rear suspension help needed

[2ndroundko]

Looking to decrease body roll greatly in my 85 c10. Currently the truck is lowered with a rear flip kit and cut coils roughly a 4/6 drop. Since my budget is very tight I'm trying to optimize what I have rather than spend more on components than the entire truck is worth currently. I plan to do this build in stages, with a end goal of a fun spirited daily driver, that's a beast on winding back roads.



Currently I have changed the ball joints and have a urethane control arm bushing kit to install. I also have a factory front sway bar with urethane bushings for the front as well to create a decent stock front end. Out back is where I'm struggling to develop a plan of attack. To stay in my budget I want to keep the rear leafs so I upgraded to poly bushings when I did the flip kit and that's where Im at now. Would it be better for me to find a stock rear sway to retrofit (any suggestions are appreciated ) or increase the spring rate with the addition of helper spring shocks. I'm leaning towards the helper spring shocks since I need to upgrade the shocks anyway and the fact that they will stiffen my rear up. Please help thanks

[bryant]

i would go with the rear sway bar. i cant remember ever seeing a chevy truck with rear sway bar and i build differentials for a living so ive seen a lot of rear suspensions. i believe suburbans have a rear sway bar. they have pads welded on the housing so it will take some creativity to put on the truck housing. i bet a sway bar off of a ford or dodge would be easy to make work on the chevy. need to spend some time in the salvage yard looking to see what you can find.

[2ndroundko]

Ok thanks I know a lot of guys were using explorer rear sway bars on s10's when I had my blazer. So I'm thinking a expedition sway bar may work on a full size truck. Is there anything I can do to increase the spring rate on a leaf spring rear?