Re: sway bars

From: Tony Cellana (acellan1@tampabay.rr.com)
Date: Wed Nov 27 2002 - 00:46:48 EST


Most of the Gen IIIs have the rear sway bar mounting plates in place
already. Stick your head under a CC, then verify that your truck has the
mounts. If so, getting a rear bar in is a piece of cake.
TonyC

-----Original Message-----
From: Josh Battles <jbattles@bankfinancial.com>
To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
<dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
Date: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 3:19 PM
Subject: Re: DML: sway bars

>
>I DO want the hotchkis kit, but my truck didn't come with a rear swaybar,
it
>was built as a base model (they don'e get rear bars) and from what I've
seen
>every rear bar on the market requires that you have a stock bar before you
>try to replace it with theirs. I didn't think you could buy just the
>hotchkis front bar, that's why i looked at addco (yes they make front bars)
>and some others.
>
>-Josh
>
><blackdak@tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message
>news:200211261929.gAQJTVCB005810@smtp-server1.tampabay.rr.com...
>>
>> Why don't you want the Hotchkis kit? I have them on my 97 CC and they
work
>> great. Stiffened up the ride some, but worth it. I think Addco and maybe
>> Hellwig make rear bars only.
>>
>> Alex
>> 97 CC Sport V8 5spd
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>> >
>> > 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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