Mark,  The front axles on the first and second gens are different.  The first gen has an appendage on the front of it.  On the second gen, that appendage is gone and replaced with a tapped hole where the sway bar connects.  In the pic below notice the piece sticking out on the front of the driver's side axle immediately below the tie rod...that's a first gen...I do not know what purpose (if any) it serves.




That piece is absent on the gen 2 axles and the sway bar bracket attaches there.  For the first gens, the sway bar attaches to the radius arms and mounts in the front cross member as 410 displayed above.  The pics below are one of all the parts you need and a view from the passenger side once it's installed.







Here's a shot from underneath looking forward.




My '87 did not come from the factory with a front or rear sway bar.  I found a front one at a salvage yard a few years back, restored it and installed it.

This is the 87 XLT 2WD that modeled for the pics above.

Last edited on Mon Mar 9th, 2020 09:48 pm by 1qaz