I've had my Hellwig sway bar on for the past year and it was starting to get that "Hellwig squeak". For anyone who might encounter this, I was instructed by two coworkers who encountered the same issue to utilize the following Valvoline synthetic grease with moly (and yes it did the job and that thing is silent again). They both recommended using it liberally by greasing the sway bar at the location where the bushings ride, the inside of the bushing and the outside of the bushing as well as the inside of the inside of the U-plate. It worked like a charm and I have plenty of grease remaining if/when it occurs again. The good thing is this grease is much more resistant to water washout:
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You would have had similar results using pretty much any grease. About the only difference will be how long before needing to grease again. The grease supplies by Hellwig was a silicone grease.
Sir, you are obviously a Husker fan...I have to strongly disagree with you simply based upon principle. Boooomer Sooooner and Hook 'em Horns!
P.S. My coworkers are both Petroleum Engineers from Texas A&M who have been in the business since the late 1970’s. I’ll continue to trust their word…
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It's definitely a good grease to use. Don't want to use petroleum based grease on the bushings.Sir, you are obviously a Husker fan...I have to strongly disagree with you simply based upon principle. Boooomer Sooooner and Hook 'em Horns!
P.S. My coworkers are both Petroleum Engineers from Texas A&M who have been in the business since the late 1970’s. I’ll continue to trust their word…
Does the Hellwig sway bar help much with towing, I have a limited with airride and noticing that it moves alot more on the highway when towing a heavy caravan compared to my other car, I am trying to stop it swaying side to side.
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I'm wondering if a suspension change has accorded in my2022.
just got back from a 100 mile winding road trip with some horseshoe curves and the truck did not sway at all.
the wife did not ever grab the oh-crap bar
so i am going to hold off getting the hellwig sway bar
and yes I can tell the difference coming from a 95 ram 2500 that did not come with any swap bar, until I put on a hellwig.
just got back from a 100 mile winding road trip with some horseshoe curves and the truck did not sway at all.
the wife did not ever grab the oh-crap bar
so i am going to hold off getting the hellwig sway bar
and yes I can tell the difference coming from a 95 ram 2500 that did not come with any swap bar, until I put on a hellwig.
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Minority here but I put the Hellwig on last week and didn't notice anything different. Limited to about 200mi experience prior and 100mi after install. Doesn't feel bad but also doesn't feel "better".
In May 2021, there was a discussion in the link below about four or five different part numbers for sway bars across the trim level. And at least one poster indicated his sway bar on his factory air suspension Ram was solid (not hollow) and heavier (See post 327 and on). Perhaps for the 2022 MY, Ram went with a beefier rear sway bar?
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I'll try to weigh them this weekend redneck...I have a 2021 Loaded 4X4 Limited with Air and the sway bar on our trucks is the exact same part that was on my 2019. RAM doesn't make different sway bars based on the model year or trim. There is no way your bar is solid and can even compare to the...
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The bar on my Limited was beefier than the ones I've seen people take off their non-air suspension trucks, but the Hellwig was still even thicker and heavier and I still noticed a marked improvement.In May 2021, there was a discussion in the link below about four or five different part numbers for sway bars across the trim level. And at least one poster indicated his sway bar on his factory air suspension Ram was solid (not hollow) and heavier (See post 327 and on). Perhaps for the 2022 MY, Ram went with a beefier rear sway bar?
Hellwig Sway Bar Purchase$$$$
I'll try to weigh them this weekend redneck...I have a 2021 Loaded 4X4 Limited with Air and the sway bar on our trucks is the exact same part that was on my 2019. RAM doesn't make different sway bars based on the model year or trim. There is no way your bar is solid and can even compare to the...
Agreed. I provided a weight comparison a couple of years ago…too lazy to search for it just now
Scratch that…I found that the OEM bar used on mine (with AS and ORG) weighed 8 lbs.The Hellwig (solid bar) weighs 13.2 lbs.Agreed. I provided a weight comparison a couple of years ago…too lazy to search for it just now
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Is everyone putting these just on the rear or both front and rear?
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I put my Hellwig on today. I have the 2” lower Maxtrac springs so I have been waiting on the Core 4x4 2” shorter end links. (Great people by the way) Everything came out and went in easy.
For anyone with the Maxtrac springs, Core 4x4 is now providing a smaller bushing insert for the top so you can re-use your factory bolt. (A much easier alternative than drilling a larger hole through the frame for their larger bolts)
I used the Corre bolts on the lower link and the factory bolts back in the D mounts.
You can see in the pictures how much beefier the Core links are. I went middle setting but will probably go to the tightest. Overall, a much more stable and better cornering truck
For anyone with the Maxtrac springs, Core 4x4 is now providing a smaller bushing insert for the top so you can re-use your factory bolt. (A much easier alternative than drilling a larger hole through the frame for their larger bolts)
I used the Corre bolts on the lower link and the factory bolts back in the D mounts.
You can see in the pictures how much beefier the Core links are. I went middle setting but will probably go to the tightest. Overall, a much more stable and better cornering truck
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Looks like you put it on upsidedown.
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Your sway bar should point down where it goes around the differential. Here's my stock sway bar.
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