Rear Sway bar?

techdude99 said:

I ordered both bars on April 12th from Summit and just received a tracking update this morning that my rear bar will arrive April 28th.

That's a lot earlier than the original estimated ship date. No update on the front. I'm looking forward to my empty boxes

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techdude99 said:

Still waiting on the front bar but the rear is installed. The packaging was decent.

I did it in the garage without ramps or jacks. It was straight forward. I wasn't able to get a torque wrench on the endlinks so I just made sure they were tight.

I did notice when taking off the OEM parts that the passenger endlink was a lot more loose than the driver's side.

The truck handles like it should have from the factory. I put the transmission in ECO mode with low RPM's so I could hear everything and was able to navigate roundabouts just like Sport mode. No strange clunking or squeaking but I'm sure squeaking will develop as the grease dissipates. Nothing unusual for this install.

Looking forward to the front.

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Squark said:

My rear bar was well packaged and the box was in good shape. The front bar was hanging out of a hole in a mangled mess of cardboard.

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Going_Going_Gone said:

Good for you. As I posted earlier, my order from Summit made it as far as the local FedEx truck on its way to my house when it was determined that BOTH packages had to be returned to the shipper in Ohio. Ten days later they arrived back at Summit and no one there seemed able do anything about it. Said I would have to go to the end of the order line again (and there were eighteen orders already placed). I asked to speak with a supervisor and was told that a "manager" would contact me within 24 hours...that was one week ago and no call. I was hoping that they cared enough about treating a customer fairly, but obviously not. If I had to go to the start of the waiting list again, I went with another vendor. It is one I've never used before so I won't comment on where until I know how they operate and how long I'll have to wait. Using a credit card will protect me in any event. As for Summit, stick a fork in me, I'm DONE.

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Deadman said:

Honestly, the FRONT helped my handling 3X as much as the rear did. The rear stopped the sway, the front made it really corner flat, which I love!

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techdude99 said:

Just drove 300 miles on roads in pretty much every condition.

Smooth road surfaces and corners are night and day better.

Surfaces with small to moderate imperfections are more jarring. Comfort is proportional to the imperfection.

Really rough surfaces aren't ridiculously bouncy like before but they can be very jarring. The bar feels like it's mitigating a lot of the suspension travel, which is by design.

For those on the fence trying to decide if it's worth it, highway driving and good roads make this a no-brainer. Buy the rear bar and don't look back.

If you live in a state like mine with 3rd world roads, understand you'll be giving up comfort for more control.

I'll post back after adding more miles later this month. Hopefully the front bar will arrive in a week. If so, I'll add it to the discussion after my 600 mile trip.

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techdude99 said:

Just drove 300 miles on roads in pretty much every condition.

Smooth road surfaces and corners are night and day better.

Surfaces with small to moderate imperfections are more jarring. Comfort is proportional to the imperfection.

Really rough surfaces aren't ridiculously bouncy like before but they can be very jarring. The bar feels like it's mitigating a lot of the suspension travel, which is by design.

For those on the fence trying to decide if it's worth it, highway driving and good roads make this a no-brainer. Buy the rear bar and don't look back.

If you live in a state like mine with 3rd world roads, understand you'll be giving up comfort for more control.

I'll post back after adding more miles later this month. Hopefully the front bar will arrive in a week. If so, I'll add it to the discussion after my 600 mile trip.

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