SMOD

So I did the 1.5" BJ spacer and LC coil lift and I ran into a problem.

When I do a full lock either way on my truck the inner side wall of my front tire rubs on the curve of the sway bar.

Should I get wheel spacers? I don't know what size I should get either?
Or is there another way to solve this problem?

Thanks
Smod

toylocost

You have 33x10.5s or 33x12.5s? Backspacing on those rims might be different.

SMOD

I have the 235LT whatevers... but they basically transfer to inches to 33x11.20's if you will. 16 inch rims. I have no idea what the backspacing is.. lol. but I'd like to keep the rims. I've grown to like the chrome rims I have, which I never though I would. lol.

a4runnerfreak

Remove the front sway bar, drive around for a day or so and see if you like it. If you don't mind a little more body roll, than your not out any money. Just a thought

scuba

x2 What freak said !

SMOD

Yeah I thought about that. But I thought it would be way crazy on the road right?
I had a friend who heated his up and bent his on his jeep. Would that maybe work?

What size spacer should I get if I went that route?

toylocost

Yeah you wont notice much difference. And you will flex better. (if you care about flex)

SMOD

Ok, I guess I will try taking out the sway bar and see what happens. If it wobbles like crazy it's goin back on. lol.

Thanks

space-junk

iTrader: (1)

remember toylo that the runners are a LOT heavier than the pickups, so the sway bar really helps...

if you can deal with the lean, then do it!

scuba

I think its the rear sway bar on runners thats a to remove...
The front is a whole nother story though....
Have at it...

SMOD

lol. I will have it!

I will probably just take it off for a couple days and see how it is. I drive on a lot of highways where I live so it might make a difference but I'm not sure, so I'm gunna try it, and there is that plus of having more flex which I like also.

Alex 400

toylo has a 4 runner. hahaa and yeah it is the rear that matters. weird because it does almost nothing to reduce flex

space-junk

iTrader: (1)

not fair!! he hasnt driven it yet!!!

Justinlhc

What's a sway bar?

I took both of mine off. I adjusted my shocks one click stiffer and I can't even tell they're not on the truck anymore while driving on the street.

I will admit though, after playing in the dirt for a while and hitting the road, you can tell there are no sway bars until the shocks cool down a bit.

I usually drive like a granny in the 4Runner anyways(on road). It doesn't have enough power to hotrod around without looking like a goober.

SMOD

A sway bar makes your truck or car not sway back and forth when driving. It mostly matters when you get up to highway speeds. Supposedly the front isn't too bad to take out, but I am gunna try it out.

So if the rear is out when you get up to highway speeds your truck or car will litterally start to sway back and forth. It is scary, I've been in a jeep without one and we were dancing going 65mph done the highway. lol.

Justinlhc

The Jeep must have had other serious problems or badly blown shocks because a vehicle won't just start swaying on it's own just because it has no sway bars. My 4Runner drives down the highway just fine without them and so did my 99 Grand Cherokee.

If I had to swerve quickly at a high speed I might be more likely to roll over, but putting a lift, bigger tires, a roof rack, etc...etc will also make you more likely to roll during the same circumstances.

iamsuperbleeder

it's wierd really, once you take the sway bar off...

at first, you don't really notice a difference...

then as time goes by, you find it a little more scary to take turns the same way you use to, so you tend to slow waaaay down...


if you drive without it for about a month or two, then bolt it back on, it's like driving a completely different vehicle...


I reinstalled mine, and I see no reason for me to take it off again...


I'll give up the marginal increase in flex for a safe ride


BTW, I'm in a PU; a lot less top heavy than a Runner, and I noticed a good bit of body roll... just FYI


I think that some wheel spacers would be a good idea though. How far do your tires stick out in refference to the body right now? If at all?

If you're only getting rub right at full lock, you wouldn't need much of a spacer; maybe 1/2"

toylocost

Wrong! I moved it to the other side of the house.

Justinlhc

lol a safe ride. I see guys with a 3" body lift, 3" bracket drop, 1.5" BJ lift, cranked torsions, 37" tires....and stock brakes and steering. No sway bar is going to save you from that accident lol.


If you lifted your truck you have decreased the safety of your ride. If you have increased the tire size you have decreased the safety of your ride.

My 4Runner is mostly for off-road. It's not my daily transportation and it's not what I drive to work so sway bars really don't matter to me.

iamsuperbleeder

oh well that's different; mine takes me on a 30 minute commute to and from work 5 times a week, and then down the trail every other weekend, so it's sees far more time on the road


and yeah, my truck decreases in safety as soon as I start it every day