I am considering an anti-sway bar but want to know the effect it will have on the handling - if you've installed a sway bar could you describe to me how it has improved the handling of your truck?
I installed Daystar 1" spacers to level my truck and it noticeably improved the trucks handling. It is nice and firm in corners now, where before it tended to lean out during curves which really bothered me.
...different route from swaybars...but the same result, IMO.
The rear antiswaybar was the single most desired mod $ for $ wise as well as for improvements in street handling and cornering. Ther are hundreds of members that spent 130.00 and were insanely happy. Do a search on Helwig or antiswaybar and read for yourself.
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The sway bar does not inhibit the up-and-down motion of the rear axle, so it does not add harshness to the ride. It does resist one side going up and the other side going down, because this twists the bar and the bar is very thick steel -- it resists being twisted. This means it resists the truck leaning to the side, so the truck doesn't lean so much in corners.
The Sequoia has one as standard equipment and so should the Tundra. Try it -- you'll like it.
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well i have the hellwig sway bar in back and the wheelers coils in front and i drive a 03' 4x4 .....well - the sway bar really helped and you notice it a little when doing normal driving but when you do hard/extreme driving you really notice how well it works - i can get my truck to drift slightly with no worry of roll over now and befor the coils and sway bar i would have not been able to negotiate corners at the speeds i can now.
It was the first mod that I did and it greatly improved the cornering ability of the truck. In addition, the truck will track a lot better going down the freeway. I liked mine so much, that when I sold my 2001 to buy my 2002, I removed the sway bar to put it on the new truck. I also have Helwig helper springs. These are for towing my trailer and really are not noticable when the trailer is parked.
Swaybars work on 4x4 or 4x2....They do make a nice improvement in handling that would be noticeable day to day, in any sort of driving.
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Originally Posted by sidepocket
oh, and another thing. Since I have the TRD package on my '04 tundra, will the sway bars still make a big difference?
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EM, go to a Toyota dealer and test drive a TRD Sport that has the rear anti sway bar. Better yet, find someone in your area that has a Hellwig equipped Tundra and go for a ride. I think you will like what the bars does for your truck.
I don't think I could own another vehicle without a rear anti sway bar...
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The only downside of a swaybar is the decrease in articulation when 4-wheeling...off road, it is a good thing to articulate...it helps keep drive wheels on the ground. This is really important in Tundras running open or LSD differential, as the Toyota LSD is of almost no value off road. A soon as you get one wheel almost off the ground, all the power goes to that wheel, spins, and this stops forward motion!
The only downside of a swaybar is the decrease in articulation when 4-wheeling...off road, it is a good thing to articulate...it helps keep drive wheels on the ground. This is really important in Tundras running open or LSD differential, as the Toyota LSD is of almost no value off road. A soon as you get one wheel almost off the ground, all the power goes to that wheel, spins, and this stops forward motion!
Not to get off topic, but wouldn't the LSD still be better than an open diff. on a 4x4? I haven't gotten my Tundra yet and thought the LSD would be a good idea.
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that might be the case if your doing rockcrawling adventures, in that case if you get yourself in that D of S, you shouldve had ARB or full locker of some sort. but even then thats why you have support crews, winches, tow straps, hi-lifts, etc etc.
For general traction, LSD is a great value. It has been said that LSD with a 2wd is almost as good or the same as a open diff 4wd.
The whole idea behind great handling is to keep all 4 tires firmly planted on the surface at all times and the anti-sway bar helps you do this plus, it reduces body roll.
Tundra - Sloppy Handling?
Not to get off topic, but wouldn't the LSD still be better than an open diff. on a 4x4? I haven't gotten my Tundra yet and thought the LSD would be a good idea.
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