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If you never drive your truck hard, or push it in corners, you may not notice much of a difference. Especially on a short drive. The truck definitely handles better all around with the Hellwig. Of course, I went straight to stiffest setting. Why install a better sway bar, only to limit the improvement it can give you? That would be like going rock crawling, after putting in new crawler tires, and leaving your tire pressure at 50psi.
What trim level and suspension do you have, and what were you expecting from the Hellwig?
Don't be discouraged. That was might initial thoughts after doing a quick test. But driving the same roads as you do every day, you'll likely notice a difference in corning and highways. Remove it after some time and you'll definitely notice the difference.
Damn it, now I feel like I have to swap it out for the thicker bar. Did they also upgrade the front one? I never changed it out but if I'm going to upgrade the rear a second time I might as well do the front this go around as well.
I was thinking the same thing. But Im thinking I’m going to add the Core 4x4 links first. I’m very happy with my 7709 on the stiffest setting.
I'm also about to order a bunch of stuff from core 4x4. I'm happy with my 7709 on the stiffest setting but wouldn't mind upgrading to the 1" bar and seeing if it makes anymore difference. About to be going up to 37s soon so maybe it helps more.
Keep us posted if it makes a noticeable difference. I’m about to put 35’s on in a few weeks and will do the Core end links just before that as well.
Only info I have on the front SB is that people here have posted Hellwig didn’t have one before and used to tell people to OEM bar was sufficient. Sounds like they started making one based off of interest but no idea on how impactful it has been as only a few have mentioned it here. Some saying they aren’t sure of the impact as they swapped both at once. One person saying the rear was enough. So hard to tell.
Yeah I'm not sure how much the front sway bar impacts the handling as I noticed a big difference just changing the rear. As far as the end links, I have the ones that came with my lift currently and they're just so thin. I'm changing out a lot of the rear suspension components with a 7 piece kit from Core 4x4. Even though you're keeping the truck stock at the moment, I recommend getting the adjustable end links should you ever lift it in the future.
Pretty sure all trims come with them. Probably not "inferior" per se but the hellwig does offer a noticeable upgrade over stock. I'm sure the new 1" bar is slightly better than their original 7/8"bar. It definitely helps out a lot once the truck is lifted. I just disconnect it when going out on mild trails to get that rear articulation. Other than that, I keep it on the stiffest setting for highway/city driving. You'll notice the truck stays planted more when cornering.
Not all trims. Mine doesn’t have one.
