Hey sd did you ever get the rear sway bar in? How hard was it to install?

 

i mocked it up just earlier and it "seems" like it will be a fairly easy to put it on. im trying to see if i can find some perch brackets for the axle so i can make it a "bolt on" modification but i still have some measurements and further mock-ups i need to do before i can come to that conclusion.

as i thought it would, it will not mount over the pinion as i had originally intended to do. there are just too many things in the way, too little clearances to do that. so i opted to mount it under the pinion. it will tuck into the housing very nicely and still have pleanty of ground clearance. only issue im trying to avoid is the passenger side shock as it comes pretty close to the bar.

ill be working on this tomorrow.

 

ok ive got you on this one but its going to take you a week or so to c what im talking bout i got these aftermarket torsion bars outta 4wheel parts im thinking there actuly for a 4wd dont remeber its been a bit sense i got mine but go to there website i cant find it on there order the lil mag its totaly free and makes great for passing time on the pot but anyways its in the bottom left of page 36 i think i do remeber it was on the bottom left but anyways its the best thing you can get for handling and the best part is i think they are hovering around 200 or so for both i can not say enuff bout these the only down side i found is they come bright white so when you look under the stick out big time but whatever you will be amazed heres the site to get your mag
http://www.4wheelparts.com/catalog/parts-catalog-request.aspx

 

SD where did you get the saw bars at? Are the bars hard to change I have not replaced t bars before could you explain the process?

 

Read up BITCHES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.toyotaoffroad.com/Articles/Projects/Torsion_Bars/Torsion_Bar_Install.htm

 

Thats a 4x install.

 

Shouldn't be much different...........

 

Where can I buy Sway A-Way torsion bars?????????


All the articles I've read say that they should cost about $100. But I can only find them for $225 online.

 

you can get them from 4 wheelparts wholesale they used to be supa cheap back in my day but since the prerunner fad they jacked the prices up because everyone will pay it, my whites cost 95 in 1998 and 300m's were 600 in 2001, the 2wd and 4wd are different because the torsin bar on the 4wd is on the upper control arm and mounts are on the frame.

 

if you guys keep a sharp eye out on craigs, you can find them anywhere from as low as $50 bucks and up..... i got mine used for around $75 i think. MacRib found a set of trd one's (same thing as the saw's) for 90 bucks that were never installed so

just keep an eye out if you wanna save a few bucks.

on of the best investments i made in my suspension.

 

Damn......

This process could take months........

I guess that's what I get for being a cheap bastard.

 

yea Im bringing back a thread from the dead

are the 1 ton T bars bigger then that of a 1/2T?
If so can I step up to 1T fora bigger dia. of T bar

Ive been kicking this around for a couple of weeks because I'm changing all my bushings and I was thinking this would be a great time to up gread my bars and I know where there's 2 1T's at
but it might be better to buy new just because of the metal fatigue

 

im not sure on the 1 tons......... they have for sure bigger sway bars but not sure on the torsion bars. when i upgraded it was a nice noticable change.

 

I too have been wondering about this as well. Been wanting to get better handling using the torsion bars but recently seen Turbo Dave's 2jz tacoma using coilovers which is what they come with stock but there general lee truck has been converted to coilovers as well and they use it to drift in. So I may end up going that route since is cheap and ill do a write up if I do go that route.

As far as sway bars im not sure. maybe 4x4 sway bars like mentioned above or 4runner sway bars.