Front and rear sway bar? Or front only?

[MMulcahy]

I'm upgrading the suspension on my 3051S. I want to add Bilstein shocks all around and Hellwig front sway bar. I'm wondering if i should put a Hellwig in the rear while I'm getting the work done. Seems like Ride-Rite system should provide necessary sway reduction and after 15k miles, seems like my issues are front sway and overall jarring from the shocks (esp. in rear).

Thanks for your feedback.

[JSowles]

I did the front and rear sway bars from Hellwig, made a heck of a difference in the handling. On a trip up to Oklahoma the wind was horrible and going 50-55 was the max we could do without feeling like the rig was getting out of control.

After the sway bars, 60-65 in the same type of wind was no problem at all and everything feels great.

Your mileage may vary, but the money was well spent for us.


We have a 2012 3011DS.

[MMulcahy]

Do you know the part number for the rear sway bar? I have a 2015 chassis, and no one shows it for this model year. I'm guessing it is the same as the 2014.

[BIKERMHA]

Originally Posted by MMulcahy

Do you know the part number for the rear sway bar? I have a 2015 chassis, and no one shows it for this model year. I'm guessing it is the same as the 2014.

I just made a post regarding the changes we made to our Forester 3051S. You might find that helpful.

[vwexpert]

I just ordered front and rear Hellwig sway bars from amazon. 7180 rear / 7718 front. The rear air bags mainly act as helper springs for weight - they do very little for sway from wind / trucks / uneven roads / etc. My Bilstein shocks and damper helped a lot...I hope these sway bars compliment the shocks.
Jim

[toddlafond]

I'm having the rear anti sway bars done first and will then determine if I need the front ones installed. I'm going with Roadmaster brands.

[vwexpert]

I believe the reason to do all 4 shocks and / or front and rear sway bars together is to balance out the handling and steering. Having stiffer rear sway bars than the front will effect the steering through corners.
Jim

[toddlafond]

Jim,

Thanks for that info. I never thought of that. I asked a few technitions and they said to do the rear first but that does make allot of sense.