KDSS Stiff ride? (1 Viewer)

[ToyotaIsLife]

Anyone had the same experience? I decided to delete the sway bars front and rear on my LC200 and it did wonders to the ride off-road, much better small bump compliance. I got accustomed to the body roll. The stiff ride might have been the oil leak which may have caused the sway bars to stick to the stiff state.

 

[kiddomike]

Was the KDSS leaking?

 

[ToyotaIsLife]

Was the KDSS leaking?

Not sure, forgot.

Three years later, still not running any sway bars though.

 

[jrmudder92]

How the on road manners? Does it have a lot of body roll now?

 

[ToyotaIsLife]

How the on road manners? Does it have a lot of body roll now?

The body roll is definitely noticeable, however, it does not hinder on-road drivability at all. For me anyways.

Offroad though, at the dunes, I cant turn sharply at moderate to high speeds, it tucks to one side and keeps going forward, I have to let go of the throttle and engine brake to let it oversteer and then get back at the throttle. Also when climbing dunes sideways it does not slide like when it had sway bars, it feels more planted, but also more dangourous because of the lean. After getting accustomed to it, feels okay no issue at all.

I do have a stock daily driver LC200 that is bone stock, and I do certainly appreciate the very tight handling that the KDSS gives, you learn to appreciate it much more when you start going back and forth for a while.