0235SS93

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I know the front sway bar can be removed to help weight and suspension movement. But what do you guys think about a rear sway bar on a truck? I originally built my truck to be an all around sport truck. But I’m finding myself chasing traction and ET’s at the local index race on Sunday afternoons more than cruising the twisty two lanes anymore. I’m still on a 20” wheel with a “hard” street tire, but if I go to smaller wheels and drag tires, I know handling is out the window anyways, and the sway bars will come off. But I wonder if the rear sway bar actually helps at all on a straight line launch. It’s a hell wig add on. I have coil overs and spindles up front. Shackles, hangers and traction bars out back with adjustable shocks relocates out back.

Atomic

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More helpful is generally an anti roll bar as it keeps both tires planted more evenly. Forget about rear articulation though lol

adriver

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I have that adjustable rear hellwig, I used it for about 10 miles on the street, nearly broke my back and my neck. I'll sell it to you for $50 in south texas.

The design is to clamp around the axle and connect solidly to the bar, and clamp around the "frame tube" in the back and solidly clamp on, with a solid bar between. It might reduce lateral movement, but it's doing that by completely locking your suspension travel. They would be good for a really smooth track with multiple twisties or a really smooth parking lot for a rally cross setup, so that you could install it there and remove it if you were driving your daily to the track. Other than that I can't see any purpose for them.

I recently bought Atomic's shock relocation brackets, just need to get those installed. If you haven't done those yet, I would rather have better suspension geometry, then not using the suspension at all.