Sway bar Question

[manygears]

I just noticed that my 06' 3500 didn't come with a rear sway bar . Is Dodge not putting them on the rear or is it an option I missed? Do I even need to put one on the truck , being its a DRW?

 

[Hercules130]

they are not an option anymore, as i believe the frames are stiffer now. check out helwig, i think they make one.

 

[Gypsyman]

I ran the Helwig and it made a nice change. IPD also offers a heavier bar and that's what I now run with my Kelderman Air-Ride. Both are very good options with the IPD being the stiffer of the two.

 

[Grizzly]

I just noticed that my 06' 3500 didn't come with a rear sway bar . Is Dodge not putting them on the rear or is it an option I missed? Do I even need to put one on the truck , being its a DRW?

Sway are not needed due to the stiffer box frame and the longer wider springs. So I am told. My 05 DRW is better at controlling swaying then the 95 DRW, which had torsion bars.

 

[JHardwick]

Sway are not needed due to the stiffer box frame and the longer wider springs. So I am told. My 05 DRW is better at controlling swaying then the 95 DRW, which had torsion bars.

I believe my '03 dually is a bit more stable without the sway bar than my '99 dually was with a sway bar pulling the same trailer. Thats not to say that some may prefer a sway bar.

 

[JRMora]

I just noticed that my 06' 3500 didn't come with a rear sway bar . Is Dodge not putting them on the rear or is it an option I missed? Do I even need to put one on the truck , being its a DRW?

As a matter of course, Dodge stopped putting them on in 2003. I don't miss mine. Of course, I went from a 3/4 Ton SRW to a 1 Ton DRW, so I may not be the best source of info...



Juan