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Body Roll - 3/10/2008 5:38:13 PM    86S10 Posts: 60 Joined: 12/8/2007 Status: offline I know these trucks are heavy, but almost all first gens i see driving around corners are body rolling really bad, mine included. are all of their shocks worn and whatnot or is this condition normal? Post #: 1

RE: Body Roll - 3/10/2008 6:11:35 PM    swartlkk Posts: 15304 Joined: 5/1/2005 From: Waterloo, NY Status: offline Could possibly be due to a lack of a rear sway bar on the 1st gens or an improperly sized front sway bar that most of them came with.  Shocks really have very little to do with body roll. _____________________________ Kyle- My Restoration Projects Please Do Not PM for Tech Help (in reply to 86S10) Post #: 2

RE: Body Roll - 3/11/2008 12:41:41 AM    thegr81 Posts: 2639 Joined: 1/16/2007 From: PHOENIX,AZ Status: offline Yea I believe its undersized sway bars in the front and not having one in the rear!! I wonder if the front sway bar outta my blaze would be able to be used in a first gen?? Because I don't have mine in because of my airride in the front now!! I will be taking out my rear sway bar when I four link and bag the rear too!! _____________________________ 2001 2wd 4.3 vortec v6 "I'm not fat, I'm a minitrucker" (in reply to swartlkk) Post #: 3

RE: Body Roll - 3/11/2008 11:31:25 AM    94blueknight Posts: 1520 Joined: 12/31/2007 From: Wisconsin Status: offline do they make rear sways for first gens? cuz i want to reduce by body roll too it gets a lil crazy sometimes. _____________________________ CHECK IT OUT its ME! (in reply to thegr81) Post #: 4

RE: Body Roll - 3/11/2008 2:32:40 PM    swartlkk Posts: 15304 Joined: 5/1/2005 From: Waterloo, NY Status: offline You might be able to adapt the 2nd gen rear sway bar, but it would take some fab work to connect it to the axle and then to the frame. This picture shows how the sway bar attaches to the rear axle: _____________________________ Kyle- My Restoration Projects Please Do Not PM for Tech Help (in reply to 94blueknight) Post #: 5

RE: Body Roll - 3/11/2008 8:12:32 PM    94blueknight Posts: 1520 Joined: 12/31/2007 From: Wisconsin Status: offline hmm the way that bar is i really dont see how that would help. _____________________________ CHECK IT OUT its ME! (in reply to swartlkk) Post #: 6

RE: Body Roll - 3/11/2008 8:33:00 PM    swartlkk Posts: 15304 Joined: 5/1/2005 From: Waterloo, NY Status: offline What do you mean?  It is fixed to the axle with the arms extending back with the links going up to the frame.  It is just reversed from the way a front sway bar is arranged, but still works just the same.  Any increase in suspension travel on one side will translate over to the other side thus limiting roll. _____________________________ Kyle- My Restoration Projects Please Do Not PM for Tech Help (in reply to 94blueknight) Post #: 7

RE: Body Roll - 3/11/2008 9:20:25 PM    94blueknight Posts: 1520 Joined: 12/31/2007 From: Wisconsin Status: offline ooo ok i just thought it had to be attached to the top of the springs/shocks like in some cars _____________________________ CHECK IT OUT its ME! (in reply to swartlkk) Post #: 8

RE: Body Roll - 3/12/2008 4:01:09 PM    86S10 Posts: 60 Joined: 12/8/2007 Status: offline I didnt even look under the truck to see if it had a rear bar. Kinda seems like a mistake on Chevrolet's part, with a 5k pound truck just swaying all over the road. (in reply to 94blueknight) Post #: 9

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