2009 Dodge Ram Upgrades - ADDCO Rear Sway Bar

Out back, you can see just how small the factory rear sway bar is. With the truck supported by jackstands, we began the teardown.
Out back, you can see just how small the factory rear sway bar is. With the truck supporte
Because of the Ride Tech airbags, the rear sway bar uses longer endlinks. The endlinks and hardware will be reused with the new ADDCO bars, so we simply removed the bottom nut with a 3/4-inch wrench and then the bushing mount bolts with a 17mm socket.
Because of the Ride Tech airbags, the rear sway bar uses longer endlinks. The endlinks and
Side-by-side, the new ADDCO bar is much larger and stronger. With the five-link rear suspension on the '09+ Rams, this modification is a must.
Side-by-side, the new ADDCO bar is much larger and stronger. With the five-link rear suspe

Using the Ride Tech endlink hardware, we bolted on the new bar and then moved to the bushing mounts.
Using the Ride Tech endlink hardware, we bolted on the new bar and then moved to the bushi
After lubing the bushings, we ran into trouble once again. The new ADDCO bushing mount bolt-holes were way off and didn't even come close to lining up.
After lubing the bushings, we ran into trouble once again. The new ADDCO bushing mount bol
We tried to drill them out ourselves, but the Unibit wasn't large enough. We made a quick trip to a shop with a drill press and came back with two drilled-out bushing mounts ready to be installed.
We tried to drill them out ourselves, but the Unibit wasn't large enough. We made a quick

With the bolts tightened down, the front and rear installs were complete and we were ready to make a couple of passes through our slalom test course.
With the bolts tightened down, the front and rear installs were complete and we were ready
As a refresher, this is how our Ram looked with the factory sway bars. The Dodge made a best run of 55 mph.
As a refresher, this is how our Ram looked with the factory sway bars. The Dodge made a be
After the installation of front and rear ADDCO sway bars, the Dodge was much flatter through the turns and returned a best speed of 60 mph.
After the installation of front and rear ADDCO sway bars, the Dodge was much flatter throu

FROM THE DRIVER SEAT
As you can see by the before and after photos, the Ram is much more stable when making high-speed turns. Body roll was minimized and we feel like our 26-inch MHT wheels and Nitto 305/30R26 NT420S tires are working much more efficiently as they're planted throughout the corners. What surprised us the most was how burly the solid front 1 1/2-inch bar was-it was basically a sewer pipe bolted to the front end and did a great job of handling the Ram's heftiness. Before we could feel elated, we had to feel disappointment. Both the front and rear bushing mount bolt holes were way off and required extensive drilling, with the front requiring a drill press. Being that we were at the track doing the install, this set us back over an hour.

YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED

Time Spent Working: 2 hours
Degree Of Difficulty: Intermediate
(Only because we had to drill out the bushing bolt holes)

Tools Needed:
15mm socket/wrench, 17mm socket/wrench, -inch wrench, floor jack, jackstands

Parts Used:
ADDCO front sway bar 2256 $200.38
ADDCO rear sway bar 2427 $TBD

Total: $200.38
(Price from summitracing.com does not include new rear sway bar price, tax, shipping, or installation)

SOURCE
ADDCO Manufacturing 1596 Linville Falls Hwy Linville NC 28646 800-621-8916 www.addco.net

By Dan Ward

Enjoyed this Post? Subscribe to our RSS Feed, or use your favorite social media to recommend us to friends and colleagues!

stumble upon rss facebook twitter

2009 Dodge Ram Upgrades - Saying Goodbye To Body Roll

Part 6: '09 Dodge Ram Project