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Handling ImprovementsTechnical discussions regarding sport suspensions, performance sway bars, shock absorbers, lowering kits and handling improvement systems.
This is a discussion thread titled "-Hellwig Anti-Sway Bar A & Q Thread-", within the Handling Improvements forum, part of the Technical & Vehicle Assistance Forums category.
ITs the 7641 right? I think Im getting one for my 4x2 soon.
Yep, that's the one.
__________________ 2004 Salsa Red Pearl DC Limited 4x2
Toyota Mods:
Accessory Meter / Leather / LSD / Moonroof / Tow Package / Rear DVD System / 6 Disc Changer / Challenger Step Boards / Carpet Mats / Toyoguard
My Mods:
Debadged / Line-X / Window Tint to Match Rears / Hellwig Anti-Sway Bar / ORW Steering Rack Bushings / RAPS / VSE Subwoofer / USA SPEC iPod Adapter / Pop&Lock Power Tailgate Lock / Unichip / JBA's are back on / Gibson Exhaust
To the best of my knowledge, no. I have had one on my truck for 3 years now and love it! I tow a 4,800 lb, 26' travel trailer and the bar helps keep everthing under control. Even when I'm not towing, the truck handles so much better then without one. I have the end-links installed upside down (bolt head near the ground, threads up near the bed) so that it is a five minute job to disconnect them when I go 4-wheelin'. The bar stays attached, I just remove the end-links.
Probably the single best mod for the $$.
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My daily driver - 2008 Yaris sedan 'S'. Tinted windows in the rear, TRD anti-sway bar for the rear, 17" rims - Samurai SC02 Hyper Black.
My favorite ride - a 2001 SR5 4x4. With - RCD 6" lift, JBA Titanium coated headers, JBA y-pipe, Unichip PnP, ARB rd-129 air locker (rear), Camburg UCA's, custom front Sway-A-Way coilovers, custom Sway-A-Way's with remote reservoirs and billet mounts for the hind-quarters, PolyPerformance limit straps with adjustable clevis's - mounts welded up by AJ at BentUp.com, Stubbs Welding rock sliders and custom front skid plate, 315/75/16 Toyo Open Country M/T's, on all 4 corners wrapped around 16x8 MB Motoring Blitz rims, cryo'd 4.88's set up by Inchworm Gear, Trenz billet grill upper, T-Rex billet grill lower, on board VI-AIR aircompressor and 3 gallon air tank from Wheelers Off-Road, Inc, AutoMeter A-pillar pod with transmission temp gauge (sending unit in the tranny pan), Long Tru-Cool LPD tranny cooler, 10" Flex-a-Lite tranny cooler fan w/thermostat, TRD billet oil filler cap, TRD air filter, TRD dual exhaust, and TRD add-a-leaf rear springs. Superlift TruSpeed Speedometer Recalibrator. Warn Trans4mer Grill Guard, brush guard and 9.5ti winch w/cover. Budbuilt traction bar. Wheelers Off Road Centric performance brake rotors: cross-drilled and slotted. Staun tyre deflators set for 13 psi. Our home away from home, 2004 Outback 26RS travel trailer with 15" MB Motoring Blitz rims to match the Tundra.
Just wonder that given the extra weight (400 lbs?) and length of the Doublecab if the currently available Hellwig bar will be as effective as it is on the lighter Access and Regular Cab models???
The Hellwig anti-sway bar is very stout, I have no doubt that it will work as well on the doublecab.
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My daily driver - 2008 Yaris sedan 'S'. Tinted windows in the rear, TRD anti-sway bar for the rear, 17" rims - Samurai SC02 Hyper Black.
My favorite ride - a 2001 SR5 4x4. With - RCD 6" lift, JBA Titanium coated headers, JBA y-pipe, Unichip PnP, ARB rd-129 air locker (rear), Camburg UCA's, custom front Sway-A-Way coilovers, custom Sway-A-Way's with remote reservoirs and billet mounts for the hind-quarters, PolyPerformance limit straps with adjustable clevis's - mounts welded up by AJ at BentUp.com, Stubbs Welding rock sliders and custom front skid plate, 315/75/16 Toyo Open Country M/T's, on all 4 corners wrapped around 16x8 MB Motoring Blitz rims, cryo'd 4.88's set up by Inchworm Gear, Trenz billet grill upper, T-Rex billet grill lower, on board VI-AIR aircompressor and 3 gallon air tank from Wheelers Off-Road, Inc, AutoMeter A-pillar pod with transmission temp gauge (sending unit in the tranny pan), Long Tru-Cool LPD tranny cooler, 10" Flex-a-Lite tranny cooler fan w/thermostat, TRD billet oil filler cap, TRD air filter, TRD dual exhaust, and TRD add-a-leaf rear springs. Superlift TruSpeed Speedometer Recalibrator. Warn Trans4mer Grill Guard, brush guard and 9.5ti winch w/cover. Budbuilt traction bar. Wheelers Off Road Centric performance brake rotors: cross-drilled and slotted. Staun tyre deflators set for 13 psi. Our home away from home, 2004 Outback 26RS travel trailer with 15" MB Motoring Blitz rims to match the Tundra.
