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Old 01-01-2008, 12:57 PM
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I just bought an 08, I have read several posts about body roll. I have a 2wd and was wondering just what it was. I don't think I have it, isit something that isjust mainly in the 4x4's?
 
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its mor of a truck thing. anythign with a highcenter of gravity is goin to have body role. say a civic no real body role compared to a ram with a 6 inch lift.
 
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Nail it going around a corner one time, then you'll feel some body roll...
 
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Nail it going around a corner one time, then you'll feel some body roll...
yea its basically when your truck is leaning while your wheels are on teh ground...
 
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I just bought an 08, I have read several posts about body roll. I have a 2wd and was wondering just what it was. I don't think I have it, isit something that isjust mainly in the 4x4's?
Put in a sway bar, and you'll never have a noticeable amount. Actually, sometimes you can see it more than feel it. To do that, watch someone you trust wheel your truck through some fairly frisky turns. You'll see it roll toward the outside of the turn. A rear sway bar will damp that down a bunch. My Hellwig steadied my truck down very nicely.
 
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Old 01-01-2008, 10:15 PM
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I just bought an 08, I have read several posts about body roll. I have a 2wd and was wondering just what it was. I don't think I have it, isit something that isjust mainly in the 4x4's?
Put in a sway bar, and you'll never have a noticeable amount. Actually, sometimes you can see it more than feel it. To do that, watch someone you trust wheel your truck through some fairly frisky turns. You'll see it roll toward the outside of the turn. A rear sway bar will damp that down a bunch. My Hellwig steadied my truck down very nicely.
+1, a rear sway bar will help out alot....moesperformance.com has em on their site i believe
 
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Try this Link for a Sway bar. http://www.neverenoughauto.com/catal...c2416-p-1.html

I also put a Helwig Anti Sway bar on mine It worth every penny you be glad you did.

Check out this Link This what more or less sold me to get one.
http://www.hemitruckclub.com/hellwig.htm

Also gives you a good Idea what it will look like.
 
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I will keep the sway bar in mind if it gets to be too much. Thanks for all the input.
 



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