leochevy2001

iTrader: (6)

Doesn't Belltech make sway bars for our trucks?

quicksilverado

iTrader: (8)

Anyone know the weight of Hotchkis swaybars vs other brands?

Kano

iTrader: (3)

same here
You can really tell that rear swaybar is back there

Top of the line IMO

BlownChevy

iTrader: (20)

The do, but not the best quality IMO

Kano

iTrader: (3)

I bought a set of spindles from belltech once

never again

Mr. Sandog

The only sway bars where I haven't heard of any issues are the Hotchkis bars. The Hellwigs have had some problems with end links fitting on some applications. Addco from what I understand makes a good product, but their diameter is usually no greater than stock, so if you already have sway bars from the factory, there is no improvement in handling. If your truck comes with no rear sway bar at all, then Addco likely makes a decent bar for you. Eibach, though heavily into the car suspension scene (and truck coils as well), are fairly new into truck sway bars. They might be a good choice since most of the stuff they make is high quality; however, you may want to wait for someone else to try them first. (Or not).

Out of all of those choices, Hotchkis has the most experience and the highest ratings from customers at this point in time. If I had a choice I would pick Hotchkis, even though they cost more.

Oh, wait, I did.

moregrip

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Hasn't Hellwig been in business for like 50 years? and made out of 41-40 chrome molly spring grade steel?

Mr. Sandog

Maybe so, but that didn't stop them from making some mistakes with their sway bars (mostly with the end links) for a few full-size Chevy applications a while back. A search at a few of the other boards (e.g. Full Size Chevy as well as some others) should turn this up.

I'm not saying they don't make a good product, or that they haven't corrected their mistakes, but at the time I was looking there were some definite issues. The only bad thing I could find people saying about Hotchkis products was that they were expensive.

Zick

iTrader: (18)

What about http://www.p-s-t.com/ ?

One of my buddies put on a rear swaybar on his Dakota and made a huge difference.
They are a pretty decent price too. Anyone else use them before?

budhayes3

iTrader: (19)

I thought that I heard that you have to move the gas tank or something for the Hotchkis rear bar, while the Hellwig is a direct bolt in. Didn't realize that the Hotchkis was hollow like the factory bars, thought they were solid like the Hellwig.