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Old 05-28-2010, 04:57 PM
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Pretty nice out today, decided to install my rear Hellwig Anti Sway bar (Awesome upgrade!) Some of the best money I spent on the truck so far besides the plenum fix and Bilsteins. I also installed a 50mm throttle body, Dwight sells them on ebay, and he is a member on here (bwdakrt) great guy! I also threw on my fiberglass tonneau cover. I'm getting the ol Mopar ready for a trip down to the Florida Keys in late June.

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Throttle Body, this is a great piece, Dwight did an excellent job on these.

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Tonneau Cover, excuse the dirtyness, she needs a bath.





I also ordered these rims from Jegs, every place is back ordered until June 15, can't wait to get them on.



Next modification is either the HS 1.7 Roller Rockers, or the Cal Vue sport mirrors.
 
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Looking good! The HS non-adjustable 1.7 RR's were good for 10hp/10tq when I installed them on my '01 RT. Have them on my RT and my '00 Sport V6 and love them. Very simple install and well worth the money.

BTW, that new TB will perform just as good as it looks! Thanks for the business!
 
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Good to hear about the 1.7 RR's, and thanks again Dwight!
 
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The HS non-adjustable 1.7 RR's were good for 10hp/10tq
Did you dyno it before and after?
 
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Yes Sir. Had a baseline run before the install and again after the install. Cheapest 10hp/10tq I've ever bought.
 
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where you get your sway bar and what was the cost ?
and what are your impressions of what it does ?
do you think it would interfere with hauling load, or be damaged any by hauling ?

got a link to the TB ?
 
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where you get your sway bar and what was the cost ?
and what are your impressions of what it does ?
do you think it would interfere with hauling load, or be damaged any by hauling ?

got a link to the TB ?
Please allow me to answer part of this if I may. I'm the one that modified the TB, but due to this ongoing fight and battle I've been having with some health issues and this arthritis in my hands, I'm offically retired from modifying any more TB's. I really enjoy modifying them but it has gotten to the point that the pleasure is no longer worth the pain. I hope everyone understands.
 
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Originally Posted by dhvaughan
where you get your sway bar and what was the cost ?
and what are your impressions of what it does ?
do you think it would interfere with hauling load, or be damaged any by hauling ?

got a link to the TB ?
I ordered the Sway Bar from Summit Racing for around $250 shipped, they were out of stock but one of the representatives had it directly shipped from Hellwig. My first impression was wow, I took it through some twisties and it almost canceled out body roll. It is even better with towing, I tow 2-3 times a week, and it helps a ton with side sway on the highway, the truck feels much more stable. It was a direct bolt on, other than the fact you have to drill two holes in each frame rail for it to mount, not a big deal at all. It has adjustable links so you can fine tune it to the height of your truck. It is solid heat treated steel, and the instructions make it a very easy install. It was a huge improvement and I recommend it to anyone. It pops off very quickly too if you ever wanted to remove it. Now I am seriously considering ordering a larger Hellwig sway bar replacement for the front to even further improve stability and handling.
 
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10-4. hope you get to feeling better soon.
ps. nice looking TB...
 
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Thanks DH, and Dwight, hope you get that arthritis taken care of!
 


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