Rear Anti-Sway bar arrived Friday...
 

It's a bolt in Hellwig unpainted. Now to paint, read instructions and install. Pics..??? Oh probably, LOL!

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Cool - is this a kit intended for use on our trucks or will there be some fabricating?

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so wheres the pics?

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Yes, it's the un-painted version Hellwig part # 7401....oh but you can bet it will end up Red with hammered silver brackets!

FYI...Joe....3 groove on the way!

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Here it is in the box.... This particular sway bar has brackets that attaches to the bottom of the trailing arms with the rear of the sway bar just in front of the rear differential.

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Nice - I'm interested in the progress of this mod for sure. Where is it from? cost?

Thanks - looking forward to getting that PS hooked up on my panel :cool:

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i used one of those for many years on 3 different trucks it worked well with no issues// got mine form jcwhitney i think

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Does it have noticeable improvement on the handling or ride quality? I thought about investing in a front anti sway bar. I heard the front is much more useful then the rear.

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ChevyDude, Is that grease on the table cloth?

J/K, I'm glad you posted, I've been looking for a rear sway bar for awhile, the rear axle jumps pretty hard around corners where the roads aren't perfect - there aren't many good roads around here. Don't know why I didn't think of JC Whitney? JC Whitney has them listed as fitting '63 - '70. I don't know why they wouldn't fit '71 & '72? $159 now, look to be $10 off, too. Part number ZX862751T.

Additional note: The front sway bar the part number has an extra digit ending in "F" which means it is shipped from the factory. May be left off the rear's part number?

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cool...install progress pics would be great....

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Well, this kit 7401-UNPAINT came from Summit:
http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku

$122.39

They actually they sent me the "black" powdercoated kit that they sell for $179.79, cause it's definately black :crazy: ........but, not for long, a quick scuff and she's Red...LOL! I've been waiting on this kit for over a month. Just checked they only charged me $122.39. The black powdercoat will be a good primer, LOL! They probably got sick of this being on back order and just told Hellwig to send out the PC version??? :metal:

Here is the black painted link from Summit:
http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku

It just wouldn't be right if it didn't match the front sway bar...would it :crazy:???

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I put a 1 1/4 " Front Sway Bar on my truck last year and it was the best thing I did for the truck. I could immediatly feel the difference.

My thinking has been I was going to do a 3 1/2 front ( 2 1/2 Drop Spindle with 1" drop coil ) and 5" rear drop on my truck but lately have been thinking maybe I'll leave it stock height and put a rear sway bar and some new Monroe Sensa Trac shocks and an ECE close ratio steering box which I was going to do with the drop anyway. I'll cap this off with 17 x 8 rims with American Racing 200S Alloys and I'm hoping these items will have as much a positive effect on my truck as did the front sway bar.

So I too am very curious to see how the rear sway bar feels on your truck and would love to see install pics which actually make a great FAQ..

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Pics???.....No Problem guys! Well all the parts that were powdercoated black are now scuffed and painted the appropreate colors for my sitsuation...ahh red and silver!!! My truck is dropped with ECE 2.5" front spinds and 2" ground force drop springs, back is ECE 4" drop springs....I like RAKE!

Sneakin' in a pic of the girl with her grill and bumper on :lol:

And anyone thinkin' I abandoned my power 1 piece window thread...nope...Passenger door is off for drilling, filler wedge parts should be back from the painter this coming week!

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Pre install assembly, ...will bolt in the morning!

In this first pic you can see the brackets for the forward mount layed out in front of the sway bar. The "L" shaped brackets go inside the truck frame rail, but are reversed as you see them in the picture. Meaning they go just as they are but you must rotate them 180 degrees so the "L" part of the bracket is on top of the lower frame rail and up tight against the vertical section of the frame. The straight bracket actually has a slight curve and lip the fits under the frame, these two brackets sandwich the frame. Then the attached silver forward angled bracket bolts to the two frame sandwiched brackets. Check the pics below. I am explaining this because the Hellwig instructions are terrible!

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Ok...I didn't sleep so well thinking about how this goes in , how do I get it up in place, how the heck does the front bracket go together???? All night!!!!

So I was up fairly early and pulled the sway bar on the Brother's window box into place under the truck. The instructions are on the sh!ty side for sure, very vague about how the front bracket goes together and there is no measurements where you are supposed to bolt it to the frame....DO YOU HEAR ME HELLWIG???? So after laying on the garage floor for awhile I lifted the rear up on the drivers side and positioned the bracket and clamps tight enough to hold it up and loose enough to slide it forward or back along the trailing arm. Over to the Pass. side, same thing...lift up rear bracket and attach loosly to trailing arm. Now there instructions show no pic and absolutely say nothing about how the forward bracket goes together. I did get it,.... but you can see I scuffed my frame a bit while figuring it out. After loosly installing both front brackets and bolts, I took these pics. I am going to square it all up, take some measurements from reference points and tighten up the bolts. I will post the measurements with the reference points. All and all it looks like a REAL solid rear sway bar and NO welding! The rear brackets have bolts and tension clamps kitty corner to each other.

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I did a search online and this Sway Bar is really supposed to minimize body roll on our coil spring trucks. The people that have installed it were very pleased as it does wonders for the rear of our trucks in the corners! The bar weighs 36 lbs and is plenty stout....I think I'm gonna like it!!!

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Alex,Thanks for taking the time to post these pics with detailed directions!. Everything looks awesome on your truck. Is there any drilling involved with this installation?

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Thank You!!!! I appreciate it! :metal:

NO drilling at all, Nada Nothing!!!. The way they engineered the brackets (pre sprung) and grade 5 bolts...there is no way it's going anywhere. I guy with a welder could tack it inplace if he felt so inclined. :metal:

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Cool, can't wait to see how it looks from the rear view of the truck!

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Here you go! Still need to square it up and tighten the bolts...but I think it looks as if it belongs!!! :bling2: It could make a challenge for the exhaust but mine will exit in front of the rear wheels , so it should not interfere.

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WOW!!!, sure looks like it belongs to me!. Thanks for the pics.:metal:

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Looks Reak Good!!

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Nice work - great pics and write up :cool:

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Thanks Guys! This was one of the easiest mods I've done on this truck! Can't wait to drive it!

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Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet :metal: