sway bars

[yota18]

i was wondering if i remove the front sway bars on my 84 pickup, would i get more articulation out of my suspension or should i just leave it on just wondering?

[RCKSQRL]

disconnect the sway bar = increased articulation

[bigarms23]

I would say take off the sway bar and try it out

[yota18]

i think i wiil i want to right for the round up

[Hammerhead]

I've yanked the sway bar off of every Toy I've ever had and done the same with most of my friends rigs. 

As I said in another thread here on Marlin "Sway-bars are for soccer-moms and school-girls"

[Mtn. Toy]

I guess I'll pull mine off also and try it

[yota18]

now when i do remove these do i have a good chance of a roll over as well on the con.

[jimbo74]

you might be mroe prone to rolling, jsut dont drive like an idiot... ive removed all the sawaybars ive ever had and never had a problem.....

the only thing it might affect is a panic stop, but if you know how to drive, it wont even be an issue...


if your truck rolls, your an idiot.....



(yup, i've been guilty of it too)

[yota18]

cool thanks thats what i figured i just wasn't sure.

[Rocksurfer]

Scrap them they are a waste of material on a Toyota, when I buy a new rig if it still has a sway bar it is the first mod I make. Into the scrap pile with you.

[GA Runner]

what is the point of a sway bar?

[lucky7]

Controls body roll

[GA Runner]

thats it? so if you take them off you will feel like you are leaning more in a turn?

[yota18]

 just took them off a few days ago and i dont feel a diffrence maybe because i am more careful around corners. i dont think there is much of a diffrence.

[jimbo74]

thats it? so if you take them off you will feel like you are leaning more in a turn?

supposeldy yes..... all vehicles lean in turns... if you dont like it, jsut go slower and not bomb through the turn.....

i dont feel a diffrence maybe because i am more careful around corners. i dont think there is much of a diffrence.

[GA Runner]

ok. is it hard to take them off? is it hard to put them back on if you dont like it off? im sure if i take it off ill leave it off but just wonderin. almost all the time im careful around corners

[jrock]

You too, I did mine a few weeks ago and haven't noticed any extra flex or body roll but I did notice a better ride.

[GA Runner]

can i just climb under my truck and take it off?

[jrock]

Yup. Well, if you have a solid axel.

[GA Runner]

i dont have to lift it up?

[jrock]

No.

[GA Runner]

nice

[jrock]

Haha, very nice.

[GA Runner]

is it just the bar you take off or is there more to it?

[jrock]

All I did was take off the section that attaches to the axle and tied the actual swap bar up. But you could just as well take it all off. I will be doing that later.

[jimbo74]

is it just the bar you take off or is there more to it?

the bar and the endlinks.... there are C brackets that bot to the frame for the crossbar, and the endlinks just go to the axle

[KDXSR5]

unbolt from the two connection points on the axle and then take off the four bolts holding the sway bar mounts on the frame. This will allow you to remove the whole setup. I think the axle ends are double nutted if I remember correctly. Really easy, ten minute job max.

[GA Runner]

you said only if you have a solid axle. does that mean there is no sway bar on an ifs?

[jimbo74]

unbolt from the two connection points on the axle and then take off the four bolts holding the sway bar mounts on the frame. This will allow you to remove the whole setup. I think the axle ends are double nutted if I remember correctly. Really easy, ten minute job max.

you can als oinstall sway bar quik disconnects if you wnat to leave it on for on road, and disconnect it for offroad, then nothing ever needs to be removed or stored

[KDXSR5]

you said only if you have a solid axle. does that mean there is no sway bar on an ifs?

ifs still has one, but i have never taken one off of an ifs before, so i dunno how much work it would take to do it