Hellwig Swaybar - Best Mod Yet

[marsh1]

Did you ever get one installed? Thoughts?

Not yet. Other projects got in the way but it is on the agenda for tomorrow

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[marsh1]

Finally got around to installing the Hellwig. It is thicker and way heavier. I don't feel a difference in ride quality and much less body roll.

 

[00 Trans Ram]

So glad to hear these guys are still in business and making good products! They sent me a prototype of an adjustable rear swaybar for my 2000 Trans Am road racecar. It was a great product and the only one of its kind (at that time).

 

[Monster1926]

Finally got around to installing the Hellwig. It is thicker and way heavier. I don't feel a difference in ride quality and much less body roll.

I’m looking at purchasing this for my 392XR. Do you still feel it’s worth it?

 

[craftbbq]

I’m looking at purchasing this for my 392XR. Do you still feel it’s worth it?

Yes! I agree, this is the single-best mod I've done to date. The on-road handling is so much better. I haven't noticed any difference offroad either, but most my off-roading is pretty light

 

[BlackGenesis]

Tires also affect handling/understeer.
Soft large sidewall (oem Rubicon tires and wheels) will net lots of understeer.

While 20s with E rated AT tires (Sahara suspension) make the Jeep corner like it's on rails, very balanced and lots of grip (295 wide).
Also more offset wheels (+12) have sizable improvement in cornering.

 

[Silverblkrilla]

I’m looking at purchasing this for my 392XR. Do you still feel it’s worth it?

Yes I have it and on a 392 it would be a no brainer. You won’t be disappointed.

 

[JLNYC227]

Love mine but its prone to really loud squeaking

 

[Chocolate Thunder]

Love mine but its prone to really loud squeaking

Use a generous amount of synthetic grease on the bushings. Probably need to repeat once or twice a year depending on the conditions you drive in.

 

[BDinTX]

Have you tried disconnecting the rear sway bar completely? I’ve tossed around the idea for articulation reasons, as the JL is the only Jeep I’ve ever owned (10+) that still has a rear sway bar on it. If ditching it helps with oversteer I can sell the wife on the idea as it’s not just for wheel travel gain.

I know this question is a smidge on the old side but I just came across it. This dude tested articulation with and without and he did better with the rear sway bar connected. Seems counterintuitive
Should I remove my rear sway bar. Jeep offroad - YouTube

 

[JLNYC227]

If I wanted to replace the bushings to greasable fittings like these https://www.autozone.com/suspension...-sway-bar-bushings-9-5165r/353704_0?rrec=true . Does anyone know what size?

 

[Bay_Area_Guy]

@Brosef and @marsh1 - I am super excited to see you both do this on your 392s!

I plan to install the sway bar kit on my 22' Rubicon 392 XR that arrives next month. I haven't seen any design changes between the 21' and 22' 392s that would make me doubt the sway bar kit will work.

I reached out to Hellwig but their Customer Support won't give me a straight answer yet.

Would you have any hesitations on ordering the 7775 sway bar kit if you were in my shoes?

I appreciate your thoughts!

 

[StuM]

@Brosef and @marsh1 - I am super excited to see you both do this on your 392s!

I plan to install the sway bar kit on my 22' Rubicon 392 XR that arrives next month. I haven't seen any design changes between the 21' and 22' 392s that would make me doubt the sway bar kit will work.

I reached out to Hellwig but their Customer Support won't give me a straight answer yet.

Would you have any hesitations on ordering the 7775 sway bar kit if you were in my shoes?

I appreciate your thoughts!

Wondering the same thing, so interested in responses.

 

[oceanblue2019]

If I wanted to replace the bushings to greasable fittings like these https://www.autozone.com/suspension...-sway-bar-bushings-9-5165r/353704_0?rrec=true . Does anyone know what size?

0.875

 

[R44pilot]

Playing around a little with the suspension on my ‘21 XRand want to relate my experience so far.

First I installed the Mopar longer LCA’s, these seem to diminish the traditional Jeep wander which was great. A minimal cost mod that exceeded my expectations. Then I decided I wanted to try and get a little more control over tippy feeling from the rear in corners so I added the Hellwig rear sway bar.

This mod was twice the price of the LCA’s but the results weren’t as gratifying. By stiffening up the rear sway bar which did make ultimate cornering improvements, I also lost some of the wandering improvement I gained from the LCA’s. I wouldn’t say it’s back to stock, but there is a noticeable degradation in the steering wander back towards stock. I think what’s happening is that by not allowing as much sway, this lower motion amplitude is getting transferred back up to front and causing the softness in the front suspension to now absorb more sway. Since I don’t plan to do any major off-roading, I may play around with a slightly larger front bar but I don’t want to chase this back and forth forever.

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