POLL: Sway bars Connected or Disconnected?

[awpsome]

How many people are running your sway bar connected or disconnected?
Front and/or Rear?
On Road?
Off Road?
Extended length endlinks?
Quick Disconnects?

Reasons?

One main question i have, for those running no sway bars in the rears.
What are you doing to prevent coils from falling out?
Preventing over extension?

Thanks!

 

[thebrandon]

I know many people use limiting straps to prevent over extension. Don't quote me on this but I think that's really only an issue once you get into bigger lifts(I'm guessing 3+ inches). Usually your tire will bottom out in the wheel well before the coil will over extend.

Me personally I keep my sways on. I drive on the street more than off road, and the off road driving I do isn't to the point where I necessarily need the extra bit of flex removing the sways gives.

Also you might want to limit the amount of poll selections you can make .

 

[awpsome]

thank you for your input.

The reason for all the poll selections is because there is many different combinations that people can choose to do, so i wanted to cover all the bases.
You voted for all.. please choose only the options you ACTUALLY use to keep the poll statistically correct.

You put that you don't take off sways then please dont vote for it.
Not trying to be a A$$ just trying to get real poll results for options that people use.

 

[white_n_slow]

Both connected on the road, and both connected on light trail runs. I'll unbolt them both when I air down on some of the uglier trails. Stock endlinks. Never been drooped to the point where I thought I was at risk of losing a spring.

This is my quick-disconnect kit:

 

[JWaldz]

I don't run a rear.. It got trashed offroad and no point replacing it. Don't feel much difference. Front is still connected on and off road. Keeping up with your bushings definitely help. I plan to run front limit straps in the near future but some quick disco's might be added as well. We'll see.

If you want to prevent your coils from falling out run bigger bumpstops. I know that my 35's stuff inside the fender well pretty well but since it's such a big tire it doesn't allow for the axle to fully droop. I plan to run extended bumpstops as well to keep the tires out of the fender wells as much.

 

[sn0wrunner]

Removed my front sway bar completely. Rear is always connected. Put the front end-links on the rear sway bar since they are longer.

 

[the great him]

i have extended rear end links, i took the ones out of my 2nd gen and put them on my 3rd gen. they are about 3" longer and set me back at close to stock angles. as for the front, well im running no sway bar at the moment, because i snapped one of the end-links and so yeah. and wow does it make a huge difference, the truck leans way more in corners and does not feel as stable. its nice for off road but yeah i dont like it, im looking into some quick disconnects for the front. and as soon as i find some that are for a lifted application im going to get them

 

[J-money$$$]

No sway bars, both on and off road. I have limit straps and bump stops in the back. If i didn't have the limit straps the coils would fall out due to the shock length (I'm running 10" travel white bodies)

I highly suggest those not running a rear sway bar to invest in limit straps. If you think about what is going on your shocks start acting like a limit strap and then you will damage the shock. I have had my fair share of messed up rear shocks due to this.

I have had the sway bars off for about 4 years and would never go back. Its fine just learn how to drive it. Plus ifs really rides a lot better without a sway bar

 

[chris360hawks]

Front is completely removed. Rear has extended links.

 

[JWaldz]

and as soon as i find some that are for a lifted application im going to get them

End Links or Quick Disconnects | WabFab Off Road

 

[awpsome]

Interesting feedbacks! Thanks Everyone!

Are limiting straps determined by shock travel?
So saying with 10" travel are you setting straps to 10"s?

How do you determine how big of a bump stop to get? Trial and error?

 

[I_bRAD]

This is my quick-disconnect kit:

Weird. Mine are 14mm

 

[JWaldz]

Interesting feedbacks! Thanks Everyone!

Are limiting straps determined by shock travel?
So saying with 10" travel are you setting straps to 10"s?

How do you determine how big of a bump stop to get? Trial and error?

I think the majority of the 3rd gen users with limit straps do go with the 10" ones. Sonoran steel sells a good limite strap weld on kit, you just got to buy some other parts for complete it. Click here

For the bumpstops you can get the Daystar KU09014BK along with Sonoran steel's adapter plate.

 

[awpsome]

i see. thanks!
any problems like the rear if the front sways are off? anything to worry about?

 

[tinman]

i see. thanks!
any problems like the rear if the front sways are off? anything to worry about?

If you remove the front sway bar and run no limit straps (as mentioned earlier), you risk cv joint stress & breakage, upper ball joint stress and over-extension in general. This is in offroad situations, of course. You typically shouldn't experience this in "normal" on-road conditions.

I have tried the following over the last year on my Runner:

-both connected
-rear off, front connected
-front off, rear connected
-both off (for about 2 city blocks--did NOT like the feel & roll)

My favorite for ride comfort is front off, rear connected by far...(my wife even commented on how smooth it was in comparison to her stock 4th gen on the same bumpy road). The IFS works SO much smoother with no sway bar on it. But the roll in curves/turns is excessive for my type of driving. I want to just throw it in a turn/curve & not think about it. Not a good idea with no front sway bar...so I put it back on & am currently running both front & rear bars. I'll keep it like this for a while I think.

 

[Snowy21]

I normally try to run the front bar on road but it just kind of depends if I get in the mood after wheeling to hook it back up.

The rear bar is currently sitting on my patio waiting to be taken to the dumpster. LC shocks and custom links are going to be the winter/spring project

 

[BlackCat914]

Front connected on road, disconnected off. Rear is always disconnected, but only because I cut a link off and didn't realize they're eleventy billion dollars to replace.

 

[RedDragonATL]

So, you guys who have taken the front off entirely & do "hard-core" wheeling...do you need limit straps on the front? Does the added flex cause more breakage (in your opinion)? I recently removed mine & will be wheeling it pretty hard this weekend (first ride without it). Should I be worried, or maybe cautious is a better word? I carry an extra CV, but try NOT to break anything, if I can help it. Thanks in advance!

 

[curtperry]

Removed my front sway bar completely. Rear is always connected. Put the front end-links on the rear sway bar since they are longer.

This ^^

My thinking is:
-front doesn't need anything extra limiting articulation (the IFS does that already)
-rear has tons of flex with 8 wraps/ LC shocks, so rear bar is there to add back some cornering stability

 

[AZTOY]

Off road, I disconnect the rear only. When the rear is disconnected it feels so much safer off road. So much more articulation and wheels stay on the ground. When the rear is connected I feel like I am going to tip over on rocks.

On road, I have them both connected.