Alabamaguy
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Has anyone had problems with the rear swaybar catching on the gas tank mounting bracket while disconnected? Any way to remedy this while its unhooked for offroading?
rear swaybar disconnected, issues
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Tucson4runner
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got a pic? dont think ive had this happen
Alabamaguy
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I do not. But wjen the drivers side tire is stuffed it comes into contact with the bracket.
J-money$$$
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Just throw that rear sway bar in the trash. It makes little difference when connected on the road
ryankmasuda
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I disconnected my rear sway links and zip tied them to the sway bar to keep them out of the way.
Alabamaguy
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I ran with no front for a while and it was fine. But without the rear its almost scary. Lol
It makes me feel better though, I was worried my rear geometry was off somehow after the lift.
It makes me feel better though, I was worried my rear geometry was off somehow after the lift.
J-money$$$
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Really, to me and every one else i have talked to the front makes the major difference, and i couldnt even notice the rear being off
Gerdo
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I just noticed that you live in Hesperia! I was just there for a week and a half. At the Holiday inn express, 15 & main. If I had known, I would have liked to meet you.
Sorry, was that off topic?
maclean216
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You get used to it after a couple weeks.
Alabamaguy
New member
Mine too. its the bar making contact, not the links.
Maybe I'll just try to live without it for a while. Lol
Pikeman
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Yeah run the front sway bar for street and just remove the rear all together. There is no real way to secure it since it is connected to the moving axle and can rotate down and turn into an anchor and then a pretzle. I have only been running a front sway bar with Poly bushings for the past couple of years averaging 35k miles each with no issues.
quicksilvr
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I took my rear off last week. If there was a difference on the pavement...I sure couldn't tell. I need to upgrade my front sway bar and end links to poly bushings, and then it'll be perfect.
4-Ripcord
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Lol, you guys just reminded me I still need to put my sway bars back on. I meant to put them back on like 2 months ago..
Anywho, I have been running with the Rear bar completely removed, and the front bar disconnected and zip-tied out of the way. The body roll is noticeable with a softer suspension. Have to take turns a lot slower, and its really easy to trip the VSC becuase it thinks the truck is rolling.. haha.
Anywho, I have been running with the Rear bar completely removed, and the front bar disconnected and zip-tied out of the way. The body roll is noticeable with a softer suspension. Have to take turns a lot slower, and its really easy to trip the VSC becuase it thinks the truck is rolling.. haha.
Alabamaguy
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It's probably the lc coils making the body roll so much worse. Not to mention i drove the SS for a week while I was lifting the 4runner...and it is lowered with a lot of poly and a bigger rear bar lol.
JWaldz
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take that hunk-o-junk outta there. Every time I took my truck to the offroad park I'd manage to slip the bushing out of the clamp on the axle. It would end up rattling and driving me nuts! I finally got tired of it and you can guess the rest of the story.
Yea, it's got a purpose but it's a very minuscule one. Just learn your limits when turning.
The front however, I need lol. Don't take it off.
Yea, it's got a purpose but it's a very minuscule one. Just learn your limits when turning.
The front however, I need lol. Don't take it off.
Nelsonmd
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I noticed a difference when I put my rear back on (front already on), but it wasn't nearly as big a difference as when I put the front on. Haven't tried rear only, but I think the front is definitely a bigger deal.
Try driving with it off and see if you like it, or even notice a difference.
Try driving with it off and see if you like it, or even notice a difference.
tacosmasher
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Yeah, the front makes the most difference, I made Front sway bar disconnects and drove with them unhooked for about a month and it had MASSIVE body roll with the front unhooked. However I just trashed the Rear sway bars and never looked back.
I really didnt mind having no sway bars to be honest, you just have to be aware of your speed and the line you are taking in the turn in relation to where you truck is going to end up at the end of the turn. ( only really necessary if you driving a little faster than you should be.)
brian2sun
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I don't have a rear sway bar either because it doesn't make a big difference that I can tell and I like the flex I get without it. I used to run with both sways off, but I put the front one back on and got some used WabFabs for a good deal from a friend. I don't like running on road without the front sway because my roads are curvy and the body roll got annoying. A few things I've noticed..
I get better mpgs with the front sway bar on because I can take corners faster instead of having to slow way down and then have to gun it to get back up to speed.
I really think I was getting a lot more tire wear without the front sway bar.
It doesn't take long to take the endlinks off for the trails. I can remove or install mine in about 3 minutes.
And the big thing IMO...
It dawned on me just the other day that with all these lower ball joint failures, running without a front sway puts a significant increase of pressure on the LBJs. In my case, 35s don't help that and neither does the steel bumper and armor I have. So running a front sway on road is mandatory for me.
I get better mpgs with the front sway bar on because I can take corners faster instead of having to slow way down and then have to gun it to get back up to speed.
I really think I was getting a lot more tire wear without the front sway bar.
It doesn't take long to take the endlinks off for the trails. I can remove or install mine in about 3 minutes.
And the big thing IMO...
It dawned on me just the other day that with all these lower ball joint failures, running without a front sway puts a significant increase of pressure on the LBJs. In my case, 35s don't help that and neither does the steel bumper and armor I have. So running a front sway on road is mandatory for me.
