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Old Jan 24, 2013 | 10:05 PM
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oh yea can i use a sway bar off a 1 ton ('94 F150 Eddie)
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Old Jan 24, 2013 | 10:15 PM
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Mine had anti sway bars front and back. I removed both and have noticed no difference in drivability. However, I tend to drive more cautiously especially at highway speeds, doing my best to see way ahead to avoid having to make sharp directional changes.
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Old Jan 25, 2013 | 09:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Just call me Sean
Yes, all vehicles come stock with a front sway bar.
Mine came stock without sway bars
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Old Jan 25, 2013 | 09:39 AM
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Originally Posted by dylan_94

Mine came stock without sway bars
Did you own it since new?

It's not like I have viewed every vehicle out there, but it's a safety item. Just like every car now has airbags and seatbelts.
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Old Jan 25, 2013 | 10:32 AM
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My 91 dosen't have one nor dose it have any mounts where one once was
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Old Jan 25, 2013 | 10:57 AM
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I find that odd. Without one you get bad body roll, so a truck would be even more likely to have it. You guys are sure you don't have it?

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Not even the piece under the spring?
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Old Jan 25, 2013 | 11:28 AM
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My 96 doesn't have any sway bars or mounts were they once were, it still corners pretty good though (for a truck) lol
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Old Jan 25, 2013 | 04:00 PM
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The sway bar distributes the load between the 2 front coil springs. Without it if you have a hard right turn the left spring will compress and the right spring will expand sending all weight to the outside turning wheel ( body roll ). This makes traction difficult and roll over more likely. The taller the spring the worse the roll. Same issue off road on a slope. The downhill wheel compresses and uphill extends. With the sway bar the spring can only compress so far then it starts putting pressure on the opposite spring. The result is the downhill or outside wheel doesn't compress as far and the inside or uphill wheel actually will compress lowering the center of gravity. The vehicles will bottom out less often as well. The only advantage I see in removing a sway bar is in rock climbing where extreme articulation is needed. However I doubt anyone will try extreme rock climbing on a ttb front axle. A bigger restriction of travel is spring height shock length. Both limit the droop on the front suspension.
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Old Jan 25, 2013 | 04:14 PM
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My 95 2wd doesn't but my 88 4x4 does both 4.9s
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Old Jan 25, 2013 | 04:31 PM
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None of our eighth or ninth generation trucks have ever had front or rear sway bars. That's 7 trucks.
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