budhayes3

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What brand does everybody like...Addco, Hellwig, Hotchkis, etc? How about hollow or solid, rear only or front and rear? And why? I remember a while back guys were into the Addco rear bar as an inexpensive alternative to say going with Hotchkis front and rear. The factory front bar is pretty beefy already, but I'm pretty sure that there are aftermarket alternatives that are about 1/8" thicker. Speaking of the factory front sway bar, is it solid or hollow?

Thanks folks!
Billy

BlackGMC

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I run addco front and back. The are pretty damn thick. The hardware that comes with it are junk. I replaced all the hardware with poly bushings. Also on the rear i welded the mounts to the rear end housing

BigKID

iTrader: (5)

I have a Hotchkis rear bar on the truck and Helwig front and rear on the Tahoe. The Helwigs made a substantial difference on the Tahoe. I feel the truck may be a little mismatched as the rear feels much stiffer than the front (stock bar with poly bushings and shorter endlinks for drop).

budhayes3

iTrader: (19)

I was looking around Summit, and Hellwig offers rear kits for 2" or 4" rear drop, as well as adjustable rear bars. What size are the front bars on our trucks, and are the 4x4 vs. 2wd different thicknesses? It appears that the aftermarket 4x4 offerings are thinner than what's available for 2wd...at least in the front anyway.

Thanks for the replies guys

TIM Z

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I rode in Toms truck and whatever he has really works great, it handles like a sports car!

Can we use tahoe sway bars on our trucks?

blown02408

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The DJM sway bars are nice and I hear they perform better than most.

adam8076

I'd like to upgrade my rcsb 11 4wd as well. Is there a diff. N lower priced to expensive bars?
( not tryin to hijack post sorry glad u brougt this up)

budhayes3

iTrader: (19)

Yessir, I found a few threads where guys just had to fab a few brackets and get some 3" exhaust clamps to make em work

After crawling under my truck and seeing where my tailpipe exits, I'd probably have to go the Tahoe route, as most of the aftermarket sways that I see attach right about where my tailpipe ends up...so I either have to move/cut the tailpipe, or go with the SUV sway bar. Considering my money situation, a trip to a junk yard might be my best bet anyway

This pic was before the finished product, as the tail pipe is even more so in the way of where the end links would secure to the cross bar...

DR132

i haven't done anything with my truck yet, but i'm running an addco front sway bar on my 73 nova and it was a HUGE improvement, i've been looking into getting something for my truck so i'm interested in hearing what works well with them

neilownz

I have Hellwig front and rear. The stock front bar was hollow.