Those of us using our vehicles for touring, overlanding, hauling, and pulling camper trailers should consider the weight being added to the rear of the vehicles. Especially those adding rooftop tents and heavy gear to roof racks. Traveling a significant amount on the road we should be taking into consideration the on-road manners when building our vehicles.
Having trained in high speed maneuvers you want to have as much control of the vehicle to reduce roll and maintain steering of the vehicle. Excessive body roll can cause a loss of control of the vehicle when weight is shifted with vehicle pitch. Vehicles, animals, pedestrians entering the lane of travel, and debris in the roadway are hazards you can encounter when traveling. It can be even more difficult when cresting a hill or making a corner.
With the proper setup the vehicle stays controllable. If you take off the factory sway bar you reduce your ability to control the vehicle. Reduced control puts other motorists at risk too. The last thing I want is to do is injure another person for minimal articulation increases. I travel with my family regularly and would not want them to be injured due to my negligence. Not only do I suggest not removing the front sway bar I would encourage those of you with heavy loaded vehicles to consider a rear sway bar.
Some might argue that I'm getting old; others might say that it's the result of the new load-E tires - but unanimously everyone agrees that having the sway bar isn't making anything better. See, the sway bar removal is generally one of the first things that Tacoma owners do.
By removing it, you remove the literal connection between the two front wheels, giving you more flexy-flexy on the rocks, and better bump absorption on those washboarded roads. I could really use better bump absorption on washboarded roads.
So, just a few weeks after buying new bushings, I finally decided to remove the sway bar. It's a straight forward process:. There are bound to be trade-offs with a mod like this. I'll need to learn to corner a bit differently, and be more aware of unevenness in the road.
But that sounds like a great compromise for a smoother ride! Since removing the sway bar, I've put a couple hundred miles on the truck but none off-road and I can definitely tell the difference. The ride is smoother and cornering-at-speed is different I have to pay a bit more attention , but in general the truck still drives like it's always driven - which is a good thing.
Lastly - I should note - the sway bar is a safety feature of our vehicles, so one should be careful in removing it.
I've heard that having heavier-duty-than-stock front suspension can offset the lack of a sway bar to a great extent. That is, removing the sway bar introduces additional body roll when turning, but heavy-duty front coils resist that same body roll.
This so far seems true in my experience as well - with lb coils in the front. I'm looking forward to my next adventure, so I can exercise the new setup in a more taxing environment.
Published in Tacoma Build ; experienced on Although my '66 Jeep Cj-5 didn't come with seat belts, ABS, air bags, a 3rd brake light, a sway bar or a rear bumper, no one has died in it. However, I must admit that I added Chevy saginaw sp?
I have to say that I never noticed the ride getting any rougher, but hell If you hit each bolt with a lubricant the day before, you should be able to pull it out in under 60 minutes with basic tools.
It can be tough to navigate the bar around the exhaust on some models, but is usually very doable. Make sure to use jack stands if lifting your car up and if you have access to a creeper, it makes the job much more comfortable. This will decrease the chances of a rollover accident. Your safety, and the safety of those around you is most important. Even a sudden swerve of avoidance could be much more dangerous without stock suspension components such as the sway bar.
There is also a possibility that your insurance may choose not to honor any claim involving a rollover if you remove your sway bar. Since sway bars are designed to help your car handle safely, we highly suggest leaving it on for daily driving. Another option is to get a set of adjustable endlinks for your sway bar. They can allow it to articulate more effectively.
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