Hi All,
I put an anti-sway bar on my 53' 1/2 ton. It has stock suspension, disc
brakes (Camaro) and steel belted tires. The truck swayed like an old
conestoga wagon. After, putting on the antiswaybar it is GREAT!! That was
the best $140 i have spent on that truck.
Jon
----- Original Message -----
From: G. Simmons <gls@4link.net>
To: Rick Warren <stovebolt@classictruckshop.com>; <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, October 27, 2000 1:08 AM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Sway Bars & Steering Stabilizers.
> >> Hey there, has anyone on the list added a steering
> >> stabilizer and/or swaybars to there stock AD
> >> suspensions?
>
> PO put a stabilizer on one of mine. It steers quite nicely with its new
> 6.50 x 16 bias plies, but otherwise neglected condition. I always
> considered it kind of hokey, but maybe it does contribute to the
relatively
> good steering on the truck. I haven't removed it to do a comparison.
>
> When I got the truck it had a bunch of mismatched tires, including one
snow
> tire on the front, and all much wider than stock. By going back to a
> stockish tire size, I made a huge improvement. Many other list members
say
> using radials adds a lot over bias plies.
>
> Regards,
>
> Grant S.
>
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