Extended sway bar links - Toyota 4Runner Forum

killzone90 · 10-23-2016, 09:50 PM

What r u guys doing to extend sway bar links. I've done alot of research on here and no one has a real good awnser or shows how they do it. Is there another toyota I can buy them off of and use or do u just extend factory ones?

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hounddogman · 10-23-2016, 10:36 PM

What Did You Do To Your 3rd Gen Today? I built my own .

MarkamisPrime · 10-23-2016, 11:12 PM

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What Did You Do To Your 3rd Gen Today? I built my own .

Do you remember what part numbers you used for the elbows ?
And the bushing kit is it just the stock 4Runner energy suspension kit??
I also pmd you.

JayRolla · 10-23-2016, 11:16 PM

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What r u guys doing to extend sway bar links. I've done alot of research on here and no one has a real good awnser or shows how they do it. Is there another toyota I can buy them off of and use or do u just extend factory ones?

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@MStudt makes extended disconnects front and rear. Contact him. You can run 2nd Gen 4runner rear links and are about 1" longer. I believe the fronts from 2nd gen may work also but never tried so dont quote me on that. Only other person making disconnects are wabfab. To me almost 2 months to get my fronts from them and they are known for bad customer service.

Cree · 10-23-2016, 11:50 PM

Built my own. Used the generic 4 inch kit from Autozone and done 1200lb working load galvanized eye bolts from Lowes. Worked great, handles great, cost me maybe 40 bucks.

MStudt · 10-24-2016, 07:40 AM

Here's an example of my links. Boots can by added that'll completely enclose the heim.

killzone90 · 10-24-2016, 08:23 AM

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What Did You Do To Your 3rd Gen Today? I built my own .

Where did u get the hems at

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killzone90 · 10-24-2016, 08:31 AM

Heims

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MStudt · 10-24-2016, 10:18 AM

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Where did u get the hems at

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If you go that route do NOT use stainless, and I can't emphasize that enough. Stainless isn't the strongest, it stretches, and it's more expensive than a stronger Grade 8 or Grade 9.

Metric stuff will also be a lot more expensive, and 7/16 is only a fraction smaller than 12mm. Make sure that the race has some kind of self lubricating lining to keep them from squeaking too.

TXLX1 · 10-24-2016, 11:41 AM

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@MStudt You can run 2nd Gen 4runner rear links and are about 1" longer.

I know I use 2nd gen rear links on the rear of mine, and I believe I have them no the front too. You should be able to get away with using the rear links from a 3rd gen on the front, if you want extended as they are a bit longer.

I never disconnect my sway bar in the rear. For the front, I just take the links out completely and zip tie the sway bar to the frame so it doesn't hang down... takes 10 minutes or less and not a huge deal since I only offroad 1-2x a month.

killzone90 · 10-24-2016, 11:45 AM

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I found these for 6. I'm just going to make my own

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Black798 · 10-24-2016, 11:46 AM

I extended mine in the rear by 1/2 an inch. Took about half an hour and works great. There's more detail on page 1 out 2 of my build thread.

hounddogman · 10-24-2016, 09:27 PM

McMaster-Carr These are what I used but they were not as expensive back when I bought them . The stainless rod and hardware was something I had on hand so I used it. So far it's held up and it does get stressed as I never disconnect . If I ever break one I'll use some 10.9 rod instead as the galling issues alone make the stainless not worth it.