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Hellwig 7800 Rear sway bar

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#1 ·
Been thinking about ordering one of these rear sway bars. Thoughts and or experiences from the group.

Www.hellwigproducts.com.

LGSONE
 
#4 ·
Hi Lance,

Yes I do!! And I love it!

It did not upset the ride of my truck, but did improve its ability to hang on to turns. Now I drive my truck a little more "sporty" than some. I would recommend the sway bar if you feel the back end of your truck wanting to step out when you are cornering.

I have found that exiting freeways to be quite exhilarating. The truck is very sure footed for the way I drive. I like pressing it in corners.

I hope this helped, :D
 
#7 ·
Does anyone have pictures after the install? I'm 'considering' a beefier front bar and need to look into the fitment of the matching rear - I've heard it can have issues clearing the rear.

Heard great things about these on here and from others, go for it!
 
#10 ·
It looks like you're missing the 1/2" spacers that goes between the ends of the sway bar and the bushings of the end links. See photo 3 on page 3 of the installation instructions.

http://www.mediafire.com/?9jjpjmnf6bx5ufv
 
#12 ·
Thanks! I figured that out too...I went to my installer and told them...they still had the spacers...they added the spacers, turned the u-bolts back as in the install guide photos...all looks good, but it is a really CLOSE fit all around. My installer told me that truck manufacturers tolerances on build vary up to 1/2 inch from vehicle to vehicle. I wonder, to foreign manufacturers also have that much variance?
 
#14 ·
I don't see any clearance issues. Be sure to follow directions closely...my installer did not...and I had to go under the truck several times to correct mistakes...like spacers, proper torque on bolts, alignment of saddle mounts, etc...ended up purchasing a new ratchet set, deep sockets and torque wrench!
 
#15 ·
Nightmares...the shop put some spacers on when I took it back...they looked too small...so I called Hellwig and they sent me a new set of hardware that included the spacers and longer bolts...the shop lost both on the original install! I put every thing on correctly and will never use the shop again...I mean, they are idiots if they cannot bolt on a sway bar made for the truck!
 
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