What happens if I remove the sway bar?

[Paul]

Will anything bad happen if I don't have a sway bar on the front end of my GW?

[Green Giant]

Not if you like rolling in the corners. :eek:

[Green Giant]

Seriously, I would think cornering at speed might be a little scary without it.

[woodstock]

If you are running stock leaf springs, I think that you would sway a lot around the corners. Detrimental effect on handling in general. Lift springs are generally more heavy duty and will keep you from swaying as much and there are alot of people here running with lift srpings no swaybar. I would keep them if I was you, lift springs or not. You can get disconnects if you want more atriculation for offroad use.

[ March 09, 2004, 11:17 AM: Message edited by: woodstock ]

[skid2964]

My jeep has a 4" skyjacker lift and no swaybar. it does not roll too much, seems fine without it ... I am sure it is due to the springs .. I would want it back on if I had stock springs ..

[ March 09, 2004, 11:19 AM: Message edited by: skid2964 ]

[Treeshark]

I don't believe the older Wags even had them, but if you remove it, take it easy on the corners. You will get a lot of dip in the front corner that's on the outside of the turn.

[LRRH]

yup...older wags not got them. my 70 came with no trac bar and no sway bar.

[89grand]

I would want to keep them myself. I got BJ's 4" lift , but got the quick disconnects too. The best of both worlds in my opinion. Connected on the street, disconnected off-road.

[Tom Duncan]

Take it off!!!If you don't like it put it back on!Put down the remote and start rattling some tools!Seriously,it will lean more around corners,but it will take bumps smoother.I took the swaybar off of every 4by I'owned.On my TJ I had Rancho 9000 adjustable shocks and no swaybar.I just cranked up the shocks on the street.I live in the desert and go out of my way to be in the dirt though.

[AMC258]

Just disconnect it when you get to the trailhead, hook it back up when you want to hit the road again, it only takes 5 minutes.

[J20 project]

I went to the trouble of building really nice disconnects for mine. Got all pumped, kind of showing off disconnecting them down at Ouray and guess what, never have reconnected them after almost 2yrs. J20

[Smiles]

Answer to original question - NO.

[carrotman]

There's a reason why they were originally called anti-roll bars. They are on every modern vehicle, and no manufacturer would bother installing something under the vehicle if it didn't work. It's real simple to put in new bushings, and you might want to get a rear one after you see how good the front one works with new or poly bushings. If you have stiff springs, you may not need em'.

[Panoscopic]

Combine that with a lift and you can run into some serious safety issues. You don't really notice it until something bad happens - loss of a tire at speed, or a rapid evasive maneuver when trying to avoid an accident. I've heard some horror stories of people rolling their rigs.

[Shaggin' Wagon]

Hell, I just lean into the corners. No big deal, I watched alot of CHiPs growing up. I stay off the highway.

[Tom Duncan]

Its not for everyone.Just driving in Vegas is dangerous!I personally don't know anyone who took it off and didn't leave it off on a leafsprung vehicle.The tradeoffs are worth it if you primarily wheel.If you cruise,leave it on.