need HELP with a big wig sway bar** (UPDATE)
OK I bought a Big Wig sway bar and am install it on a 2013 Ram DRW 4X4. I ordered a 7272 which from Hellwig which says it is for a 10-13 Dodge with 6.7. So I was installing it today and ran into pr...
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Mello Mike wrote:
Okay, I just got off the phone with Kevin at Hellwig. Apparently, the differences between the 7272 and 7293 kits are pretty minor. Each kit uses the same sway bar. The only difference between the two appears to be with the mounting hardware for the clevis plates, so I'm not going to bother making any changes.
Mike,
I hope it is more as it is the sway bar that I having trouble with. If it comes and the sway bar is the same it well probably going to have to go back but I'll wait till it gets here and I try to install it. Then I'll update this.
Quote wintersun,
"The Ram 3500 trucks starting in 2013 got the new and much stronger and more rigid frame. No reason to think that an anti-sway bar is needed for this truck (or a 2011 and later GM truck).
If you are getting sway the first thing to investigate is the air pressure in the tires. Second thing is whether the rear springs are able to support the weight of the camper, and not only when it is on level ground but on side sloping terrain as when making tight turns in hilly areas where more than 50% of the camper is loading one side of the truck and its suspension and tires.
Older trucks' frames flexed a great deal more and what was needed to compensate in terms of aftermarket addons is not necessarily going to be needed with the current trucks from GM and Ram. Still a good idea with the Ford trucks with their frames"
I'm not having any sway problems with sway on my present camper. I'm not overloaded and my tire pressure at 65 PSI is rated for 97500# on my rear axle. My rear axle with my camper on it only 7000#. I have 2750# before I get to the rear axle rating with 65# and the tires are E rated so I can go to 80PSI if needed. At 80PSI the rear axle tires would be rated for 11320#.
I'm thinking of getting a bigger camper so I just like to be prepared (you know the old boy scout motto).
I like to have as firm as base as possible maybe this comes from all my days of driving sports cars and expecting the truck to drive like them. I know it won't but trying to get as close as possible.
