Yes. If you're lifted, why would you only do the fronts? You wanna do both.Has anyone done both front AND rear? I'm about to pull the trigger on these as well from trail tailor.
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Yes. If you're lifted, why would you only do the fronts? You wanna do both.Has anyone done both front AND rear? I'm about to pull the trigger on these as well from trail tailor.
Yes. If you're lifted, why would you only do the fronts? You wanna do both.
I agree with you that having a greater angle between the end link and the sway bar is not ideal. You have a rod passing through the center of a hole. In its designed configuration, with the rod parallel to the hole, most of the forces applied to the rod are in tension and compression which the rod handles well. Once they are no longer parallel due to a lift, you introduce more bending and possibly shear forces, which are more likely to damage the link and distort the bushings.I'm not clear on how changing the swaybar link length changes response at all. The sway bar gets "loaded" by twisting, like our torsion bars do. But it's only twisting if one side is compressed more than the other. (the bushings that mount it to the frame allow it to turn freely, more-or-less) With a lift, on level ground, both sides are even, and so there is no load on the sway bar. Albeit the angle the sway bar meets the link has changed, but that doesn't affect the torsion on the bar.
Now when one wheel moves up some amount, whether you're lifted or not, the amount your control arm moves is the same. Thus the load on the sway bar is the same in both cases. So unless I'm missing something, the only thing extended links change is the angle that your sway bar meets your links. I'm not saying that effect isn't important (don't know if it is or not, personally), but that's the only effect I see. What's the thing I'm missing?
@TRAIL TAILOR carries them.Been finding ways to help make the 100 drive a bit better. Feels like an adventure every time I get in for a drive lol
started out with the OME lift..leaky CV axles led to diff drop..slight vibration and torn boots led to CV axle swaps...SPC UCAs for more travel... and now looking at the extended links to cure the uneasiness.
In any case the bushings are chewed to oblivion so I can only benefit at this point lol
I will eventually lift, currently leveled and do a fair amount of off road duty. Could definitely benefit from a bit more travel- will these work with stock(ish) setup?
We have the identical setup, will let you know the difference when I get them deliveredSimilar question. I have an OME medium 1.5" lift with Slee diff drop and SPC UCAs. Will it benefit my truck?
We have the identical setup, will let you know the difference when I get them delivered
So TT links for front n rear came in, installed it, and just went for a short drive through some moderate 50mph backroad turns.Similar question. I have an OME medium 1.5" lift with Slee diff drop and SPC UCAs. Will it benefit my truck?
Has anyone done both front AND rear? I'm about to pull the trigger on these as well from trail tailor.
I also used @TRAIL TAILOR for front and rear. I did rear first then front a couple weeks later. Just doing the rear solved my "flop" and firmed up the ride in the twisties and the back to back traffic circles in the neighborhood. Adding the front helped just a bit more, making my 14 year old ride feel many years newer. It was admittedly unscientific to replace the link bushings and extend them at the same time--changing two things at the same time. Given @TRAIL TAILOR 's obvious expertise I'm willing to admit the extended links made at least some difference. And, my bushings were compressed with age so the new ones could not have hurt either. Bottom line, I'm far more confident rolling into highway turns with extra speed and can get back on the gas earlier leaving the turns. It's no porsche but it feels like a modern "car" again. $250 very well spent and given the ease of the project (14mm and 12mm socket and wrench), totally worth doing to get under the car as a noob mechanic. Totally recommend a flexible ratcheting 12/14mm closed wrench for the rear.Has anyone done both front AND rear? I'm about to pull the trigger on these as well from trail tailor.
It can only help--in my one experience with the same setup (including old bushings).Similar question. I have an OME medium 1.5" lift with Slee diff drop and SPC UCAs. Will it benefit my truck?
Same here @Kuzushi. Was thinking of swapping the end links to the extended ones. I did the AHC delete and replaced suspension with the IronMan FoamCells. Way less body rolls after the change. After seeing the state of my end link bushings I was going to swap for the extended option. But I think changing all the bushings would probably make better sense.Just did this. 01 LX, Ironman foam cell pro lift, spc UCAs, 285 KO2s. Didn’t expect it to do much, but it actually did help a little bit. Truck just feels a little more “relaxed” I guess. It’s not back to AHC comfort mode glory, but it’s a slight improvement. I think some of that is just from replacing 23 year old bushings though.
Truck still rides like s*** though lol. but I think that’s mostly on the KO2s being E-rated, and a little bit on the Ironman lift being a little stiff for its current weight. No armor or other silly heavy stuff… yet.
Same here @Kuzushi. Was thinking of swapping the end links to the extended ones. I did the AHC delete and replaced suspension with the IronMan FoamCells. Way less body rolls after the change. After seeing the state of my end link bushings I was going to swap for the extended option. But I think changing all the bushings would probably make better sense.
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100% its in the order for sure from ToyotaDid you replace the actual sway bar bushing too? I have a set of 4 going to wait for a nice to day to do it.