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Pros & Cons of removing sway bars?

7.7K views 14 replies 12 participants last post by  bigblueford  
#1 ·
Will it handle better or worse on road? Ive heard it only handles worse w/o the sway bars at high speeds? Does it make a big difference off road?
 
#6 ·
Barfy, take yours off and try it out. :)
Save the pieces for re-install or for selling. ;)

If I was {...} off roading a lot, I would probably remove them for more
articulation. But since I have "matured" in my old age, I am now more
of a GoFast Street Bronco. Love the stability and flat corners especially
at speed...
x2 on all that, for me. :)

You also got a rear sway bar on yours? :)
I don't, took it off before driving it, maybe someday I'll try it out. :)
My rear sway bar's made from 7/8" rod.

The >8500# F250 parts truck came factory with a 1+1/8" in the rear.

Both of them had the same 1" sway bar in the front tho. :)

I'm going to put that extra front sway bar on my '75 F150. :)

Alvin in AZ
 
#11 ·
i bought my bronco without one. its great off road and sucks on the road imo. it feels cool having it lean over on corners but my passengers are usually pretty scared its gonna roll :toothless . does fine on the highway though
 
#12 ·
when i took my front off I noticed no difference, except for it flexed a lil better. I kept my rear on though because i do a considerable amount of towing and ive heard it gets a little squirmy.
I drive my rig like a truck though so iam not worried about cornering and such

-Vance
 
#14 ·
I saw a guy in a van get cut off by another car that aggresivly merged on to the freeway, The car hit the van hard and sent him across all lanes of the freeway, if that guy had taken his swaybars off he would have rolled his van several times...AND THEN the cop would have said that he shouldn't have modified his vehicle to make it more dangerous.