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Title: Are you supposed to remove the sway bar?
Post by: lowrezolution on April 29, 2006, 01:28:30 PM

Am I supposed to remove the front swap bar after installing the lift?  ???
The link ends where really hard to get into the mounting holes and they are now on a strange angle.
Could this be part of the camber problem?  ???

Title: Re: Are you supposed to remove the sway bar?
Post by: lowrezolution on April 30, 2006, 12:16:56 PM

Somebody, anybody?????  ??? ??? ???

Title: Re: Are you supposed to remove the sway bar?
Post by: 2K1USGV on April 30, 2006, 02:53:21 PM

You need to reinstall it with all wheels on the ground. I would install everything drive the truck back and forth a couple of feet so the suspension settles and than reinstall it.

Title: Re: Are you supposed to remove the sway bar?
Post by: lowrezolution on April 30, 2006, 03:26:56 PM

I've seen a few people saying they removed their sway bar, what advantages/disadvantages come along with removing it? Does it help articulation but sacrafice on road handling?  ???

Title: Re: Are you supposed to remove the sway bar?
Post by: Shredder on April 30, 2006, 05:12:40 PM

Sway bar? What's that? J/K Anyway, I removed mine and I noticed better articulation off-road but it feels the same on-road as it did before. I couldn't even tell it was gone. BTW- I drive mine pretty aggressive on all the winding roads around here. Just ask DWiddowmaker he had to follow me yesturday down some of them.  ;D

Title: Re: Are you supposed to remove the sway bar?
Post by: HotRod on April 30, 2006, 06:26:30 PM

Took mine off. I think it rides much softer with out it.
Maybe a weee bit of extra lean into corners

plus. The IFS will flex better without it anyways.

Title: Re: Are you supposed to remove the sway bar?
Post by: AJMBLAZER on May 01, 2006, 04:27:16 PM

Quote from: HotRod on April 30, 2006, 06:26:30 PM

Took mine off. I think it rides much softer with out it.
Maybe a weee bit of extra lean into corners

plus. The IFS will flex better without it anyways.

What he said.  I don't own a vehicle with a swaybar.  We took the swaybar off the GV a while ago and my wife's only comment was that it rode better.  That's been my experience with every 4x4 that I've done this too so far.
Personally I think sway bars are there for legal reasons more than actual technical reasons when it comes to OEM 4x4 trucks.

Title: Re: Are you supposed to remove the sway bar?
Post by: lowrezolution on May 01, 2006, 05:26:57 PM

Thanks for the replies guys, I'm glad you all said to turf it , cause I already did !!!   ;D :P ;D
Just needed some back-up as my brother-in-law works at a GM dealer and got all bent about the idea of removing it.
Thanks again, EH! :)

Title: Re: Are you supposed to remove the sway bar?
Post by: sergi on May 02, 2006, 02:16:12 PM

I removed my sway bar too,a long time ago. Off road articulation was a little better, the rear wheels took longer to leave the ground (because now the front articulates a little more).
On road, it leans a little more if you brake in the middle of a curve, but you're actually supposed to accelerate when in a curve, so no problem! ;D