sway bar removal.

Does removing the away bar give a better on road ride? I don't off road much. I also don't want to compromise my safety. I know a ton of you guys have yours removed. Is there any benefit or risk for a truck that is a DD and rarely off road?

 

sounds like you should keep it on then. i did just for safety.

 

This might help your decision

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/pros-and-cons-of-sway-bar-removal-on-2nd-gen.166878/

 

That's what I'm thinking and have always thought. Just curious. I would like a smoother on road ride. I'm installing eibach 1.6" coils and have tsb rear with Firestone air bags.

 

Leave it on, please. If you don't plan on taking advantage of it off-road, you should retain it for on-road safety and drive-ability. Removing it will place you at a much higher risk of a roll-over accident.

 

If you do a little independent research on sway bars, you will likely discover that suspension geometry is stabilized and handling is enhanced (on road) by adding sway bars. I just added an aftermarket sway bar to the rear of my Tacoma to improve on-road performance. The down side of sway bars - they can limit suspension articulation in off road situations creating a need for disconnects, and the need to modify the sway bar on lifted vehicles. You should make you decision based on how you primarily use you vehicle.

 

If you're on the fence, leave it on. The only real improvement on road is when the road is shitty with holes and bumps. If you don't off road much, it's probably not worth it. With firmer coils the rollover argument is pretty much useless though. If I swerve hard enough to roll my truck, rolling is a better option than what I'm avoiding. These things are designed to handle frontal impact. I won't be swerving for cats, dogs, deer, elk, bear, (maybe moose), or anything softer than oncoming traffic. I've survived a head on collision in pretty good shape. Swerving is generally a bad idea.

 

Don't do it. I did on a TRD Offroad model and it sucks it felt like a boat and when I made turns it leaned like a cholo

 

I will leave most of this general argument alone, in interest of not starting a war. But I do agree with the point about stiffer coils. This was what I did to counter my lack of sway bar. (Adjustable compression actually)

 

It was a bit of a rant...