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Rear Swaybar upgrade options.

Midnight

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How many aftermarket companies offer the performance upgrade rear swaybar?? I can only find steeda and aFe...are those the only options? And which offers the best flat cornering and planted grip? I plan on going to tail of the dragon rally and want to improve the handling on the curvy road. I just want to see all my options before buying. I already have the H&R springs
 

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How many aftermarket companies offer the performance upgrade rear swaybar?? I can only find steeda and aFe...are those the only options? And which offers the best flat cornering and planted grip? I plan on going to tail of the dragon rally and want to improve the handling on the curvy road. I just want to see all my options before buying. I already have the H&R springs
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I believe Lethal Performance also offers one but otherwise then that there is nothing more. They are all pretty equal as far as performance. I would not recommend the Steeda one though as a lot of people seem to have really bad rust problems with them.
 

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Steeda and Afe. Also, the PIU rear sway bar is somewhere in-between the aftermarket and stock ST sway bars.
 

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PIU rear sway is a great bang for the buck option.
 

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I’m running the Steeda bar in the middle hole and it works great. The car is planted with no issues. About those with rust/appearance issues, well I don’t know what to tell you…
 

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I’m running the Steeda bar in the middle hole and it works great. The car is planted with no issues. About those with rust/appearance issues, well I don’t know what to tell you…
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Same here. Works great no rust!
 

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Steeda in the outer. Loved the improvement immediately. No rust issue on the bar but their rear springs don’t look so good after 24 months.


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Steeda all the way, springs bar and subframe bushing kit. No rust no fuss. Can't comment on the Dragon Tail but very nice on the Blue Ridge and Skyline Parkway
 

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Just installed the Steeda this week, unbelievable difference. Turn in with minimal body roll.
 

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EDWYER said:
PIU rear sway is a great bang for the buck option.
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Do you know the diameter of the piu bar?
 

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Do you know the diameter of the piu bar?
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No but the stock bar felt like a feather after I lifted up the PIU bar in comparison.
 

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where I could find the specs , diameter of the PIU rear swaybar? I'm really curious now. I found a newer police interceptor being parted out and I might snag that rear bar to give it a try.
 

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I have steeda bar on rear of my f150
Only issues after 3 months of rain and debris
Was originally shipped from steeda missing u bolt nuts. They sent them a few days later
Afyer a phone call.
I run the bar on middle hole
And struts could be shorter by 1 to 2 inches to stay level
My truck is 6100 lbs 4x4
It made world of difference
Price was insane
But looking now for one for the explorer
 

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Midnight said:
where I could find the specs , diameter of the PIU rear swaybar? I'm really curious now. I found a newer police interceptor being parted out and I might snag that rear bar to give it a try.
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It’s been posted here before…do a site search. IIRC it’s not much bigger…a few mm.
 

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ST is 21.7mm and Police is 23mm. Police is much heavier as EDWYER stated. I swapped and notice a minor improvement.
 

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