Yet another stupid question from a less than newbie

[MOAK]

In our old 80 series I removed the front sway bar for one trip and we rolled out and swayed quite a bit. I put it back on and left it on. Now I’m reading that a lot of people are removing the front sway bar from their F250/350s and experiencing a better ride and no loss in stability on pavement and a much more stable ride on washboard and otherwise technical terrain. What do you full size people think about this? Experience? Thanks in advance..

 

[MidOH]

Not a fair comparison.

I have PLOW springs on the front of my sway bar less F250. No plow on truck, so it corners flat as a racecar.

Generally we only disco one side, for a smoother ride.

A top heavy Toyota with springs that can't even handle a fat Connecticut wife, isn't comparable. I was floored by how soft and floaty my Brother in laws new 4runner is.

The Super Duty feels like a million bucks when loaded. But if all you're carrying is backpacks, go ahead and remove the sway bars. Or get the Carli version.

 

[MOAK]

Not a fair comparison.

I have PLOW springs on the front of my sway bar less F250. No plow on truck, so it corners flat as a racecar.

Generally we only disco one side, for a smoother ride.

A top heavy Toyota with springs that can't even handle a fat Connecticut wife, isn't comparable. I was floored by how soft and floaty my Brother in laws new 4runner is.

The Super Duty feels like a million bucks when loaded. But if all you're carrying is backpacks, go ahead and remove the sway bars. Or get the Carli version.

The 80 had “heavy” OME J springs and were stiff, with heavier springs in the rear. The 350 is a much better ride by far. In the 80 even with the heaviest springs available, a good side wind and we’d be rollin. So ya, basically a back pack- the 4WD pop up is 1700 dry, add us, all the liquids & gear maybe 2500 or so. Not much for an almost 4,000lb payload. Good info, I’m at the point now wondering why I waited so long to get back into an F series.

 

[MidOH]

Try it then. If the truck feels too sketchy, spend $1500 for a Carli bar.

I put my bar back on for longer trips with tons of highway. Disconnect one end for days or weekends of gravel roads.