i have a 04 ext cab step side with rear sway bar and it improved the handling nicely, but on a reg cab stepside if u have a good set of shocks on the rear u almost dont need to even buy a rear sway bar

 

the sway bar was the best mod I've done...the swaybar will eliminate some of the need for a harder shock.

 

Roads in RI can't be worse than MI! I don't think a rear swaybar will have add to a bad ride. I wish I could remember, but I read that reason most have a bad ride is due to either picking the wrong shock or the wrong spring. I think it was in a PHR suspension article. Now if I could just member the issue.

The rear sway will help on cornering to flatten out truck rather than dip to 1 side. But for the drag racing junkie that never corners, they'll say it adds weight. I say very little, & no I didn't weigh mine before installing.

 

I swapped out my 2 year old Edelbrock IAS with the Belltech Street Performance shocks and love them.

 

You want Stiff Throw some Bilsten Shocks on there... Plus they are garruntied for Life, Just keep your recipt.

 

yeah i was going to say if you want stiffer than stock, go with the Bilstein HD shocks, very stiff.

Ive heard good things about the edelbrock shocks also.