Sway bar
Another fellow posted about adding a HD sway bar to the back of his truck and it got me to thinking.. Has anyone added a rear (or heavier front) SB to a truck used for towing a TT and if so did it ...
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ScottG wrote:
Clarification, by "Sway Bar" I meant the SB or "anti-roll" bar that comes with the truck - not a trailer sway control system. Either term is correct and indeed "sway bar' is used in both my Ford and Dodge manuals.
At any rate, I wondered if anyone had installed a bigger front SB or added one to the back of a PU truck and what their impressions of it's performance were.
It doesn't sound like anyone has done so.
I have not installed one on the same truck and evaluated. My F150 has no rear sway bar, and leans in turns (mushy). The F250 with a rear sway bar does not lean in turns and is very stiff in a turn. Different trucks with totally different suspensions, but the stiffness in turns is directly a result of the sway bars operation. There is no difference in towing performance relating to the sway bar on the tow vehicle.
All that said, I like having the rear sway bar... Makes the ride feel much more precise.
