Problems with swaybar/steering linkage

[trevor]

03 S10 extreme with ARF500LUCA.. I just put a new set of wheels on. 18' s up front and 20" in the rear. Because the 20" were too big up front as explained in a earlier post. Now the truck will go appx 2" lower but the front swaybar comes in contact with the steering linkage and stops it from going any lower.. Is there a solution for this?? Just curious, what would happen with no front sway bar?? Thanks, Trevor

[Bob@ProAuto]

When you lowered this, did you change to shorter front sway bar linkage? If you didn' t, this should take care of it. At ride height, the linkage should be 90 degrees with the ground andthe mounting point on the sway bar.

[trevor]

swaybar linkage?? this is a one piece sway bar that runs from control arm to control arm with a mounting point in the very middle of the sway bar in front of the radiator. Im not sure what linkage you mean.

[B.J.]

I haven' t seen an S10 that uses a swaybar without end links - got any pics??

[trevor]

Im not sure what you mean ? Is the end link just where the sway bar mounts to the lower control arm?

[B.J.]

The end link is the small steel " rod" that connects the sway-bar to the control arm. It is at a 90 degree angle to the sway-bar itself and has a bushing at each end.