GONZO97

Hey everyone so my cousin and i are planning a trip to go to bald mountain this weekend and we were discussing the flex issue of my runner...he suggested possibly disconnecting the rear sway bar....does anyone have any comments or suggestions? thanks for the help
-gonz

4Runner202020

your not going to flex much more without the swaybars becuase you have stock suspension now and i bet your cone bump stops are a good inch away from your axle... so the only realistic way would be to get a lift or level it out a little bit.

bobby

GONZO97

i have 3" spacers on the front and 3" OME coils on the rear... So my stock suspension is altered... so now will i get more flex if i take them off you knowing that i have that lift now?

eatmorechicken

wow gonzo same town well have to go wheeling sometime. i would get some people together and go to bald mnt this weekend too but i got stuff i gotta do

GONZO97

Yeah man let me know whenever your heading up or whatever and we'll definately try to go if your stuff clears up let me know and maybe ill see ya up there

Tofer

pulling the sway bar will give you a lil more flex (not much tho)

GONZO97

Well how much is not much? i want as much as i can get to allow me a little more flexiblilty which would be nice

Tofer

it will give you more flex... but it will have more body roll. as long as you dont drive like its an F1 car you'll be fine.

GONZO97

ok then i can do that lol just slow down easy enough thanks Tofer... quick question will that affect my ride when im on the freeway as much?

Tofer

unless you have 50mph side winds you wont notice... again dont drive like your in a F1 car and you;ll be fine.

GONZO97

alright sounds good man thanks for the help much appreciated

crolison

Ditto, I broke both my front and rear sway bars, and I have been driving with a broken one for months now, and a the broken front one for a few weeks.

More body roll, but if you drive it like its a truck your fine.

GONZO97

Ok so today i completely took off the rear sway bar and was looking to do the same on the front but was confused on how to get some of it off i know it sounds dumb just unscrew the bolts but its not as easy as the rear and i was i didnt have much time to look at it so i could be mistaken ill look again tomorrow to be sure

BajaRunner

Front should have two bolts on each frame rail that hold the bushings and sway bar, then the part that connects to the a-arms you can either just take the top bolt off and let the ends hang, or try to take off the bottom bolts with an impact wrench. Mine spun free in there, and would only come off with high speed gun.

4Runner202020

coil spacer dont give you much flex considering your spring is still the same length so it will still only compress the same as before. it you want more flex go the a junkyard today get a pair of land cruiser springs and put them in. they are like $50 and flex like crazy.

bobby

Dare44

I would ditch the spacers for sure, i have ome spings under mine and it still lacks the flex i WANT but has enough for an ifs rig. If u really want more flex i would sas it. That is the plans for mine i just need to find a second vehicle for a while

Gerdo

Did you notice little flex in the front, back or both? Remember IFS isn't going to flex like a solid front axle especialy if the SA has front swaybar discos. I wheel with my sons. One has a Jeep TJ w/discos, the other a 2nd gen Xterra (IFS) and my 4runner. The Jeep flexes like crazy and crawls (open/open)thru stuff that we have to lock diffs to get thru. If your wheeling with SA guys you will be lifting wheels where they just drive thru.

bullcrew

PArt of your problem as well is the jeeps modded compared to the grocery getters, bigger tires (mud terrains)! No offense, but there are some simple things to do to get a little more! Granted nothing like a SA but better then stock.
Nice rigs BTW, love the jeep and the new runner!
I can get the top of this rock no problem this is with the sway bar connected and rear bumps havent been cut yet so theres more room for morew flex and the front is getting loosened up a bit for more flex till I do my SAS!
That rock is 33" as I approach its striaght up almost and even with the tire a bit above at highest point and the rear still had a bit as did the front til it even began to lift a tire. Not bad, good for now!!!!

Gerdo

You say you have 3" OME rear coils. Are you talking 891s? I had 890s and it would flex enough to put the axle on the bumpstop (the outer one not the conical jounce bumper in the spring). I now have 891s and have about the same flex in back.

bullcrew

I have fj80 coils from a 91 LC, BJ spacers and a semi relaxed torsion bar. I have to lower the front diff due to 1/2 shaft grab (noise) this week and Ill relax them a bit more Im doign a rear bumper full size tire to level it as well as I need a place to put a tire and Im not personally a fan of the roof. 85-100+ lbs way up high, nothanks!