Fronts showed up:

 

ok cool, my 1/2" thick 5"x5" aluminum metal pieces showed up today, going to try and see how my adapter idea works out sometime this week(fingers crossed) Need to sneak some time in the garage!

 

ok so I cheated a little, I did not drill 100% free hand pilot holes after all, in fact, I didn't even use the drill motor I intended to use..............instead, I ended up using my dremel with 1/8" drill bit and the slide portion of the router head left loose so I could use it as a short travel plunge.......I coated the outside with urethane grease so it moved a little smoother...........I'll be damned if these holes aren't better than 1/64" accuracy both sides! :33::33:



Now "I will" use the drill motor with a step bit and finish the holes........................

 

these are done for now, test fit on the adapters is good, need to clean up a bit and see if I can mount this beast of a rear swaybar!

 

Well I'm happy with how it all went together, no apparent binding or clearance issues........ please excuse the grade 5 hardware for now as that's all I had on hand in all the different sizes to make the magic happen

The Hellwig adjustable rear end links supplied with the bar worked perfectly; so no need to buy different hardware there.

I need to go drive this thing!

 

Great work!!

 

thanks man!

 

I can't wait to hear how the truck handles with that massive swaybar back there. The basic rear hellwig swaybar has been my favorite mod thus far to my ccsb.

I'm envious of the factory links that dodge did with these. Your truck should handle like a beast! Let us know what tire you decide to go with too!

 

update: my initial driving impressions are that with the addition of the 1 1/4" rear swaybar response to steering wheel input is greatly improved......rather impressive even still running my well worn OE tires. I'll definitely need more/better rubber out back if I continue to change direction so aggressively. Wish I had something to compare it too besides the no swaybar I started with.

when cornering hard there is greater confidence, period. Truck feels great and planted, more stable.............BUT................it has also magnified the limitations of the stock front shocks even more and I need to go ahead and get my front Bilsteins installed and re-evaluate. While the truck feels better overall, I am getting some porpoising on the front end; think mid corner bumps......

something I found a little weird.......somehow the clunking noises from the rear suspension are quieter............I can't yet conceptualize the rear suspension relationship and how this happened.........still working that one out in my aging brain! But none-the-less she's a bit quieter........and I like that!

visually and aesthetically speaking the 5" x 5", 1/2" thick aluminum adapter plates aren't the best looking things in the world, and I'd really like to take away some material and add a design element into the mix............unfortunately, my tool selection isn't what it used to be so it may be a bit before that happens........it's on the list!

I find myself REALLY wanting a limited slip rear diff now! I'm literally roasting the tires everywhere but I will say, for a peg leg 2wd she gets out of the hole pretty darn good. I get fairly decent weight transfer from a dig.

there are a few things still bugging me but nothing that NEEDS to be addressed today, just some picky personal preferences I'd like to address later

 

I received my QA1 3/4" OD T-bar kits today to fit inside the 3/4" ID Bilstein hour glass urethane shock bushings so I can finally mount the 360/80 digressive valve 5125 shocks up front.

problem is the urethane bushings are about 6mm too wide (37mm total width) to fit into the c-clips of the T-Bar

so....

this is what I'm going to do...........I have this old roto zip tool I literally use for next to nothing, its probably 10years old and only used twice.

the plan is to mount a 3/4" OD sanding drum inside the bushing, lock the tool down in a vice, and spin the bushing at high rpm, while i carefully shave 3mm off each side so I can utilize the c-clips as designed for an overall width of 31mm

could I run these front bushings without going through the trouble? yeah, and it probably wouldn't ever give me any sort of issue, but, then it wouldn't be 100% right in my eyes.

fingers crossed, wish me luck!