Are the anti-sway bar drop brackets required with the 2″ or 2.5″ Dodge Ram leveling kit?
Although not mandatory, Hell Bent Steel strongly recommends the installation of anti-sway bar drop brackets when installing a 2.5″ leveling spacer straight axle truck. The anti-sway bar drop brackets will not fit the Independent Front Suspension (IFS) models. When you install a 2″ or 2.5″ leveling kit to your truck, the angle of the anti-sway bar and, consequently, the anti-sway bar end links, is changed. The drop brackets lower the mounting position of the anti-sway bar allowing the bar and the connected end links to return to their vertical stock positions. IMPORTANT NOTE: The goal of the drop brackets is to keep the sway bar end-links in their stock (vertical) position. Doing so will avoid any excess wear on the end-link bushings and extend the life of the end links. After your leveling kit is installed, check the angle position of the end-links. If the end-links are leaning either forward or backward then use the drop brackets to adjust the end-links to the vertical position. If th