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Old 03-16-2012, 08:09 PM   #10
jocko
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Re: sway bar questions

What about a REAR sway bar - anyone done that in addition to the front one? I've noticed not everyone offers them, but some places do. Checked out ECEs stuff and I likey, but noticed they have no rears. LMC does though. My gut feeling is it may not be worth the extra $ for the rear because I'm not making a road racer, just tired of wallowing around the cab every time I turn - so front bar will probably be more than enough.

Also, on the front bars, the ECE article Woogeroo posted and some of the other stuff I read - it looks like there are no metal end links to deal with for these trucks like there are for some other trucks - i.e. I've heard a few folks mention them... Looked to me like the sway bar setups offered by vendors anyway simply bolt on and the bar ends slip inside the urethane bushings. For folks that mentioned end links - is that just because they came on the donor bar they picked up? Just cuirous. Install looks pretty simple - Tx Firefighter's article was helpful. I've never, ever had a sway bar in my life... This must be telling me something....

Also, I'm kind of an oddball here in that my truck is not lowered, and I'll probably keep it that way - so I'll need to get the taller stock height brackets. Was wondering if the lowered brackets would work on a stock height truck (i.e. to get the bar up out of sight more) but then it seems the bar ends would be at too much of a steep angle to properly insert into the end bushings... So - I think I'll just get stock height brackets.
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