My new Hellwig swaybar looks deformed?

[chrisgodaddy]

I just opened the factory box. This is my hellwig 7569 rear sway bar. The holes arent even symmetrical. I cant get a refund. As far as I know, this looks new with no rust. WHY ON EARTH is one side crooked and the other straight?

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/651/1004424p.jpg/

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/687/1004425p.jpg/

 

[Currency]

To fit around the gas tank maybe? I do not believe my rear sway bar looks like yours but mine is stock. Pretty sure both sides of mine appear to be the same.

 

[FIND]

Pretty sure that is how they are supposed to look.

 

[techieman33]

bolt it up and see what happens

 

[arco777]

That is odd. I would call up whoever you bought it from and make sure you got the right thing. Ask for a picture of an identical model. My EE swaybars were symmetrical.

 

[Turdle]

ok everyone-1st and 2nd gen guys go outside and measure the distance from the lower end of your sway bar endlink--to the ground. Measure each side and report back.

You have to look closely, but if your truck is sitting level the driver side link will be closer to the ground.

I'm not sure about this using an aftermarket bar but maybe Techieman33 will report something interesting.

Using this knowledge the bend might be to make up for the driver side having more weight, as an aid to leveling the truck.

 

[swshawaii]

Low rez image appears symmetrical in Hellwig's instruction sheet.

http://www.truckspring.com/installation instructions/Sway Bar Assembly/Hellwig/7569.pdf

 

[FIND]

It is hard to see in that picture, but the passenger side has that same bend in it. In stock trim, the swaybar appears to mount approximately 3/4 to 1 inche lower on the driver side.

I don't feel like searching for wherever my kids have put my tape measure, but it is pretty easy to see the difference.

Good god that swaybar is thick compared to the stock one.... I had never even thought to pay attention to the size of the stocker.

 

[jd4242]

is this for an explorer?i believe its molded after a second gen sway,they mount different and that bend is the passenger side exhaust comes down and out on a first gen,with it mounted different than a first gen it would hit.you can just use a second gen rear sway bar in your first gen and get the same results,2nd gen is way thicker than a first gen.or it just might be the wrong bar all together.here is a 2nd gen swaybar in a first gen pic

 

[Mudboy]

Off topic a ,little, but why are people upgrading a rear sway bar? I plan on removing mine...for good for offroad use. Not being ****y, just curious.

 

[jd4242]

Off topic a ,little, but why are people upgrading a rear sway bar? I plan on removing mine...for good for offroad use. Not being ****y, just curious.

Do you only offroad?how long does it take to remove two bolts?most people are upgrading for street trucks,me i have 9" of lift and going into a turn or on ramp gets a little scary without a sway bar.i can def tell a diff with or without mine and I've rolled once on street and don't like feeling like im going to again!!

 

[Mudboy]

My ex is only on the roads to get to the trails, but at the same time, once my brakes are situated I believe it to dependable to drive to California and back. I ask because on 3 of my old cherokees I didn't have rear sway bars and they weren't bad, however I removed a front once before and you had to drive that SOB lol. Can't say I ever rolled on the street, but have been on my side and lid a few times off road, i could understand with 9" of lift the fear off going over on the highway.

 

[Mudboy]

Do you only offroad?how long does it take to remove two bolts?most people are upgrading for street trucks,me i have 9" of lift and going into a turn or on ramp gets a little scary without a sway bar.i can def tell a diff with or without mine and I've rolled once on street and don't like feeling like im going to again!!

I guess a thicker ( more ridgid) sway bar is going to help on cornering with less body roll when taking turns and curves?

 

[jd4242]

I guess a thicker ( more ridgid) sway bar is going to help on cornering with less body roll when taking turns and curves?

Yep.its free and makes me feel safer.offroad they come off tho.
Ps i don't drive my truck like its lifted so that has alt to do with it also.im that guy on 36 putting it into power slides around turn and doing a 100 on the highway

 

[Mudboy]

lol, yeah I take it i easy on the street.

 

[Xeek]

im that guy on 36 putting it into power slides around turn and doing a 100 on the highway

exactly, you drive it like its lowered
no way your driveshaft would fall out from driving reasonably