No front sway bar on a daily driver?

[SUB602]

I agree 100%. Offroad anything goes to make your vehicle perform the best it can. Its just you and your rig, But when driving on the street you must think of the other drivers not just if your rig can flex going over speed bumps.

 

[hunterguy86]

I can see where you would need a swaybar with superflexy springs like when doing 52's/56's or something like that.

I guess all springs are diffrent but I know with my truck, I ran 4inch springs and had no issue. Now I have 6inch tuff countrys and there is no problem at all. To me it really feels no diffrent than stock.

Granted the truck is higher than stock, meaning the COG is higher, it is more likely to roll. You just cant drive it like a camaro. You have to realize what you are driving and drive it accordingly.

 

[sandawgk5]

What is a swaybar

Dik

 

[JEBSR]

Every truck is a little different. If you have really stiff springs then you won't notice much difference. However, if you have really soft springs it can be very uncomfortable and sometimes even dangerous to drive without the sway bar. I took mine off for a few months and it wasn't that bad. When I would notice a major difference was in the winding steep roads around here. Going into a sharp corner on an incline makes a big difference. I re-installed it and drove the same road again, big difference in feedback and much less body roll. At that point I just built some quick disconnects and now run it on the street and unhook it on the trail. Easy to do and you get the best of both worlds.

 

[mxfireman]

The only reason I hadn't pulled it yet is because I occasionally will pull a trailer behind it. Do any of you also tow anything and have you seen any handling issues or reason why I shouldn't sh*t can it?

Yes, I have pulled a 6k trailer behind my blazer without any issues and no sway bar.

Especially if its a lifted truck. Not having a sway bar will not allow you to turn as fast or cause you to roll over due to too much body roll which could cause injuries to you and maybe someone else. When your driving on the street you have to think of safety over capabilties. You dont need to flex on the street. Not trying to be a buzz kill. Just trying to keep everyone safe.

You should also stay and hide in your house so a meteor doesn't fall on you. My K5 is lifted and I have no issues with it. By the way, for people that are so worried about things and won't take time to test it and see what works and doesn't, they make sway bar disconnects for people like you.

 

[Element]

For those people who are running the disconnects, could you snap a quick picture or two? It looks like the disconnect pins go through the frame mounts, so how would one keep the swaybar up when disconnected? Just a short piece of rope? I'm not against going that route IF the disconnects can eliminate, or free up as much as possible, the swaybar with 6" worth of lift. Binding (at least in my experience with sports cars) can be as dangerous as excessively loose suspension parts.

I know I can't drive the Blazer like my Trans Am...completely different vehicles. I drive the Blazer like it's a big, heavy, lifted truck on 35s - slow and careful. I really don't drive it for just fun (other than offroad), just to and from work, shortest route.

 

[JEBSR]

I can, but it wouldn't be until next week when I get home. A quick description of how it hooks up is... The disconnect bolts to the spring plates where the sway bar used to bolt. Then the sway bar goes into the other end of the disconnect and is held in with a pin. When going off road just pull the pin and raise the bar up to the frame where there is a 90* bracket mounted for retaining purposes. Just put the removed pin through the retaining bracket and your set. If your not comfortable with making some, ORD sells them.


http://offroaddesign.com/catalog/swaybarkit.htm

 

[obijuan]

even though my truck handles just like a heavy k5. i can take corners pretty fast and feel safe. i know my truck and its limits and i drive with that in mind. during the driving season lol its 99% on road and i dont drive over 70 and i dont tailgate. i take the care to do these and other things and i know how my truck would react in an emergency situation and how i would tackle that. point being, try it out. you can always put it back on. if you feel wildly out of control without it, replace it or disco that ****. i have never looked back or regretted it.

 

[Element]

I can, but it wouldn't be until next week when I get home. A quick description of how it hooks up is... The disconnect bolts to the spring plates where the sway bar used to bolt. Then the sway bar goes into the other end of the disconnect and is held in with a pin. When going off road just pull the pin and raise the bar up to the frame where there is a 90* bracket mounted for retaining purposes. Just put the removed pin through the retaining bracket and your set. If your not comfortable with making some, ORD sells them.


http://offroaddesign.com/catalog/swaybarkit.htm

Ah, I was looking at it the wrong way - thought the shackles went through the bushing that mounts to the frame itself.

 

[Muddytazz]

I guess i am asking for it, but running a DD without a sway bar is very dangerous. What i havent seen on this tread is panic stopping or swerving to miss something or someone. When it comes to turning if you had to swerve to lets say not hit a child crossing the street the truck will continue to go in the opposite direction of the turn due to momentum. Especially if its a lifted truck. Not having a sway bar will not allow you to turn as fast or cause you to roll over due to too much body roll which could cause injuries to you and maybe someone else. When your driving on the street you have to think of safety over capabilties. You dont need to flex on the street. Not trying to be a buzz kill. Just trying to keep everyone safe.

When i had my suburban, it was lifted 6" suspension and 2" body lift. I had NO front sway bar and I pulled a 10K trailer with it all the time. Never ever did I get any body roll or feel like I was unsafe in any way.

 

[xpndbl3]

88 suburban, 6" lift on 36s here and no issues towing my camaro to and from shows or the race track with no sway bar.

 

[mxfireman]

When i had my suburban, it was lifted 6" suspension and 2" body lift. I had NO front sway bar and I pulled a 10K trailer with it all the time. Never ever did I get any body roll or feel like I was unsafe in any way.

Hmmm so what your really saying is sway bars suk and you were safe towing a heavy load.

Shocker!!! People on here actually might now what they are talking about.

Muddy your my hero! I want to be like MTchuby when I grow up and wear big boy pants.