Front Sway Bar Delete
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Cross-Country
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From: Utah
Front Sway Bar Delete
Just wanted to share that this weekend I decided to try out the ride difference with the front sway bar removed after reading all the positive comments in this forum. Result: WOW! It almost feels like a totally different vehicle. Wayyy less side-to-side rocking. I also tested if it would feel dangerous under emergency maneuvers and could not tell any different in roll or lean when doing extreme cornering fully loaded. So, thanks all! What a major day to day improvement!
Mountain Pass
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From: Southern Alberta
it's not too hard to unhook one side, zip tie it up, and go for a drive to see...exactly what i did, when i got back i went under and took the ~32 lbs of coffee shaker off completely, i roll basically half ton loads, zero roll, zero concerns
Cargo Master
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From: Wisconsin
I've been doing this "mod" to all my trucks that had one for years. Off road flex has incredibly improved keeping both front wheels on the ground providing better traction. Try the truck in a culvert and watch it flex, the coil suspension really shines vs leaf springs I had on mt '97 F-350
Cross-Country
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Just wanted to share that this weekend I decided to try out the ride difference with the front sway bar removed after reading all the positive comments in this forum. Result: WOW! It almost feels like a totally different vehicle. Wayyy less side-to-side rocking. I also tested if it would feel dangerous under emergency maneuvers and could not tell any different in roll or lean when doing extreme cornering fully loaded. So, thanks all! What a major day to day improvement!
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More Turbo
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My truck has plow springs and loads no heavier than what a piddly toyota could handle. So roll is minor with the sway bar gone.
Hotshot
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From: SW VA
I've been doing this "mod" to all my trucks that had one for years. Off road flex has incredibly improved keeping both front wheels on the ground providing better traction. Try the truck in a culvert and watch it flex, the coil suspension really shines vs leaf springs I had on mt '97 F-350
I guess I know what I'm doing this weekend on my 2024....
Cargo Master
Joined: Aug 2012
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From: Kaufman TX
Alright ya'll convinced me to just take the sway bar off. Yeah it makes a pretty big difference in comfort, and yeah the additional body roll when driving is almost imperceptible. I was keeping an eye out for a Tremor bar and I'll probably still look every now and then but I don't see the need now. I expected a fairly significant change in body roll at highway speeds around curves but it's fine. What's really nice is the body rock I used to get from hitting a bump or pothole on just one side doesn't happen any longer.
Fleet Mechanic
Joined: Dec 2012
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From: DFW
What about overextending the suspension in the front? Any fears of over-articulation (if that's a thing) and the shocks reaching their extended limit? Is there any risk here when the anti-sway bar is removed?
Cargo Master
Joined: Aug 2012
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From: Kaufman TX
None. The sway isn't what's limiting extension, and it only reduces articulation when the movement isn't even side-to-side. It's not in the equation when approaching square to a bump like speed bumps, or full droop like having the truck on a lift.
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