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Thread: Still have your sway bar installed?

  1. #11
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    Seems like most ditched em.
    Gordon
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  2. #12
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    2001 4ruuner with OME 881/890 and the heavy shocks in the rear.

    Front still on. Rear is off but only by accident. The bolts holding the bar to the axle broke when I was removing it. Figured Id leave it off. With the shock/spring combination in the rear, its tighter than stock with the bar, so Im going to leave it out. Front will stay in, however.

  3. #13
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    no front swaybars here, this is my second rig, that I removed them.
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  4. #14
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    I removed mine when I installed Fox coilovers on my '08 Tacoma a yr ago and there is most definitely a big differenece in handling. I think as long as you drive it like its a truck it is plenty safe. Having ridden in a buddies identical model truck with same front suspension and swaybar installed I notice it is night and day on the body roll. Off road though, like many have said, no doubt better. Only other downside I have noticed is that it allowed enough up travel for my 285's to contact the fender flares and break a couple tabs as well as mar the tread on the tire. This only happens if i'm movin' out pretty good though which is rare. I agree that it might be a bit dicey in a high speed evasive manuever on the highway.

  5. #15
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    What's unfortunate, is that the technology and product exists to have the best of both worlds. KDSS.
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  6. #16
    Yeah, I'd kill for a pushbutton swaybar disconnect! Or even a functional mechanical disconnect for the 05+ Tacoma.

  7. #17
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    Had mine off for quite some time. I ended up putting it back on for safety. YMMV.
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  8. #18
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    I guess like every thing else we do to our trucks you have to choose; off hwy performance or on hwy handling and safety.
    Gordon
    2008 Toyota Tacoma 4WD


    1997 FZJ80 40th and locked "Oh my god I finally did it!"
    My FZJ80 Overland Build

  9. #19
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    I just drove mine around last week with it disconnected and I hated the body roll. I had to change out the end links and drove around with it disconnected. I wasn't driving fast around corners or anything crazy, but can't imaging if I needed to swerve quickly if I didn't have it on. Most of my driving is on-road too. Might be different if it wasn't a daily driver or only for off road.

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