Anti-sway bars ??
I have airbags and Torklift's Stable load - any advantages of adding anti sway bars. I'd rather not spend the $$ . Thanks all!
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wintersun wrote:
The downside to the anti-sway bar is that it can interfere with the motion of the suspension and make the ride harsher. With an empty bed and going down dirt or gravel road or washboard roads and the anti-sway bar is not at all a positive addition to the rear of a pickup truck. If I was going to drive my truck 90% of the time without a camper, and spend much time on bad roads with rough surfaces or potholes, I would not add an aftermarket anti-sway bar to it.
I do lots of driving empty and loaded on dirt/gravel roads and the rear anti-sway bar did nothing but improve the ride/handling.
ah64id:
Those comments do not appear to be from experience, as the opposite is what I, and many others, have experienced. They appear to be from internet folklore, as I have read them before but not from anyone's direct experience. You know, like Ford owns Cummings.
Well your experience is the total opposite of mine. I installed a big wig on my 2014 and the ride is stiffer and it makes sense. Your essentially installing a torsion bar between each side of the truck to stiffen and resist the movement of the suspension. I also can say that I did not see a huge improvement in how my truck performs with the camper on. I think the biggest improvement I made is with the installation of the lower stable loads.
Something else to consider. I took the sway bar off my 2012 completely and the ride was night and day better. I did notice some extra sway but it was minimal. The truck drove fantastic without it. The harshness was gone.
The downside to the anti-sway bar is that it can interfere with the motion of the suspension and make the ride harsher. With an empty bed and going down dirt or gravel road or washboard roads and the anti-sway bar is not at all a positive addition to the rear of a pickup truck. If I was going to drive my truck 90% of the time without a camper, and spend much time on bad roads with rough surfaces or potholes, I would not add an aftermarket anti-sway bar to it.
I do lots of driving empty and loaded on dirt/gravel roads and the rear anti-sway bar did nothing but improve the ride/handling.
ah64id:
Those comments do not appear to be from experience, as the opposite is what I, and many others, have experienced. They appear to be from internet folklore, as I have read them before but not from anyone's direct experience. You know, like Ford owns Cummings.
Well your experience is the total opposite of mine. I installed a big wig on my 2014 and the ride is stiffer and it makes sense. Your essentially installing a torsion bar between each side of the truck to stiffen and resist the movement of the suspension. I also can say that I did not see a huge improvement in how my truck performs with the camper on. I think the biggest improvement I made is with the installation of the lower stable loads.
Something else to consider. I took the sway bar off my 2012 completely and the ride was night and day better. I did notice some extra sway but it was minimal. The truck drove fantastic without it. The harshness was gone.
