Josh, the Hotchkis kit comes assuming you do not have the rear bar on the
vehicle, so it has all the brackets you need. Also, the bars are now
hollow, both front and rear, so we the weight has been removed from the kit,
but still has the same stiffness that we are going for. The front is about
75% stiffer than the original stock R/T ( 1 1/4"od solid) front bar. The
common misconception is that a hollow bar doesn't react as quickly as a
hollow one. This is partially true IF you don't increase the outer
diameter. When we go up in diameter, we gain back the stiffness. Think of
it this way: Watch a tire that is spinning. The center is rotating slower
than the outside, so by removing the inside, and increasing the diameter,
it's just as stiff.
-Gary Pinkley
97 Dak RC
Original Message:
I've destroyed another set of swaybar bushings and this time when I
replace
them I'd like to get a new (stiffer) swaybar as well... I've got a 2000
CC
with a V6, but it's a base model so it doesn't have the rear swaybar. I
don't want to get the hotchkis kit unless there's a way to install the
rear
bar as well as the front, so I was looking at the addco front bar
instead.
Has anyone used this bar and liked it? Does anyone know how I could
install
the hotchkis rear bar for my truck (since I don't already have one)?? I
was
thinking of just doing a front swaybar and then putting on the kenny
brown
x-brace to stabilize out the rear because that's easier than
fabrication.
Would that work just as well? If installing the rear bar would be best,
fabrication would not be a problem.
Confused in swaybarland.....
- -Josh
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