Re: sway bars

From: Josh Battles (jbattles@bankfinancial.com)
Date: Wed Nov 27 2002 - 09:22:11 EST


All of you have been so helpful, thanks for all the info!
-Josh

""Tony Cellana"" <acellan1@tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message
news:01ff01c295d8$60c51b00$bf5f2241@a.tampabay.rr.com...
>
> 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
> >>
> >> >
> >> > 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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