Installed mine a few months ago(P/N 7641).
Couldn't be happier with the increased handling control. I know that before I added it my truck felt a little loose handling wise, especially when taking long curves on mountain roads. Now, what a difference! Once I find my line on a curve, it is not a chore to maintain it. Also taking corners are no longer something I have to consciously think about. I noticed right away when I test drove the truck that if you took a corner any faster than grandma pace, the truck wanted to throw out its' rear end. Now I don't even think about it anymore. No doubt this is one of the most cost effective mods around!
__________________ 2004 SALSA RED DOUBLE CAB 4X4:
Line-X
Huskey Liners
Colgan Carbon Fiber Bra
Viper 690XV Alarm w/Field Disturbance Sensor
Window Automation System(530T/529T)
AMI Billet "Flame" Rear License Plate Frame w/4th Brake Light
AMI Stubbie Antennae
Gunther Custom Front License Plate Frame
A.R.E. LSII Tonneau Cover
Silverstar Headlamp Bulbs
Ultra Peacemaker Rims(17x8)
Protecta Bed Mat
Hellwig Anti-Sway Bar
Wade Vent Visors
Bazooka VSE Sub
Last edited by TundraMan2004; 10-10-2004 at 09:33 PM.
Reason: spelling
I just installed my Hellwig Sway-Bar tonight. I have one word to describe it. YOWZA!!!
I started the install in my garage about 8 or 8:30 pm, turned on the Astros game and went to work. Finished up about 9:45 as the Astros were violating the Braves. Go 'Stros!
Took it for a test drive and could not believe the difference. It was like driving a ZO6 Corvette compared to what it used to be. It does'nt wallow when i go over bumps anymore, and when i turn corners it just straigtens back up instead of waddleing side to side. Its friggin' awsome. Best $100 and 2 hours i have spent on my truck.
$100 you ask? I got a great deal from another member who bought one in the group buy, but never installed it. Sweet.
Oh, and i painted it "Flash Red" (a Mitsubishi color) with DuPont ChromaBase, and DuPont Clear. I'll take pictures ASAP.
Lates.
*Nothing can completely render a warranty void. Installing an aftermarket part will result in any damage caused by that part being your responsibility, not Toyota's under their warranty. The antisway bar cannot damage anything under our trucks that I can imagine.
Ken
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You get what you inspect
Not what you expect.
S&S Long Tube Hi-Torque Headers
TRD/Eaton Limited Slip Differential
Gibson exhaust system
Hellwig Rear Antisway Bar
Sylvania Xenarc H.I.D. X1010 Auxiliary Low Beam Driving Lights
Schaeffer Engine Oil, ATF, Differential Oil
Racor LFS22825 full-flow transmission filter
Towing a 21' Bigfoot trailer using a Hensley Arrow hitch, Jordan brake controller, McKesh mirrors
I'd add, if you're planning an RCD 6" and it's not just for show... meaning that you will take it off road, I would suggest some kind of quick-release mechanism... you'll get next to no articulation with the bar in place. I was surprised how often my ABS kicked in when going down a relatively tame hill that was heavily rutted.
__________________ 2003 SR5 TRD V8
Better Built toolbox / Limited leather / Power outlet mod / Maplight mod / Horn mod / Wheelskins leather wheel wrap / RS3200 Plus / Rebadged w/TRD / Bully Nerf bars / '05 OEM Taillights / Clear corners / Tint / Factory Woodgrain kit / Gentex EC Mirror / Gaylord's Toolbox-Lid / MB Overdrives with Revos / Muthco Signal Mirrors / Sport Grille / TRD Dual Exhaust / Camry Nav System
Had the same experience last night rlockyear, old fire road I was coming down, not even steeo...I wish it werent so darn sensitive...does the helwig help this at all, my decreasing wheel hop or is it sensitive ABS I get to live with?
Sensitive ABS. I've only triggered it when two wheels got onto ice and going down this hill. Anything that's going to reduce the speed of one wheel not accounted for by a turn is going to do it.
I just have a feeling that we've been slipping our tires more than we really thought on dirt roads. The Hellwig will most certainly not reduce the ABS sensitivity.
__________________ 2003 SR5 TRD V8
Better Built toolbox / Limited leather / Power outlet mod / Maplight mod / Horn mod / Wheelskins leather wheel wrap / RS3200 Plus / Rebadged w/TRD / Bully Nerf bars / '05 OEM Taillights / Clear corners / Tint / Factory Woodgrain kit / Gentex EC Mirror / Gaylord's Toolbox-Lid / MB Overdrives with Revos / Muthco Signal Mirrors / Sport Grille / TRD Dual Exhaust / Camry Nav System
Engineering thought???
Linear Mode
