Serious need for a Sway Bar!

DallasCowboys · Jan 21, 2008

Someone needs to come up with a rear sway bar for this truck. It could handle soooo much better. It is a heavy truck for a mid-size. Tires and lowering are a way to improve handling but both have there limitations and drawbacks. 1.DallasCowboys first on the list for the group buy.:driver:

TacoInvader · Jan 21, 2008

Our truck already has a rear sway bar.. Are you wanting a diff/stiffer one?

Stevenredx · Jan 21, 2008

Yeah, not real sure how much improvement can be made, we have x brace and rear sway bar... our truck was already made to hang tight in the corners. :rock:

wshsbears · Jan 21, 2008

DallasCowboys said:
Someone needs to come up with a rear sway bar for this truck. It could handle soooo much better. It is a heavy truck for a mid-size. Tires and lowering are a way to improve handling but both have there limitations and drawbacks. 1.DallasCowboys first on the list for the group buy.:driver:

4 link suspension

Gotjustin27 · Jan 21, 2008

are you talking about strut bars ?

wshsbears · Jan 21, 2008

Gotjustin27 said:
are you talking about strut bars ?

no, he wants a british racecar suspension

emo_X · Jan 21, 2008

lol to all the post :laugh:

i would be great to have a stiffer one i mean hell the isF has more parts and we have been out for three years and its not even out

trd really blows

Matt's06 · Jan 21, 2008

Sure we can use a larger rear swaybar. After all, our rear swaybar is the same one they use on everyother 05+ taco.

Twisted Creations · Jan 21, 2008

Just add our Trac Bars, you will notice the diff...

Gadget · Jan 21, 2008

I am not so sure that other 05+ tacos even have a rear swaybar.

You have to be careful making the rear swaybar to stiff. You can unballance the handling and make the truck oversteer badly and cause you to spin out very easily. I think overall the handling of the truck is very well balanced. I even put a 350z into the bushes that was trying to ride my bumper on a windy road. He could not hang...

Gadget

i_ski · Jan 21, 2008

^ LOL that's awesome

Simplex Effect · Jan 21, 2008

Gadget said:
I am not so sure that other 05+ tacos even have a rear swaybar.

You have to be careful making the rear swaybar to stiff. You can unballance the handling and make the truck oversteer badly and cause you to spin out very easily. I think overall the handling of the truck is very well balanced. I even put a 350z into the bushes that was trying to ride my bumper on a windy road. He could not hang...

Gadget

Thats why god invented Counter-Steer! :biggrin:

You have no idea how easy this truck is to get sideways unless you guys are really trying to.

It was completely dry outside one day and I power-shifted out of 1st gear early into 2nd gear while taking a turn, kicked the ass end out with over 45 degree angle and kept it going transitioning back and forth to the top of 2nd gear.

So like Gadget said, its good enough as it is! :top:

XrunnIT · Jan 21, 2008

What we need is a better rear drop, blocks are easy, cheap and get the job done. But hinder performance greatly, and increase the need for traction bars and a watts link.

What we really need is a de-arched rear leaf, that would be the best performance drop made for the rear.

As for the rear sway bar, the stock XR rear sway is larger then any aftermarket made for the XR

emo_X · Jan 21, 2008

ok i understand maybe its just my setup its just a little to much body roll i just would like it to be flat from left to right maybe i will look in to more braces and diff bushings and heim joints and looking at

adjusting brackets for the sway bar
http://cobbtuning.com/products/?id=2272
something like this

what other ideas do u guys have

Hi_On_X · Jan 21, 2008

They also should come out with a strut bar a 4 link maybe,,, With a strut bar and a better sway bar would make truck handle a lot better and stiffer.....

DallasCowboys · Jan 21, 2008

XRunner05 said:
Just add our Trac Bars, you will notice the diff...

Glen, Help me out here. How will traction bars help the sway in a turn. I had a Sonoma that would out perform these XRs in handling any day of the week. I installed a beefier front sway bar and gave it a 4-5 drop. I miss that handling in a truck. Would love to get this XR to handle better.:driver:

07xrunner · Jan 21, 2008

DallasCowboys said:
Glen, Help me out here. How will traction bars help the sway in a turn. I had a Sonoma that would out perform these XRs in handling any day of the week. I installed a beefier front sway bar and gave it a 4-5 drop. I miss that handling in a truck. Would love to get this XR to handle better.:driver:

is something wrong with your truck lol a sonoma should not out handle your xr :laugh:

Simplex Effect · Jan 21, 2008

07xrunner said:
is something wrong with your truck lol a sonoma should not out handle your xr :laugh:

You dont think a little old Sonoma thats dropped will out handle the XR?

They weigh close to nothing, lol.

DallasCowboys · Jan 21, 2008

07xrunner said:
is something wrong with your truck lol a sonoma should not out handle your xr :laugh:

U R right but u r wrong.:wink: This was no ordinary Sonoma.:top:

DallasCowboys · Jan 21, 2008

Simplex Effect said:
You dont think a little old Sonoma thats dropped will out handle the XR?

They weigh close to nothing, lol.

Simple Effect, I think u undastand. :biggrin:

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