Rear Sway bar?

BLUWAGN said:

Just ordered a Hellwig rear from Summit, I'm excited to see the difference especially when towing! I watched the 3rd row passengers head movements on a road trip last week and it looked like they were riding on a school bus back there.

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Jay Mac said:

You guys may want to try some sumo coil springs. I tow a 6000 lbs trails from time to time and this completely erased all of the bounce and squat. Normal driving is a tad stiffer when turning....the side sway stopped significantly.

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1. Has anyone considered keeping the OEM sway bar and replacing the rubber bushings with Urethane (I believe ES makes a generic set that may fit) or high density rubber or injecting the OEM rubber with a stiffening agent, like 3M window weld?
   
2. Is the Hellwig bar hollow or solid? From what I can see, it appears solid.
   
3. Are there any other quality brands worth considering?

techdude99 said:

Jay Mac - Is your suspension CCD or passive? I think Deadman mentioned they didn't help with cornering (not including Sport mode) on his OEM CCD.

The bounce and sway bother me and my family. I didn't pick up a truck with CCD, but I'm reconsidering Sumo Springs because I picked up a set before I took delivery of my trailer based on several posts stating they correct for squat. After adjusting the ball height on my Weight Safe hitch to the correct weight distribution setting, there's barely any squat and it handles confidently while towing.

The OEM CCD handing, as Deadman described several times (along with political commentary that reminds me of my crazy uncle ) confirms what I've read from various sources and was the main reason I didn't consider CCD for my configuration.

Deadman - thanks for staying active in the thread to post your first hand experiences. It made me take a second look at sway bars when I was considering stiffer springs.

A few questions for thread participants:

1. Has anyone considered keeping the OEM sway bar and replacing the rubber bushings with Urethane (I believe ES makes a set) or high density rubber or injecting the OEM rubber with a stiffening agent, like 3M window weld?
2. Is the Hellwig bar hollow or solid? From what I can see, it appears solid.
   
3. Are there any other quality brands worth considering?

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5280tunage said:

It's not the end links, it's the bushings holding the bar to the frame rails. I've had the same noise on other vehicles, often it's the composition of the bushings, if you could write the sound it's more of a rear-rear-rear, only really when going over speed bumps/humps.

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5280tunage said:

@techdude99, curious, if you do find some replacement bushings for the end links, I would love to know, technically I can't stand the design of the factory end links. Metal on metal? Heck, I would even like complete end link replacements. I also sent an email to hellwig to see if they have upgraded bushings for the bars.

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