kit just for the 2021 Bronco, kit number 7909, comes with the missing brackets. Go to their website, they have the instructions for the installation.
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I just installed the Hellwig 7909 on my early 21 2 door. Mine did not have the green bracket. It only had the red. The kit included new brackets (shown in green) that need to be bolted to the frame. These brackets have a long wire that you use to "fish" the bracket up through a small hole at the base of the lower control arm. One side went pretty quickly. The passenger side was a major PIA at least for me. Took an hour and a half for that side. That said, its a really nice complete kit! May also want to consider just welding the brackets on if you can. Anyway, very pleased when it is all said and done!
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