Hellwig 7778 Rear Sway Bar

[The Last Ranger]

I purchased this sway bar for my 21 Ranger FX4,and I have to say its excellent. It made all the difference in the world with stability and handling. Cornering is extremely crisp now and no more tippy feelings. I purchased the Bilstein 5100's first and they definitely made an improvement but I'm wondering now if the Hellwig alone would have given me the control I was looking for. I think I could have saved on the Bilsteins and went right for the Hellwig and got the outcome I was looking for.

I set the Hellwig on the stiffest setting and have no plans to test the other 2 settings. I don't go off road and don't need any extra clearance as the bar when installed correctly is about 1/2" lower than the rear differential which is not a problem for me. I guess what I'm trying to say it may be wise to try the Hellwig first if your looking for more stability in your suspension, instead of new shocks front and rear . Obviously this is my own preference after having both items(sway bar and just the rear Bilsteins) on the Ranger.

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[Dereku]

Its on my list. Always add stiffer sway bars to all my trucks. Makes corner carving fun. Well as much fun as a truck can be.

 

[ctechbob]

The damping of stock shocks leave much to be desired. Even with the increased roll stiffness of the bar you still need to be able to control the additional sping rate.

 

[Cabose-1]

Now that you have had the sway bar for a while, how is it with loads and towing. I am looking at this or at getting the roadactive suspension. So looking for feedback, from actual users of the products
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[The Last Ranger]

Sorry I haven't had any heavy loads or any towing to give you advice on how it handles yet.

 

[Rp930]

Wow that thing is not cheap. I guess you get what you pay for.

 

[Grumpaw]

As I've posted many times, I have the Raodmaster Active Suspension set up on my Ranger.
Remember, all the sway bar will do is handle the "lean" when cornering solo and handle a bit of the side to side when towing. It does nothing as to the handling of weight when towing, including tongue weight.
The Roadmaster system acts as a sway bar set up, replaces an air bag set up. acts as a set of traction bars, and a track bar, all in one set up.
When driving solo you don't even notice it until you start manuvering the truck, or adding a heavy load....it's a passive system.
It's only negative is that, at least on our Rangers, it raises the rear about 1/2 inch.
If I had a regular vehicle and wanted better handling I would go right out and get a sway bar. If all you want is better handling for solo driving, than get the sway bar.
But for what the Ranger is used for, heavy duty towing (7000 lb trailer, 700 lb tongue weight) the Roadmaster system is my way to go.
I think a few other members also got the setup....maybe they'll chime in.

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