Do you run sway bars disconnected?

[fenrisx]

-up front-

Just curious how many of you guys don't have your sways connected. I've been running without them connected for almost 2 years.. and with the stiffness of the Performance Products springs I don't really notice any more body roll than I had with stock springs and sways connected. I do still have the swaybar on the vehicle, just no end links.

I'm about to put new coilovers up front (Bilstein 5100 / 600# Eibach coils [Toytec]), and I don't know how the stiffness will compare to the PP springs.. or how noticeable any extra body roll might be present after doing this. If it still isn't bad I'm thinking about chopping the end link mounting point completely off.

The reason for this is I recently had Tacoma LBJ and OTRE's installed, and lost some turning radius in the process. The Tacoma parts are a little beefier and are coming in contact with the end link mounting bracket. Some people have mentioned trimming part of the bracket to regain some of the radius, but I figured since I don't run them why not just chop them completely off?

Anyone else went this route, or see a reason why I shouldn't do this?

 

[mcaz5]

I have the toytec coilovers with no front sway bar. There's a slightly noticeable body roll in corners but I wouldn't call it unsafe. I'd actually say it feels pretty good and I enjoy the ride.

 

[4x4runner2002]

I have icons up front with no sway bar and its not bad at all but I also drive like grandpa.

 

[shadow247]

I'm running my front disconnected with TRD Springs and Tundra Struts up front. It is definitely a little sketchy hitting freeway off-ramps at high speed, so I just adjust my driving.

 

[Gerdo]

Why would you want to chop off the mounts?
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/3rd-gen-t4rs/125903-poll-sway-bars-connected-disconnected.html

 

[Dinabox]

running eibach springs with bilsteins up front, LC coils and bilsteins in the rear. No sway bar up front, rear is on. Feels fine to me, a tad more body roll but not unsafe. If you disconnect the rear it gets sketchy at freeway speeds.

 

[fenrisx]

Why would you want to chop off the mounts?

Main/only reason is because I don't have end links & the mount is limiting my turning radius after switching to Taco LBJ.

 

[Rockdawg84]

No front sway bars. King 2.5 coil overs and I also cut the mounts off once I did the taco lbj. :trophy: