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Hellwig Front Sway Bar on 2015 6.2L?

DanY

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DanY Enthusiast

DanY

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Has anyone installed the Hellwig front sway bar on a 2015 6.2L with 8 speed transmission?

 

Hellwig lists a spacer kit to install with the 6-speed auto. I am assuming I need that kit with an 8-speed too.

 

Hellwig has not responded to an email question. Not sure if they have the answer or not.

 

I installed the rear bar and would like to balance the truck out with the front bar.

Rawyzf Senior Enthusiast

Rawyzf

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How do you like the rear bar, and was it pretty easy to install?

crafferty Senior Enthusiast

crafferty

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How do you like the rear bar, and was it pretty easy to install?

+1 how do you like the rear sway bar? I have been thinking about installing the front and rear on my lifted 2014 silverado.

DanY Enthusiast

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I installed Hellwig rear sway bar and like it a lot. I didn't think it was too hard to install.

 

http://www.gm-trucks.com/forums/topic/158639-2014-rear-sway-bar-by-hellwig/

 

I second that. I really like the rear bar. Install took some time, I went slow, but is pretty easy. Everything uses u-bolts to attach to the axle and frame cross member. The grease for the bushings is sticky as hell and gets all over everything if your not careful. Needed to used thinner to get the grease off my hands.

 

Much better than my 2003 Silverado SS which required frame drilling for brackets and moving the gas tank to get the bracket nut plates into the frame.

 

The one thing to make sure is that after you get the link ends adjusted, you need to take them off and spray the threaded section with black paint to keep them from rusting. Everything else is powder coated.

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