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Here is a thread for everyone to post their comments and feedback on the new sittin sic sway bars.....
Here is mine:
1st impression...Sway bars are sick! The sway are just as big as the Hotchkis Kit for the Dakota, and i rocked that kit hard on my dakota...so I knew what to expect.
Pro's:
-80-90% of the body roll is gone. I went to every turn I knew that I used to have to slow down on and took them faster and harder than ever and she didnt give :biggrin:
I think this wil lbe fixed with some QA1's
-Powdercoat is nice and sways were WELL DONE and far as R&D goes.
-Bushings have zerk fittings for grease, unlike stock ones. I highly recommend ordering a tube of SILICONE grease from Summit racing (about $15-$20) and getting a grease gun. If you have never dealt with new greaseable bushings, they will squek something awful when the dont have grease.
Con's:
-The bushing kit lacked the R&D that the sway bars itself did.
-The sway bar end link bushings (the small ones) are way to big. No amount of convincing was going to get those to fit. (you will see when you try it, trust me) The stock black ones have to be reused.
-The Rear sway mounts have a "hook and hang" type mount on the stock sway mount. However, the new kit dont. You have to grind the hook off to get the new mounts to work. (You will see this when you get there)
-The mounts for the bushings are really tight, the screws are really close to the part of the metal mount where it begins to curve. They do fit, but its very very tight...so tight that the new lock washers provided with the kit cannot be used also. '
My opinion:
Sways 10 of 10
Bushing kit 5 of 10
should you get this? Hell yes you should :top:
Here are some pictures:
Rear sways:
Front sways:
Here is mine:
1st impression...Sway bars are sick! The sway are just as big as the Hotchkis Kit for the Dakota, and i rocked that kit hard on my dakota...so I knew what to expect.
Pro's:
-80-90% of the body roll is gone. I went to every turn I knew that I used to have to slow down on and took them faster and harder than ever and she didnt give :biggrin:
I think this wil lbe fixed with some QA1's
-Powdercoat is nice and sways were WELL DONE and far as R&D goes.
-Bushings have zerk fittings for grease, unlike stock ones. I highly recommend ordering a tube of SILICONE grease from Summit racing (about $15-$20) and getting a grease gun. If you have never dealt with new greaseable bushings, they will squek something awful when the dont have grease.
Con's:
-The bushing kit lacked the R&D that the sway bars itself did.
-The sway bar end link bushings (the small ones) are way to big. No amount of convincing was going to get those to fit. (you will see when you try it, trust me) The stock black ones have to be reused.
-The Rear sway mounts have a "hook and hang" type mount on the stock sway mount. However, the new kit dont. You have to grind the hook off to get the new mounts to work. (You will see this when you get there)
-The mounts for the bushings are really tight, the screws are really close to the part of the metal mount where it begins to curve. They do fit, but its very very tight...so tight that the new lock washers provided with the kit cannot be used also. '
My opinion:
Sways 10 of 10
Bushing kit 5 of 10
should you get this? Hell yes you should :top:
Here are some pictures:
Rear sways:
Front sways:
