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Old 05-31-2010, 05:32 PM
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Driving without a swaybar

How bad is it ti drive without the sway bar? I got everything mounted up on my truck but the lift is missing two bolts to mount my sway bar up right. I got to track down two bolts and lock nuts. How bad is it to drive the truck to work for a day or so until I can find a place that has the bolts I need?
Old 05-31-2010, 05:49 PM
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dont worry about it. all it does is transfer the force from one side to the other. it wont hurt a thing to drive without it. you may feel more body roll in corners. try it out if it drives like s... don't drive it but you most likly wont notice its missing.
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I have already drove it a little without it, and I could noticed it seemed a little more squirly then normal. But wasn't sure if it would do any harm. Thanks.
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Offroad it's great. Onroad it's there for a reason: to control body roll especially w/1100# of engine.
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I think you will be fine. I drove nearly 4k miles on my old truck with both bolts missing on one side.
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I finally got the bolts and mounted my sway bar back up... Man what a difference that little sucker makes!!!
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