98 Dodge Van Rear Sway Bar?

[torinoscj429]

Hello All!

Does anyone have any experience adding a rear sway bar to a Class B unit based on a Dodge B3500 chassis? My 99 Xplorer has a large gas tank and a lot of plumbing in front of the rear axle, but is fairly clear going behind the rear axle.

Any recommendations?

Thanks,

Gerard

[torinoscj429]

06Fargo wrote:
That's a nice looking B-conversion Gerard.

The tall profile and long rear overhang is helping the wind try to weathervane the vehicle into the wind when driving in cross wind.

A check to make sure all steering components are tight to spec and front castor angle is correct may find something contributing to the effect...

A sway bar won't hurt but might not cure...

You have lots of suspension company resources in SoCal

The weather vane comparison seems pretty accurate!

Last year going across Kansas, we were behind a 4 wheel drive, 4-door Ford pickup with a tall camper. He didn't sway much at all, and I did notice his rear sway bar.

Thanks for the reply!

Gerard

[noteven]

That's a nice looking B-conversion Gerard.

The tall profile and long rear overhang is helping the wind try to weathervane the vehicle into the wind when driving in cross wind.

A check to make sure all steering components are tight to spec and front castor angle is correct may find something contributing to the effect...

A sway bar won't hurt but might not cure...

You have lots of suspension company resources in SoCal

[torinoscj429]

My Xplorer comes standard with the dual rear wheel conversion kit. It's pretty stable without wind, but moves a lot in cross-winds, hence my interest in a rear sway bar.

Gerard

[noteven]

Second image in the top row shows a B type van conversion with a dual rear wheel kit.

Bottom right has a link to some testing of single rear wheel long body overhang van stability

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