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Does anyone know if any of the packages came with an optional rear sway bar? 

Would like to know if this would be a potential upgrade for my RST crew cab. 

Thanks in advance. 

OnTheReel Senior Enthusiast

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Don’t have one on my 6.2 max tow. I would imagine if any package had a rear sway bar, it would be a towing package. Also don’t think any of the half ton K2s ever had one either.

 

Bigger question would be if it would make any difference...

Blanz Enthusiast

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Curious why the Ram half tons have them and the past Silverados did not. 

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Daverado Enthusiast

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15 hours ago, OnTheReel said:

Ram has coil springs in the rear. It needs a sway bar.

Curious, why does the type of spring matter for an anti-roll bar?  Leaf springs don't connect the right and left sides any more than coil springs do, no?

 

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mariod Enthusiast

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I am installing a Hellwig this week on my 19 rst. I will let you know!

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bdsilverado Enthusiast

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I've always wondered also why rams have the sway bar and no others did. 

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DogMom Enthusiast

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On 3/14/2020 at 2:36 PM, mariod said:

I am installing a Hellwig this week on my 19 rst. I will let you know!

How do you like your sway bar?

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BlancoSilverado Enthusiast

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On 3/14/2020 at 2:36 PM, mariod said:

I am installing a Hellwig this week on my 19 rst. I will let you know!

Soooo, how do you like the sway bar?

pewterliftedz Enthusiast

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No GM trucks come with sway bars, you will have to aftermarket.  They’re pickup trucks, they don’t build them to handle well haha

CMillSilverado Enthusiast

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On 7/30/2020 at 1:54 PM, BlancoSilverado said:

Soooo, how do you like the sway bar?

I put one on for towing and it makes a big difference with the , when not towing the truck handles better but with 34" tires that's not why I added it. 

Pappy58 Enthusiast

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IDK gents, these trucks don't seem to have much roll to em. My 2015 had even less. When I first got that truck, I was out at lunch with a co-worker who commented on how stable it was, to the point when we parked he got out to  "Measure" the sway bar. Shock: None there! This guy is very versed in mechanical eng and knows his stuff.  He was astonished there was no bar there. 

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Omar J. Diaz New Member

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Good morning everyone, I have a comment and a query. I’ve added a rear sway bar to both my 2015 and 2019 Sierra. It makes a HUGE difference, especially when you are towing. It literally feels like a completely different truck, planted, confident and deleted all of the rear Samba when negotiating potholes. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS ADDON if the majority of driving is on asphalt.

 

I now have a duramax 3.0, has anyone added one with little or no interference from the def tank location? Thank you in advance for your time.

 

Have a great day. 

Grumpy Bear Senior Enthusiast

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On 3/4/2019 at 11:48 AM, Daverado said:

Curious, why does the type of spring matter for an anti-roll bar?  Leaf springs don't connect the right and left sides any more than coil springs do, no?

 

 

Yea, old post. I'm aware. 

 

What does a sway bar do? It transfers load 'borrowing' support (rate) from the less loaded spring to lend to the one under greater load. In a pickup designed to carry far more than most will on a daily basis but sprung for the maximum payload a sway bar is redundant. Unless your fully loaded, towing, etc. where that extra rate is 'used'. I suppose pot holes included :) 

 

I would expect in the case of the Dodge that the coils are very progressive with a low initial rate. They do ride nice. The leaves in a GM are progressive but much less so. 

 

My best GUESS. I don't know the specifics of eithers spring. 

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