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Area13
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Jun 17, 2014

Help getting/installing rear sway bar

My truck rides pretty good except for some sway, so i'm looking at getting a rear sway bar since my truck doesn't have one at all.

Reading these forums it appears this may be a huge improvement for me.

My concerns are where to buy, price and ease of install.

I'm not a big wrench turner, installed bump stops, do oil changes and easy stuff. Done a few brake jobs over the years, but struggled.

I really need to get out the door as cheap as possible so doing it myself would help a lot. How hard is it to install and since my F250 never came with one, will it be harder, maybe drilling and such, extra parts?

Appreciate any links or helpful advice.
  • Area13 wrote:
    I really need to get out the door as cheap as possible

    How would you like to get off for next to free?

    Since you're on Fox Is, and I'm near Tacoma, if you want to come off the island and come get it, you can have my old stock rear sway bar. I recently upgraded to a Roadmaster. Assuming the axle has the mount points on it, all the brackets and bushings are there, all you should need is the sway bar end links and a couple bolts. I'll know more if you come over and I look at your truck.

    If the mount points are on the axle, it's an easy install. Do some google'ing for pictures of axles that came with and without swaybars and you'll know.

    If you don't have a rear sway bar at all, it will make a huge difference.

    PM me and we'll go over the details
  • I don't know how different the install is between your Ford and my Chevy, but I installed my Helwig by myself in about an hour. The Big Wig wasn't out at the time but if I were in the market now, that is the bar I'd go with. I'm not much of a mechanic either, but if you can turn a wrench and follow instructions it shouldn't be a problem. And best of all, if you have any questions during the install, odds are someone here will be able to answer it.
  • I installed a Hellwig Big Wig on my GMC, simple bolt-in installation, factory is in California and mine was shipped from a dealer in Utah. They would be worth checking out.
  • e-trailer has them. I would check out the one that fits your truck. Then down load the pdf installation instructions to check difficulty. Depending on the vehicle each one has a little different installation.