Whiteline Front Sway Bar Interference

[2KCruiser]

Not my truck however a mud member whom I sold a front Whiteline Sway Bar Part Number: BTF66X to had an issue with interference on the front bar with the lower arms. He is going to be in my area on Friday but he sent some pictures to see if I can figure it out in the meantime. My first thought was to remove the drop block spacers and try to cycle the suspension however that did not help much. Wondering if anyone else has run into this. It also appears that the bar itself has been redesigned from the previous version.

 

[nukegoat]

I can't imagine wanting a thicker front sway bar if I still had radius arms and regular coils. You want to go from like 1800lb/inch roll resistance to 1950lb/inch or something?

 

[2KCruiser]

I believe he's got a lot of weight on the roof, he mainly wants it for on road and then disconnect for offroad.

 

[inkpot]

Shorten the adjustable panhard rod?

 

[alia176]

Shorten the adjustable panhard rod?

He's rubbing on both arms so this may not help!

 

[2KCruiser]

I have drop brackets on my arms for castor correction so my bar sits a lot lower so I do not have that issue. Not sure if anyone else can chime in that I recently sold sway bars to that have installed the front and post some pics.

 

[baldilocks]

That bar does not appear to be formed identically to oem below the driveline. It just doesn’t look right when viewed from the rear.

 

[2KCruiser]

Here is a pic of there previous version, a lot more bends. (crappy pic of google)

 

[inkpot]

He's rubbing on both arms so this may not help!

Forth pic does not appear to be rubbing on passenger side?

 

[alia176]

Forth pic does not appear to be rubbing on passenger side?

Hmm, you're correct and I honed in on his written description that said "lower bars". If it's just on one side, why can't the bar be moved to one side but it can't be THAT easy! When I installed the rear bar, I drove around with the mounting collar bushings loose and it found the neutral location by itself for the most part.

 

[2KCruiser]

So he brought the bar over yesterday and I had a chance to put it on today and it fit perfectly. I am sure the drop brackets on the control arms helped. However if he would have removed the sway bar mount extension blocks I feel like there should have been enough clearance.

 

[alia176]

So, if you don't have drop brackets then the bar sits higher than the radius arms and no rubbage. But, what happens when you hit a bump and the radius arms move upward, won't they rub the sway bar very briefly then?

 

[2KCruiser]

So, if you don't have drop brackets then the bar sits higher than the radius arms and no rubbage. But, what happens when you hit a bump and the radius arms move upward, won't they rub the sway bar very briefly then?

It still sits higher than the rear steering rod, won't make contact. One thing I didn't think about until now is that the other 80 has a 1hdt which may have resulted in the sway bar coming very close to the driveshaft when the link extenders were removed.

 

[Douglas S]

It still sits higher than the rear steering rod, won't make contact. One thing I didn't think about until now is that the other 80 has a 1hdt which may have resulted in the sway bar coming very close to the driveshaft when the link extenders were removed.

As far as I'm aware the drivetrain sits in exactly the same spot in a diesel vs a gas truck. Shouldn't be any difference in position of driveshafts, etc.

 

[2KCruiser]

Thanks, wasn't sure of any differences on drivetrain location. So, still not really sure why it did not fit correctly on his rig.

 

[Benbmore3d]

Hello all,

I have a 95 Landcruiser and I recently purchased a whitwline sway bar. Unfortunately the links will not work with it. I could grind down the corner (red X) and get it to fit that way but wanted to see what others are doing.

Thanks in advance.

Ben

 

[alia176]

This interference issue has been brought up before, just grind it until it works is the solution. The other solution is to buy beefy links from LCP products which has plenty of clearance. Do a search based on Whiteline sway bars and pics should pop up.

 

[Benbmore3d]

Thank you so much. I figured I should just grind it. So I will do just that.

This interference issue has been brought up before, just grind it until it works is the solution. The other solution is to buy beefy links from LCP products which has plenty of clearance. Do a search based on Whiteline sway bars and pics should pop up.

 

[landtank]

If you are installing a rear HD sway bar you probably should upgrade the links and there are several options available.
As for the front, removing the drop blocks or other extensions will cause contact between the sway bar and driveshaft on droop with a stock sway bar, I’m sure it’s more so with a thicker bar.