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Swaybar Removal Challenge

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by steelhd, Feb 22, 2017.

  1. Mar 8, 2017 at 12:40 PM
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    Paul123

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    I've got 5100's with 650 pound eibach coils so it's pretty stiff, I think I'll try it out today
     
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  2. Mar 8, 2017 at 12:58 PM
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    Soak the bolts in PB blaster before you give it a shot
     
  3. Mar 8, 2017 at 1:42 PM
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    https://youtu.be/zcLhb9vYE-Q

    ~28 mph in the first pass, and ~35 mph in second. Stock suspension, with TSB rear leaf springs, and poly sway bar bushings.
     
  4. Mar 8, 2017 at 1:47 PM
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    @Torspd I thought for sure you'd at least do it at 50.... :rolleyes::rofl:
     
  5. Mar 8, 2017 at 1:47 PM
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    Lucario Runner

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    It was torture to go that slow.
     
  6. Mar 8, 2017 at 1:48 PM
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    Driver said he was so bored that he could :jerkoff:
    Didn't drive. :pout: Soon though.
     
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  7. Mar 8, 2017 at 1:55 PM
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    ArcherTaco

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    Hurry it up. Haven't seen any videos of your truck doing anything fun in a while. It's about time.....
     
  8. Mar 8, 2017 at 1:55 PM
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    Lucario Runner

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    Fank to pass the time.
     
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  9. Mar 8, 2017 at 2:25 PM
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    steelhd

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    An acquaintance of mine is a retired fire captain. He said he always trained his people to accelerate through a deer and to never brake. The explanation was that fatalities are caused by leaving the roadway, getting into oncoming traffic, and deer coming through the windshield. When you brake the nose of the vehicle drops and its easier for the deer to then come through the windshield.

    I've witnessed and been involved in over a dozen deer strikes and none went through a windshield. And I've probably seen 100 or 200 cars that hit deer and none of those went through a windshield either. But the fire captain claims in his experience it's common enough to justify training. < shrug > Personally I only worry about moose, range cattle, and elk.

    Here is one from last month where I was a passenger.
    [​IMG]
     
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  10. Mar 8, 2017 at 2:38 PM
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    Interesting. I probably inspect over 100 deer hits a year and rarely ever see glass damage and when it does hit the glass it isn't hard enough to go all the way through. I get the nose dropping when you brake, but I'd still think the slower you are going at point of impact the better. Oh well, hope we aren't going to be testing this anytime soon anyway.
     
  11. Mar 8, 2017 at 2:55 PM
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    Sigh. I know.
     
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  12. Mar 8, 2017 at 2:56 PM
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    Fankity fanky fank.
     
  13. Mar 8, 2017 at 5:51 PM
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    Justinlhc

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    Check out all that body roll

    :spy:
     
  14. Mar 8, 2017 at 6:52 PM
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    Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat? No waaaaaaaay.
     
  15. Mar 9, 2017 at 2:57 AM
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    @colinb17 have some :popcorn:
     
  16. Mar 9, 2017 at 9:05 AM
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    colinb17

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    Pro tip: minimize body roll by drifting vs carving ;)
     
  17. Mar 9, 2017 at 9:09 AM
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    On the other hand, sometimes it's nice to shit your pants on a hard right hand turn, at speeds you might not want to be doing. Soft sand just made the poo come out with a little more velocity.

    image.jpg
     
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  18. Mar 9, 2017 at 9:20 AM
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    :poking: A puckerer for certain!
     
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  19. Mar 9, 2017 at 9:33 AM
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  20. Mar 9, 2017 at 10:48 AM
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    after reading EVERYTHING on here, i have made up my mind. I am putting my lift on tomorrow. I will do try to do a video tonight and one tomorrow or Saturday after the lift is in with the sway bar removed.
     

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