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Thanks to @DRkNESS who is always putting mods in my brain lol. He sent me info on the Hellwig sway bar so I thought I would give it a try. I’ve never replaced rear sway bars on a truck in the past but maybe I should have. Ride is so much nicer with much less roll and sideways rebounding. Feels like it helps the shocks focus on dampening.
There are three adjustment holes as well to tailor to your needs. I kept mine on the softest setting for now.
This one is part number 7709 for 4th gens and it bolts on nicely. It comes with polyurethane bushings, grease, brackets and new bolts.
@DRkNESS has a 2” lift on his so he also got adjustable end links as well to keep the bar closer to parallel. I may do this later since the Hellwig ones are much beefier than stock.
Some notes on the install:
1. Removal of the nut on the end link attached to the sway bar uses 18mm nut and I used an 8mm socket on a breaker bar to keep the bolt from spinning. I used a 18mm ratchet on the nut.
2. New bolts are Allen bolts with washers. I used these since my bracket was a little tricky to line up with the bolt holes. The washer is soft so it can conform to the bracket when screwing in the bolt. I may have just gotten an poorly made bracket in my kit. No big deal. Just go slowly so as not to cross thread the hole. Other guys have just reused the stock bolts so it’s up to you.
3. I sprayed black rustoleum on the axle as a precaution since there was some orange spots under the stock bushing. See pic below.
Ride was a little squishy at first but then firmed up nicely after the swaybar settled in. I found myself looking for uneven roads and taking faster turns lol. So much more fun to drive now.
Finished install:
Orange stain on axle:
After painting with black rustoleum:
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There are three adjustment holes as well to tailor to your needs. I kept mine on the softest setting for now.
This one is part number 7709 for 4th gens and it bolts on nicely. It comes with polyurethane bushings, grease, brackets and new bolts.
@DRkNESS has a 2” lift on his so he also got adjustable end links as well to keep the bar closer to parallel. I may do this later since the Hellwig ones are much beefier than stock.
Some notes on the install:
1. Removal of the nut on the end link attached to the sway bar uses 18mm nut and I used an 8mm socket on a breaker bar to keep the bolt from spinning. I used a 18mm ratchet on the nut.
2. New bolts are Allen bolts with washers. I used these since my bracket was a little tricky to line up with the bolt holes. The washer is soft so it can conform to the bracket when screwing in the bolt. I may have just gotten an poorly made bracket in my kit. No big deal. Just go slowly so as not to cross thread the hole. Other guys have just reused the stock bolts so it’s up to you.
3. I sprayed black rustoleum on the axle as a precaution since there was some orange spots under the stock bushing. See pic below.
Ride was a little squishy at first but then firmed up nicely after the swaybar settled in. I found myself looking for uneven roads and taking faster turns lol. So much more fun to drive now.
Finished install:
Orange stain on axle:
After painting with black rustoleum:
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