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Old 02-02-2012, 11:19 AM
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Almost every single Ranger, Cherokee (XJ) and 1/2-1ton pickup with leafs lack a rear sway bar with the towing package. If that's what you are worried about you are wrong. IMO being leaf sprung makes a sway bar worthless. My 05 never had a rear sway with the factory tow package just like 90% of the other ones. I have towed with and without a front sway and I could tell the difference, but it was not bad it still felt safe and cornered just fine.
yea but i don't want it to be worse. its bad enough now with atvs, mowers and 16 ft trailers.

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im thinking about taking mine off because ever since i put my coil spacers in, when i go over a speed bump my truck makes a loud boom. i think its the sway bar bottoming out the a arm, (if that makes sense? get what im saying?) its like my suspension drops but slams because the sway bars are holding it back i hate it, im talking little speed bumps too, ones with a fast drop.
i wish i could take mine off but i think it would do more bad than good
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Old 02-02-2012, 11:27 AM
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You know you can disconnect it and try it out. Pull one end link off on the front and see if its the end of the world for you. I think if you are already having issues you probably have the weak leafs in the back and that's what is letting you down not a sway bar. You could fix the overall problem rebuilding the pack or ordering new leafs...
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Old 02-02-2012, 11:30 AM
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I love my new leafs
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Old 02-02-2012, 12:11 PM
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If your towing alot you can put explorer leafs in. Their stronger and are way more stable. I did this to mine and it upped the load capacity a ton! It used to sag with just a little chevy 350 in the back. Now it dosnt move an inch with the same motor. I love it
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Old 02-02-2012, 01:36 PM
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this the sway bar?


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i didn't see one in the rear. does a 2004 have one? pics?
so just these bolts come out on both sides and it come right off?
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Old 02-02-2012, 02:17 PM
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and the end links on the bottom arms, i think
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Old 02-02-2012, 02:24 PM
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if your looking to take it out entirely its those bolts in the pic that have the rubber bushing and the sway bar to the frame. then on the lower a-arms you have one solid long bolt that runs from the swaybar, it has 2 little rubber bushings a washer on each end then a tube, then another set of bushings n washers bolting it to the lower a-arm on each end. take all of those off and the swaybar will come out
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Old 02-08-2012, 07:50 PM
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taking 'em out tomorrow
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Old 02-10-2012, 12:08 AM
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Do not remove your sway bars if you ever do any towing or lots of highway driving because they really do help to prevent a rollover and when towing you need all the stability you can get because Rangers are not designed to be tow vehicles. PS I heard that clunk again this morning
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Old 02-10-2012, 12:09 AM
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Do not remove your sway bars if you ever do any towing or lots of highway driving because they really do help to prevent a rollover and when towing you need all the stability you can get because Rangers are not designed to be tow vehicles. PS I heard that clunk again this morning
im not anymore
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Old 02-11-2012, 11:07 AM
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Dont really notice a difference..
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Old 09-30-2012, 11:43 PM
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So I have read about this on a Tacoma forum and people SWEAR its the WORSTE thing ever and will kill you the second you do it, then I come here and it's not such a bad idea. Are they built that different? Anyways. I have thought about this and want to know, I replaced my shocks and coils with MUCH stiffer ones will this help with the body roll in corners? I do like 80% city driving. Ive also heard about quick disconnects. Anyone have a link to a "How-To"? Thanks. And would my '97 RWD have rear bars? I haven't seen anything that resembles them.

Ps sorry for reviving such an old thread.
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Old 10-01-2012, 12:06 AM
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Removing mine was one of the best decisions I made. I have stiffer coils and never removed it prior to the Camburg coil install but as is I like it a lot better then with just spindles and sway bar attached. I still corner fairly fast and it feels fine.... yes more body roll but I like it that way.
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Old 10-01-2012, 12:40 AM
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Cool. I may end up doing this. And it looks easy so if I don't like it ill throw it back on. If I take it off and put it on will I need an alignment or anything like that?
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Old 10-01-2012, 06:34 AM
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Cool. I may end up doing this. And it looks easy so if I don't like it ill throw it back on. If I take it off and put it on will I need an alignment or anything like that?
no alignment needed.

and yeah it's so easy a caveman could do it!
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