Off Road Meet Oct. 25th Barstow - Page 24

m1key · 10-27-2009, 08:02 PM

In the desert you defiantly have to take it off...

MrStevie · 10-27-2009, 08:09 PM

is it a pain to take the whole thing off or can i just unbolt it from the tie rods or whatever it is they're called?

hooligan · 10-27-2009, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by MrStevie

does it ride that much better with the sway bar off??? mine's still on and it seems like it rides fine...

you free the front wheels from themselves and allow them to articulate without fighting the other wheel. the swaybar which is attached to the frame is in a sense connected to both left and right wheel. if one end is encountering an obstacle of some sort it causes the other end to fight. if the swaybar is intended to limit motion and keep the vehicle stiff on flat surfaces you can see where its a hindrance when offroading where both front wheels want to be free and independent from the other. the ride is almost night and day with the bar removed. you get a little more roll on normal street driving but its acceptable considering how it rides in uneven, rough terrain. if you get aftermarket coilovers usually the higher spring rate will help compensate the increased roll you get on turns from removing the sway bar.

rynomx785 · 10-27-2009, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by MrStevie

is it a pain to take the whole thing off or can i just unbolt it from the tie rods or whatever it is they're called?

Dont touch your tie rods (tie rods are for steering)!!! LOL It's super easy man. Take the end links off then the 4 bolts that connect it to the frame. You dont even need to jack it up. Just make sure the truck is on level ground.

hooligan · 10-27-2009, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by MrStevie

is it a pain to take the whole thing off or can i just unbolt it from the tie rods or whatever it is they're called?

unless you gots aftermarket coilovers of some sort i wouldn't take the sway bar off. the roll from what a few have said in the past is pretty intolerable if you are just rolling stock crap in the front.

hooligan · 10-27-2009, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by MrStevie

does it ride that much better with the sway bar off??? mine's still on and it seems like it rides fine...

feel free to get more insight from this thread about it: Remove front sway bar on lifted Titan, Yes or NO?

ohh, there's even pics in the thread... lol

MrStevie · 10-27-2009, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by hooligan

you free the front wheels from themselves and allow them to articulate without fighting the other wheel. the swaybar which is attached to the frame is in a sense connected to both left and right wheel. if one end is encountering an obstacle of some sort it causes the other end to fight. if the swaybar is intended to limit motion and keep the vehicle stiff on flat surfaces you can see where its a hindrance when offroading where both front wheels want to be free and independent from the other. the ride is almost night and day with the bar removed. you get a little more roll on normal street driving but its acceptable considering how it rides in uneven, rough terrain. if you get aftermarket coilovers usually the higher spring rate will help compensate the increased roll you get on turns from removing the sway bar.

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Originally Posted by hooligan

unless you gots aftermarket coilovers of some sort i wouldn't take the sway bar off. the roll from what a few have said in the past is pretty intolerable if you are just rolling stock crap in the front.

I've got the CST spindle lift with SAW coilovers, so i'm not stock. Should I pull the whole thing off or just unbolt it and tie it up out of the way?

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Originally Posted by rynomx785

Dont touch your tie rods (tie rods are for steering)!!! LOL It's super easy man. Take the link bars off then the 4 bolts that connect it to the frame. You dont even need to jack it up. Just make sure the truck is on level ground.

LOL, I guess I shouldn't touch the tie rods then

. I'll know what it is when I look at it, just don't know what it's called

hooligan · 10-27-2009, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by MrStevie

I've got the CST spindle lift with SAW coilovers, so i'm not stock. Should I pull the whole thing off or just unbolt it and tie it up out of the way?

LOL, I guess I shouldn't touch the tie rods then

. I'll know what it is when I look at it, just don't know what it's called

perfect! and its the endlinks you are referring to... if you remove the tie rods you're either going duckfooted or you're snowplowing... either way not quite conducive for driving straight...

m1key · 10-27-2009, 08:49 PM

You can just unbolt the bottom nut on one side and drive see how you like it

MrStevie · 10-27-2009, 09:17 PM

Thanks guys, i'll probably just pull it off tomorrow. Didn't realize it was so easy to pull off.

blk04titan · 10-28-2009, 09:47 PM

any pics of what you guys did and what my dumb *** missed!!????

m1key · 10-28-2009, 09:54 PM

Yeah page 21