Hi, re-doing my front suspension on the yoder and found that this end link was very seized and was not going to come off, so I cut it off, now I'm wondering after doing a little research if its worth it to replace it or not. Found an old forum post saying that the ride quality is improved if you don't have these links, is that still the consensus today? I don't do any hardcore off roading by any means, just some bumpy dirt roads. The more that I look at it the more it seems that this would be the case, it seems like this link prevents the suspension from doing the best job it can.

Does anyone have experience with this? would you recommend it?

here's a picture of the link I'm talking about:


Appreciate any input,
Thanks.

 

Still the general census.

 

My truck handled much better [on the road] after replacing the original bushings with urethane parts. I'd keep those sway bars. If they didn't add value, I'd be surprised that Mama Toyota would have included them for the additional cost and weight.

 

Unless you go off road often, I would keep the sway bar.

The sway bar has better on road ride quality and stability, particularly when cornering. The purpose of the sway bar is to keep body roll to a minimum by connecting the wheels together through a torsion spring. The sway bar is that spring.

Now if you go off roading often, the sway bar prevents the suspension to travel to its fullest extent. This is the situation where removing the sway bar would be more beneficial than keeping it.

 

Might as well drive it without a link and see what you think. I think it will body roll more and to me, that is not a better on-road driving experience. Off road the sway bar would limit suspension travel so better without.

 

Thanks for the replies everyone, think I'll order some new ones

 

I have a different rig than yours, but I got new poly bushings and end-links. The truck corners way better on roads.

Here's the brand I got, and it works really well.
Ideally, one would have a quick release system for their 4x4 rig. My 4x4 offroad experience is limited, but I found it makes a massive difference in wheel articulation with the sway bars unhooked. Also does wonders for ice and snow traction on roads by taking the sway bar out of the equation. The added micro-articulation adds massive amounts of traction stability on uneven surfaces.

 

Thanks for the recommendation, i'll give those a shot. And next time it snows here i'll unhook them and see how it feels, with them on it definitely feels like I'm ice skating lol.

 

This is exactly correct. It's super easy to disable the bar, just disconnect one link and take it for a drive.

I've removed/disabled sway bars on basically all my cars (haven't tried it on the van yet....not sure if I will), everything from my Celica, to Outbacks, Forester, up to my 4Runner. But it's mostly personal preference.