{"id":182059,"date":"2025-09-12T20:33:57","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T03:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/?p=182059"},"modified":"2025-09-12T20:33:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T03:33:59","slug":"where-is-the-sway-bar-located-on-a-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/where-is-the-sway-bar-located-on-a-car\/","title":{"rendered":"Where Is the Sway Bar Located On a Car?"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>\n<div class=\"summary-widget\">\n    <h3>Summary<\/h3>\n    <ul class=\"summary-grid\">\n            <li class=\"summary-grid-list\">\n            <div class=\"sm-item\">\n\n                                    <p class=\"sm-title\">\n                        The sway bar is a metal rod at the front and\/or rear of the vehicle, fixed to the frame with bushings and joined to the control arms, steering knuckles, or struts by links.                    <\/p>\n                \n            <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n            <li class=\"summary-grid-list\">\n            <div class=\"sm-item\">\n\n                                    <p class=\"sm-title\">\n                        The sway bar steadies the car during turns, and many vehicles, including SUVs, have one at both ends.                    <\/p>\n                \n            <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n            <li class=\"summary-grid-list\">\n            <div class=\"sm-item\">\n\n                                    <p class=\"sm-title\">\n                        Access to the sway bar requires lifting the car, disconnecting the links, and unbolting the bushings from the frame.                    <\/p>\n                \n            <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/sway-bar-kit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"sway bar\">sway bar<\/a> is bolted to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/control-arm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"control arms\">control arms<\/a> via links and swivels in bushings bolted to the frame. You&rsquo;ll find this metal rod on the front and\/or at the back of the vehicle.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/sway-bar-location-diagram-1024x666.jpg\" alt=\"sway bar location diagram\" class=\"wp-image-182061\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The<strong> <\/strong>diagram<strong> <\/strong>shows the sway bar on a 2012 Ford Mustang. You can see how it passes through bushings bolted to the frame and is connected at each end to a sway bar link. The upper end of the sway bar link connects to the strut or upper control arm, depending on the design of the vehicle suspension. | Image Source: Richard McCuistian<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The sway bar ensures that the vehicle maintains its stability during swerving and turning maneuvers at speed. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/sway-bar-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Sway bar links\">Sway bar links<\/a> connect the sway bar to the control arm, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/when-to-replace-your-steering-knuckles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"steering knuckles\">steering knuckles<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/define-strut-function-importance-cost-and-other-faqs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"struts\">struts<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sway bar itself is a piece of spring steel and many vehicles have sway bars on the front and the rear for additional stability. Rear sway bars are fairly common on SUVs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tips On How to Access the Sway Bar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"990\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/sway-bar-links-990x1024.jpg\" alt=\"sway bar links\" class=\"wp-image-182062\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Typically, the only time you&rsquo;ll need to do anything to the sway bar is to remove it for access to something else or to replace worn-out sway bar links (see photo). | Image Source: Richard McCuistian<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Accessing the sway bar involves lifting your vehicle using jack stands to get a good view of the underside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To remove the sway bar, you&rsquo;ll need to disconnect the sway bar links and then unbolt the bushing saddles from the frame.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>The sway bar is bolted to the control arms via links and swivels in bushings bolted to the frame. 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