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Removing the Sway Bars and Flipping the Coil Bucket for an Added 1"??

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I'm looking to squeeze out 1" more on my PRG Performance Lift (Bilsteins/DR's/TC Arms w/custom spacer/Deaver's & rear Blocks)

Greg tells me to remove the sway bars and flip the coil buckets and this will give the extra 1".

Anyone done this? I'm thinking it would be easier to just use a larger spacer up front.:idea:
 

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I will cede this question to Greg's vastly superior knowledge. That boy knows a thing or two about our suspensions. ;) He's the "forgotten more than I'll know" guy for sure. Kartman might know someone though!
 
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Nissan Titan said:
I'm looking to squeeze out 1" more on my PRG Performance Lift (Bilsteins/DR's/TC Arms w/custom spacer/Deaver's & rear Blocks)

Greg tells me to remove the sway bars and flip the coil buckets and this will give the extra 1".

Anyone done this? I'm thinking it would be easier to just use a larger spacer up front.:idea:
WHAT IS FLIPPING THE COIL BUCKET?
 
#9 ·
Maybe hes talken about Flipping the DR mount in the or bolted to the bucket?
 
#10 ·
Isn't removing the sway bar going to effect handling................not for the better.
 
#11 ·
I defer to greg and I have followed his suggestions and I have a lift that handles awesome and I have no regrets he knows his Shi*!!!

Talk to greg about any mods you do to his 4" performance lift as he put the lift together and has the knowledge on the capabilities of the truck and his perfomance lift components and will not steer you in the wrong direction as his reputation and his livelihood depend on your success with his stuff!!!

If he sold crap and gave bad advice he wouldn't survive very long on these boards he'd probably be banned by broken Titan owners.

New PRG owners motto
In Greg we Trust
LOL
 
#15 ·
Does anyone know more about this? Greg.....
 
#16 ·
How are you going to flip the coil bucket?!?!?!? IT'S WELDED IN PLACE!!! Something must have been lost in translation....
 
#21 · (Edited)
ok, taking out a sway bar is not good, espically in vehicles with a high center of gravity. It also helps the lower control arm to maintain its position in turns and prevents body roll. A sway bar is also refered to as a stabalizer bar, and for good reason, also adding an inch will make the tie rods higher than the steering knuckle thus giving you lots of alignment problems, positive camber and TREMENDOUS amounts of bumpsteer will occur.
 
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Blindside1234 said:
ok, taking out a sway bar is not good, espically in vehicles with a high center of gravity. It also helps the lower control arm to maintain its position in turns and prevents body roll. A sway bar is also refered to as a stabalizer bar, and for good reason, also adding an inch will make the tie rods higher than the steering knuckle thus giving you lots of alignment problems, positive camber and TREMENDOUS amounts of bumpsteer will occur.
Man, you got that right. I see so many lifted trucks around here with the front wheels leaning in towards the top. Especially when you see them driving down the freeway or something. Not only are the front wheels at such a positive camber, but the wheels are usually toe'd out to a ridiculous amount as well.
 
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Blindside1234 said:
ok, taking out a sway bar is not good, espically in vehicles with a high center of gravity. It also helps the lower control arm to maintain its position in turns and prevents body roll. A sway bar is also refered to as a stabalizer bar, and for good reason, also adding an inch will make the tie rods higher than the steering knuckle thus giving you lots of alignment problems, positive camber and TREMENDOUS amounts of bumpsteer will occur.
Someone forgot to tell my truck it has bumpsteer. You are full of bad info today. Thanks.

Miketitan, positive camber is top of the wheels out not in.
 
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Blindside1234 said:
ok, taking out a sway bar is not good, espically in vehicles with a high center of gravity. It also helps the lower control arm to maintain its position in turns and prevents body roll. A sway bar is also refered to as a stabalizer bar, and for good reason, also adding an inch will make the tie rods higher than the steering knuckle thus giving you lots of alignment problems, positive camber and TREMENDOUS amounts of bumpsteer will occur.

i'm running the CST kit and Radflo coilovers up front, so i'm sitting around 9-10 inches higher than stock. Yes, there is more bodyroll going into corners, but I don't have any problems taking turns. When Greg removed my bar, I asked him that exact same question. He told me that the sway bar doesn't allow the full potential of the coilovers. By removing the bar, you force the coilovers to work. Keeping it in place along with the coilovers more or less keeps the truck going straight. Yeah, I know i'm not too clear, Greg or Kartman could probably explain it WAY better than I can. But in my opinion, I haven't noticed a difference big enough to warrant replacing the sway bar.
 
#26 ·
justrich said:
would removing the sway bar on my performance kit improve performance? if it doesnt perform better then im not interested.
That depends on your perceptions and wants. I liked it better. It takes about 3 minutes to try out. Remove one swaybar endlink fron the truck and drive it around for a couple days. If will feel wierd at first so give it a fair shot. If you dont like it reinstall the endlink, if you like it remove the bar and other endlink