I've now had a chance to put the bars through the test and here's what
I've found:
(1) Big improvement with the front/rear bar combination for the average
driver who would like a more aggressive handling capability of his/her
truck (1" rear/1-1/4" front)
(2) For the die-hard "curve huggers", I'm waiting for the updated front
bar (1-5/16"). This improves the stiffness of the sway bar by 22% which
will be enough to compensate for the slight push I'm seeing from the
front end. Should be here by the end of next week but won't get a
chance to install until after the 20th.
The kits come with urethane sway bar bushings for both front and rear
bars and include the upper bushings for the front end-links and have two
options for the rear bar:
(1) If the truck did not come with a rear sway bar - new end-links with
urethane bushings (conventional style - no "dog-bone" like Dodge uses)
(2) If the truck came with a rear sway bar - retain the rear "dog-bone"
or replace with metal "dog-bone" and urethane bushings. (I'm waiting
for the delivery of the replacement rear dog-bones - metal ones...will
have an update on that as well right after they're installed.)
Projected cost for the kit (front and rear bars w/bushings and/or
end-links): $400 for the set.
While just slapping on a upgraded set of swaybars will help out on
handling, more aggressive shocks are recommended as well: KYB MonoMAX,
Bilstein, Koni, or Tokiko (I prefer the MonoMAX shocks due to price and
availability.)
I'll keep you all posted on the progress with the updated (larger) front
bar and rear end-links.
- Bernd
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