Factory Rear Anti-Sway Bar?
Brand new $10ea shocks so they suck, I know a front bar is going to help tremendously. You can make a truck ride like a car, you just have to sacrifice payload capacity.
I'm thinking the rear bar is mainly for a fully loaded box however on small trucks I have read they make a bigger difference with an empty bed if the truck is smaller because the suspension is softer. I will have to see how she rides after 4 Bilsteins and a front bar but it is good to know they are stock if I need one. They do sell aftermarket rear kits for the GenI Dakota so it must make some sort of a difference?
I'm thinking the rear bar is mainly for a fully loaded box however on small trucks I have read they make a bigger difference with an empty bed if the truck is smaller because the suspension is softer. I will have to see how she rides after 4 Bilsteins and a front bar but it is good to know they are stock if I need one. They do sell aftermarket rear kits for the GenI Dakota so it must make some sort of a difference?
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My truck handles pretty well. It has the towing package and I noticed that with just me the ride is pretty stiff but I recently took a trip with me and 3 other people and the ride was much better with the added weight.
I also have a 2013 Mustang with BMR progressive springs, Eibach front and rear adjustable bars, aluminum upper and lower control arms,Aluminum adjustable panhard bar, Tokico d-spec adjustables and Brembo brakes. I really don't see how you could possibly get my truck to handle like my Mustang.
I also have a 2013 Mustang with BMR progressive springs, Eibach front and rear adjustable bars, aluminum upper and lower control arms,Aluminum adjustable panhard bar, Tokico d-spec adjustables and Brembo brakes. I really don't see how you could possibly get my truck to handle like my Mustang.
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Thats the problem. No point in having a truck if you cant haul anything lol I know there are guys that ask about how to get better mpg and really with a truck there isnt a way. Pretty much if you want good mpg you need a car. . Good shocks will help. My dads jeep was horrible with 140k on the original shocks. Put new ones on and it feels like a brand new vehicle
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Are you saying my Mustang handles like a truck??
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Are you saying my Mustang handles like a truck??
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Well I can't say that I have ever attempted to "drive" a garbage bag but I have owned some GM products that would fit that analysis.
The OP said he wanted his truck to drive like a sports car. I love my Dakota but it drives like a truck and absolutely not like a sports car.
My point wasn't to get your opinion on my car but to say that it is going to be very difficult and expensive to get his truck to handle like a sports car.
The OP said he wanted his truck to drive like a sports car. I love my Dakota but it drives like a truck and absolutely not like a sports car.
My point wasn't to get your opinion on my car but to say that it is going to be very difficult and expensive to get his truck to handle like a sports car.
