Sway Bars ( yes or no ) (1 Viewer)

[bluehawk]

So when I tore my axles apart to rebuild and do a SOA, I got in a hurry and cut all the brackets off. Wasn't sure about running sway bars front and rear in the first place. Seen guys add them back on after a SOA and C&T and they said it rides a lot better. So my question is, does any company sell a weld on or bolt on sway bar for a 60? Is it a good idea to run sway bars? This truck is gonna be driven on and off the road. Thanks guys !!!!!

 

[tclndcrz]

I would also be interested in both an soa setup and mild lift sway bar setup. I ran without sway bars for a couple years then put my front back on and am considering putting my rear sway bar on again. I'd want something that obviously improves on road performance but still performance offroad. It might help a lot with side hilling

 

[Bear Lake Cruiser]

Yes

 

[robustbambi]

When i go SOA, I'm making sure to put my sway bars back on.

 

[TobyB]

Yes. But I'm staying SUA...

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[mcguirejohnson]

Definitely yes. I ran w/o a front for a couple of months and when I put the sway bar on it helped a lot with body roll around corners. Also it will help give your springs a longer life. You can just use the stock bar/ axle brackets and just make a longer rod that goes from the sway bar to the frame.

 

[mcguirejohnson]

Oh and it takes like 3 min to remove it for off-roading.

 

[Elbert]

the rear sway bar will not stay on there for long .....off-roading.

 

[The Phoenician]

yes big difference especially if you're SOA. My rear ones did pretty good offroading, I only lost them when I did the axle swap. My results may not be representative of the norm.

 

[KWalkerM]

I don't run a sway bar in summer since I like the articulation but in winter they go back on since I like reducing roll possibilities on ice and snow where I live. when I SOA this year ill be more than likely keeping sway bars off since it will be more of a trail rig than anything else

 

[atomicshawn]

No experience with my 60 yet but lots with my 80 with 4" and 35's. I'm sure there's some similarities. I have been on the trail with and without bars installed, and there is a noticeable difference... Better articulation/traction and smoother ride with em off. If its going to be a long trail ride I zip them off and throw em on the rack when we hit dirt, then zip em back on when we come back on the road. (I have onboard air and run tools so R&R doesn’t take too long.) But there have been a few times that I have been lazy and drove home without putting em back on, again a noticeable difference… feels better with them on. It isn’t horribly unstable, but I could tell by the seat of my pants that if I had to make evasive maneuvers things could get ugly, especially at speed. But when we go out it's usually long extended trips with lots of bodies and gear so high center of gravity plays a role.
Nevertheless, IMHO, unless you’re running a trailer queen, I would keep the bars.


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[Crick60]

We've got AM resellers that sell quick disconnect sway bars for SOA and lifted

 

[Elbert]

The OEM FJ62 rear sway bar that will work on some FJ60's...will not last long if you trail ride in the "rocks".... I'm far from the "rock crawler" and the rocks claimed my rear sway bar I had from a FJ62 on my 60. If you don't hit the rocky areas...then none issue.

 

[84pickup]

I've run no front sway bar on and offroad for a few months now and the only thing I've noticed is getting blown around by the wind a little bit more but that may be the bad tie rod ends I just replaced as well. I've also wheeled pretty aggressively in the rocks, (my rear quarter panel will testify to that) and my rear sway bar hasn't gotten trashed or even touched as far as I can tell. I do have a 31" spare in the stock location though so that could be protecting it.
That all being said, I'm going to try running without front or rear sway bars and see how I like it.

 

[NolanFJ60]

I'm SOA and have been without any sway bars for about a year and a half. My truck drives pretty nice and cornering isn't terrible.... but if I could go back I would have kept the sway bar and made disconnecting links. About a month ago, I decided I was going to put it back on but as it turns out, it somehow ended up in the recycling pile and is now long gone. So.... if anyone has an extra I'd probably buy it from ya.

 

[Elbert]

tire size and SOA/SUA will have big impact into the relative position of the rear sway bar to the ground and clearance issues with obstacles. When I'm talking rocky area...not like MOAB or other places where the ground can simply be all rock. I'm talking about the equivalent of creek beds and river beds and washes...etc where you have rocks and more rocks...watermelon size and larger...thousands / millions of rocks...sometimes small other times bigger than your vehicle. If you add that to small tire and SUA.... that rear sway bar will take hits... Just an FYI.

If you are srubbing on your lower shock mounts and ubolts in the areas you ride...likely your rear sway bar will be short lived. We see a lot of areas in TN and other areas of the SE in the smokey mtns where its "rock-city" off road.... It may not be the rocks it might be a large limb that gets wedged in there... Just saying.... my rear sway bar with SUA and 33's did not live long.

Spare tire under the body in the normal mounted position gets hit a good bit too...due to departure and ascent angles on the long body 60, that might protect the sway bar....I have my spare on a swing out.

 

[Randy88FJ62]

I just put my front and rear sway bars back on my 6" high SOA lift. The on road drivability is really noticeable especially on turns. I procrastinated for over 3 years and just this weekend had a friend with mad skills custom make me front and rear sway bars with quick disconnects.

I have seen people sell extended links but not other components to re-attach the axle mounted sway bar.

 

[bluehawk]

I just put my front and rear sway bars back on my 6" high SOA lift. The on road drivability is really noticeable especially on turns. I procrastinated for over 3 years and just this weekend had a friend with mad skills custom make me front and rear sway bars with quick disconnects.

I have seen people sell extended links but not other components to re-attach the axle mounted sway bar.

That is my main question, is there a company that sells or makes the axle brackets to put a sway bar back on. I know the J**P guys use quick disconnect for off roading purposes. As soon as I find a way to put the axle brackets back on, I will be running them on the road and disconnect off the road. Thanks for the replies.

 

[Randy88FJ62]

I do not know of a weld on kit. I used small spring perches from 4wheelparts and then bolted suburban sway mounts onto them.

 

[GLTHFJ60]

I've been DD'ing without sways since 2009 when I did my springover. Don't try to drive your lifted truck like a sportscar and you'll be fine, as long as you have good shocks.

If you do want sways, I recommend you get sways that bolt / weld to the frame and then have links that connect to the axle, as opposed to the other way around. Makes it much easier to disconnect the sways for offroading.

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