Sounds really good. Thanks for the brake info. About what I figured. You're gonna need a 4 link if ya got wheel hop. Leaf springs suck with blocks and power. I can twist mine til 3rd some days and have half as many pistons.

 

^
Yeah but the wheel hop just started recently. I'm sure the bent spring is contributing to it. I'm gonna install some slapper bars after I fix the spring.
Today I found a toyota UHaul truck in the yard. It was the v6 model with a huge front sway bar. Had to grab it. Here's a pic of my original bar next to the UHaul one.


The UHaul had dually front spindles and rear axle. Has me considering going dually with my shortbed. Nice big polished dually wheels with a good drop. Hmmmm.......

 

stop stealing my ideas yotarip, lol. excellent build, got me looking into getting one of these now. good to see you around, im from the old 3tc forum

 

check for the rear swaybar on tht dually

 

that may be thicker then the belltech sway's

here's my side by side

http://www.toyotaminis.com/forum/171272-post122.html

 

SD mentioned once they have a number stamped into them telling thickness in MM.


Can anybody compare a sway bar from a 78-back to one of these?

 

Hey Terolla. I recognise your name. You've been in the toyota game as long as I have. You know that oldschool yotas is a way of life. Eat, think, live toyotas.

I have one. Grabbed it a year ago from another Uhaul. It's rusty as hell. Need to hit it with a wire wheel and paint it. Been waiting to do my ford 8.8 swap before i install it.

I can post up the measured thickness of these tonight.

Nashman,
I was gonna pull the trigger and buy a belltech swaybar soon but I copped this for $18. I'll spend $25 on urethane bushings and end links and call it a day.

 

BTW,
The dually conversion is a no go. Seems that no aftermarket company makes a dually wheel that matches the toyota's weird bolt pattern.

INB4WHEELADAPTERS......NO WAY!!

 

What's the bar width from eye to eye? And from corner to corner along the center straight part? Ill compare those to my lux bar. Maybe it can be modified on to work. Hilux bars are super wimpy.

 

Its a must have i say u put it in and ull feel the difrence I have it in mine and its awsome

 

^ Thanks for the heads up. I am anxious to install the bars. I'm running the truck without any sway bars and it sucks!
Here's the rusty rear bar I grabbed from a uhaul last year.



Byker88,
Both the front and rear Uhaul bars are 1 inch or 25mm thick.

Front bar:
eyelet center to eyelet center = 40"
corner to corner = 27" before it starts to bend, 28.5" at full 90 degree bend

Rear bar:
eyelet center to eyelet center = 33.5"
corner to corner = 33" before it starts to bend, 37.5" at full 90 degree bend

 

that is alot of bar for the rear is it hallow?

 

I think it's hollow but I'm not positive.

 

Only one way to find out. And you'd want a spare. Cut it in half lol.

 

I have the mount to do the rear swaybar u just have to buy the energy suspension sway bar bushings and bracket for like 21 bucks at autozone

 

Yeah,
I have the rear mounts too. They are buried under crap somewhere in my garage.

 

Thanks for the numbers ill compare it to a hilux bar. It'll be a cool swap if it works. A rear sway bar is easy, I just haven't found a better stock one.

Have you thought about runnin the front bar from the upper arm?

 

^ No but that is interesting.....

Another highway merge vid....

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Sounds very heathly. You going to the dyno anytime soon?