Sway bar bushing relocation brackets??

[JZiggy]

Hey fellas,

Been doing some thinking on correcting sway bar geometry after a suspension lift. The common approach is to run extended links but the more I think about it it seems that spacing the bushings some distance would give the same effect (leveling the swaybar). I wanted to see what options folks have found for this.

I see Sonoran Steel offers a rear relocation bracket that pushes the bushing locations up about 1" and lets you run the stock links. I have not seen one for the fronts but it I expect a simple 1/4"-1/2" thick spacer would do the trick.

Please school me! Thanks

 

[T4topher]

Hey fellas,

Been doing some thinking on correcting sway bar geometry after a suspension lift. The common approach is to run extended links but the more I think about it it seems that spacing the bushings some distance would give the same effect (leveling the swaybar). I wanted to see what options folks have found for this.

I see Sonoran Steel offers a rear relocation bracket that pushes the bushing locations up about 1" and lets you run the stock links. I have not seen one for the fronts but it I expect a simple 1/4"-1/2" thick spacer would do the trick.

Please school me! Thanks

I don’t use sway bars but looking at it I don’t see why it wouldn’t work. Seems like a much simpler solution honestly.. Did you see Sonoran steel’s option for the Tacoma front sway bar LCA mounts? Might not be what your after but thought I’d mention it.

 

[JZiggy]

I don’t use sway bars but looking at it I don’t see why it wouldn’t work. Seems like a much simpler solution honestly.. Did you see Sonoran steel’s option for the Tacoma front sway bar LCA mounts? Might not be what your after but thought I’d mention it.

I’ve actually got that mod already

 

[Bad Luck]

Hey fellas,

Been doing some thinking on correcting sway bar geometry after a suspension lift. The common approach is to run extended links but the more I think about it it seems that spacing the bushings some distance would give the same effect (leveling the swaybar). I wanted to see what options folks have found for this.

I see Sonoran Steel offers a rear relocation bracket that pushes the bushing locations up about 1" and lets you run the stock links. I have not seen one for the fronts but it I expect a simple 1/4"-1/2" thick spacer would do the trick.

Please school me! Thanks

I believe Sonoran Steel came up with the rear sway bar relocation bracket because the stock bar location with longer sway bar links had a tendency to contact the elocker actuator when flexing. The relocation brackets correct that problem.

 

[Malcolm99]

Steves (sonoran steel) relocation bracket is meant to be used with the stock links, it pushes the sway bar forward and up, so you actually need shorter sway bar links for the back with this kit, the original rear links work but will be leaning a bit. You only really need to do this if you have a e-locker, I have these on both my 4Runners, last set required some grinding to the supplied parts, poor fitment, easy fix. And I think Roger Brown makes a Aluminum spacer to lower the front sway bar mounts and you add new hardware and press out the studs on sway bar mount bracket. This is the best way, I found the longer 2nd gen links to be to thin of a rod and stud.

 

[Romeo1]

Had a broken rusted out front link and went with Overland Custom designs sway bar ball joint links. I’m pretty sure I know where I broke it trying to be like BJ Baldwin …..lol….

Really beefy part and adjustable. I would buy again for sure. There might be other options. For the little bit that I researched I liked this option the best.

 

[JZiggy]

Thanks for all the input, guys. I sent to email to Steve at Sonoran and he said that with the Taco front bar there is no need to relocate anything. I did some measuring and studying and I agree -- the bar is actually a bit flatter than before the lift!

I went ahead and ordered the Sonoran rear sway bar bushing relocation brackets. I like this idea better than longer links.

 

[fourfive]

Thanks for all the input, guys. I sent to email to Steve at Sonoran and he said that with the Taco front bar there is no need to relocate anything. I did some measuring and studying and I agree -- the bar is actually a bit flatter than before the lift!

I went ahead and ordered the Sonoran rear sway bar bushing relocation brackets. I like this idea better than longer links.

I have his rear sway bar relocation brackets that was included in his rear lift I got years ago that I've been considering putting on but mainly to have ball joint end links instead of the heims that I currently have on my extended links. I was considering getting the ball joint replacements for my extended links but since I already have sonoran steel's relocation brackets & still have my oem sway bar links I might do that instead.