OK, this is still bugging me. I lost a sway bar mount on my F-250 when I was hauling our 11' cab over camper to the woods one time. I'm not sure why it came loose, but it did and fell off in the road right in front of a guy. He stopped and picked it up and brought it to me and I didn't even notice since we were only a mile or two from the camp site and only doing about 25mph. Well, I could definately tell on the way home, it's pretty top heavy and it would get to rocking sometimes and cause the rear end to track left and right almost feeling like a fish-tail... after I re-attached the bracket and locked everything back down, it quit.

Here's a rate chart and troubleshooting guide link for sway bars:
http://www.tsimportedautomotive.com/Swabarra.html

Atleast take a look at it.

REAR BREAK-AWAY
Stiff springs and/or shocks on rough corners
Excessive rear overhang
*No rear sway bar to equal road shock between rear wheels*
High tire pressure

EXCESSIVE BODY ROLL
High center of gravity (CG)
*Sway bar(s) too small*
Narrow track
Overloaded springs and shocks

WHEEL HOP
Poor shocks
Worn suspension bushings
No traction bars
*No rear sway bar*

*HIGHWAY WANDER*
Play in steering
Incorrect alignment
Large "sail" area such as the side of an SUV
Rear wheel steer
Worn shocks and suspension bushings
*Wrong size or no sway bar(s)*

Ford may be guilty of alot of things, but putting extra steel that's not required on a vehicle probably isn't one of them. I'm sure that without that bar the Bronco performed poorly in some aspects of the testing and the bar corrected or atleast helped it. I'm not picking on ya, I just can't bite my tongue about it because it sounds unsafe. I've just seen a lot of roll-overs... and been in one myself and roll overs at highway speeds suck, especially in a bronco with no roll cage and when the fiberglass top tears away it leaves you exposed to all kinds of dangerous scenarios. There, I've said it and I feel better... hopefully one day you can tell me I just worried too much and I won't have to say I told you so.

 

not gonna argue with ya on towing, deffinatly a must. I dont tow, and for me its worth it, better articulation off-road and much better street ride. I drive like a granny and dont do alot of high way driving. I understand they are overal a good thing, but just not right now. I still have um in the garage if i ever felt like puting them back on