i juyst ordered an addco rear sway bar for the 02, does anybody else have one on their truck? noticable difference, cornering and towing? thanks

 

I've got an Addco and I like it. The instructions are crap but it's pretty self explanatory when you look at all the parts laid out together. The kit comes with 2 endlink sets: a short set and a long set. So far I've only had the longer endlinks on but some day I'll try the shorter ones. The short ones are supposed to give you better handling. I noticed a handling difference immediately. I wouldn't say it was a night and day difference but it's noticeable. I am a little more confident on the corners now. I think I was most impressed by how my truck felt on the highway. It tracks straighter and cross wind does not affect my truck as much compared to before. Let me know if you have any install questions.

 

have you towed with it on your truck? i will let you know if i need help installing it, thanks

 

I put a rear swaybar off a 03 Avalanche on my 04 Silverado 2500 CC. I only had to fab up 2 little brackets for the frame. I definatly noticed an improvment. almost no body roll now. It was allot better improvement than the Bilstein shocks.

 

would a rear sway bar AND qa1s or bilsteins be a good combination?

 

i dont see why not.

IIRC, F8LZ71 had a hotchkis TVS(2/4 +F/R swaybars) on his rcsb with QA1s all around

 

I haven't added a rear sway bar on this truck (yet), but every one I've ever done in the past has always given me a noticeable improvement in cornering.

 

I have hotchkis bars front and rear on mine truck along with qa1s and love it. I actually didn't have to set the shocks to firm, they are still on the soft side, but it still handles great! The combination of the bars, shocks, and the 4/6 drop make it much more stable through the corners.

 

I put a rear bar and Edelbrock shocks on the back of a 2004 ECSB Sierra. Its a noticable improvement. OBTW, I have a 2/4 drop on it.
Gary