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never2late · 03-25-2009, 07:45 PM

Just bought a 2004 Damon Intruder and wondering if adding a Hellwig second sway bar will help any? I order one today plus I'm thinking about adding a trac bar to the rear also. Any help would be nice.

Todd

jupoa · 03-25-2009, 10:31 PM

You might check the condition of your stock sway bar bushings. If they no longer fit snug around your sway bar, they need to be replaced. I just replaced the worn out bushings on my 97 with polyurethane bushings and it made a world of difference.

I also installed a homemade trac bar on the rear which worked out well. I built it from steel scraps and under $50 for rod end bearings. They get $500 for some of the manufactured ones but the engineering is really basic. If you get caught in gusting crosswinds, your rig will be much more stable if it has a trac bar. Otherwise, all else being in good condition, you probably won't miss it.

John-D · 03-26-2009, 08:51 AM

Well.. I'm not sure how much a sway bar will help.

Sway is side to side rocking, You know like folks singing "We are the world" Of course what chassis you have may affect this, Workhorse put good sway control on my Intruder,, Ford, I suspect, based on non-truck, experience may need help.

A larger problem with motor homes however is what I call "Wagging" that the body moves sideways on the springs, not rocking side to side but sliding so the tail moves a bit right or left and the nose moves left or right.

A TRAC BAR controls this (Also called a pan-hard bar)

it locks the house squarly over the axle previnging this 'Wagging" like motion.

Made a big difference on my 2005 Intruder

p12 · 03-31-2009, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by jupoa

You might check the condition of your stock sway bar bushings. If they no longer fit snug around your sway bar, they need to be replaced. I just replaced the worn out bushings on my 97 with polyurethane bushings and it made a world of difference.

I also installed a homemade trac bar on the rear which worked out well. I built it from steel scraps and under $50 for rod end bearings. They get $500 for some of the manufactured ones but the engineering is really basic. If you get caught in gusting crosswinds, your rig will be much more stable if it has a trac bar. Otherwise, all else being in good condition, you probably won't miss it.

Have any pics of your bar? How did you attach to the axle.

jupoa · 03-31-2009, 11:03 PM

Sorry, no pics but it is similar the SuperSteer bar that mounts behind the rear axle. I like the behind the axle design because it allows for a longer bar.