Carli Suspension XDK461 Torsion Sway Bar Kit - With End Links (For 2.5"-3.5" Lift)

The Carli Suspension Torsion Sway Bar Kit - With End Links CS-FTSB-LVL-17 is designed to upgrade the ride in your Ford F250/F350 Super Duty 4WD. Like any other spring on your stock Super Duty, the factory Sway Bar is nearly immobile. It's also the most neglected spring on the vehicle as most fail to look beyond the front coil springs and rear leaf springs when trying to soften the feel of the factory ride. The sway bar is essentially a brace, which locks the axle to the frame. This means that What you hit with one tire is immediately transferred to the other tire and then into the frame causing a high frequency reverberation/chatter felt in the cab. If you've ever hit a manhole cover on the driver's side tire and felt a shake in the entire truck or entered an off-camber driveway and smacked your head on the window - you can thank the factory sway bar. In all reality, the sway bar is at fault for many of the small-bump compliance gripes due to immobility.

So what is the use of the factory sway bar? These trucks are heavy. Even with radius arms (which are much better for sway control), a bit of supporting spring rate plays a substantial role in keeping the body roll in check and keeping the suspension composed. The Factory sway bar is setup to load the truck to the maximum legal weight and haul it safely. If this is all you're doing, there's no better option for you. Put a 3,500 pound cab-over camper in the bed and hit some remote mountain roads on the way to your destination and you can understand why Ford did what they did.

Now if you're like most that aren't loaded to the GVWR every day, the Carli Torsion Sway Bar provides the final link lightening the last spring on the truck, maximizing the ride quality of your Super Duty Pickup. Keeping your factory-equipped sway bar limits comfort, removing it completely makes for questionable control when you're hauling or if you have to make an emergency maneuver. The Carli Torsion Sway Bar splits the difference perfectly giving a small amount of differentiation side to side before progressively engaging to add the needed control as leverage is applied. You can rip corners in the dirt with surgical precision knowing there's exactly enough rate to hold the body steady while cutting your line through the dirt. After that, you can hit the tarmac and enjoy the benefit of the lighter rate bar while cruising around town with its on-road feel similar to that of an independent front suspension. No more dealing with chassis reverberation on small bumps, and the suspension can dance in the level cab while hitting off-camber driveways.

The arms on the Carli Torsion Sway Bar are constructed of solid 3/4" cold-rolled steel, the bar itself is a custom rate, heat treated torsion bar which passes through Carli in-house machined, hard anodized billet aluminum drop brackets that house the bushings. Finishing off this assembly are 17-4 stainless preload bolts and end links.

The Carli Torsion Sway Bar is designed with drop brackets specific to their 2.5", 3.5" lifts. In typical Carli fashion, there are no disconnects on the end links nor multiple holes in the bar to change the leverage applied. This bar is refined to work in conjunction with their custom tuned suspensions. The rate is set, the bar will not hinder articulation justifying a disconnect. The Rate is the perfect balance splitting control and comfort. Install one of these and enjoy the ride.

Parts Included: CS-FEL-LVL-17; CS-FTSBBRKT-LVL-17; CS-FTSBKIT-17

Features:

• Direct Fit For 2.5"-3.5" Carli Leveling Lifts
• Offers Huge Improvement In Ride Quality
• Replaces Immobile Factory Sway Bar With Custom Torsion Bar
• Includes Drop Brackets and Sway Bar Links