So how bad IS it to drive without a trac bar? Just wondering- a friend of mine took it out of his Jeep completely. I know, a big difference between a Jeep and a Superduty, but I'm just curious.
trac bars are NOT as vital in leaf sprungs axles as some think. the leafs are what mainly locate the axle, as you dive the springs can flex slightly to the sides over bumps and around corners, that is what the track bar controls(it get exagerated with lift springs). you can drive with out it, but you need to be aware it will steer differently and react differently.
the added weight of our trucks may make a difference as well, im not sure.
i built a leaf sprung jeep wrangler with 1-ton axles and never had a trac bar, drove it everywhere with out issue for years
**disclaimer** im not promoting removing it or not replacing it. just saying you dont HAVE TO have it.
Ya, I was just going to say, I don't recall my '76 or '78 Power Wagon having one, and ofcourse those were leaf spring as well. Wonder why Ford is different?
Now that I think of it, I don't remember a swaybar either.
It really isn't that bad to drive it just pulls really hard to the drivers side. I Haven't driven it since I saw it was broke but I heard the popping underneath for a couple days before I figured out what it was.
OK, after some research, I found the trackbar/panhard prevents bump steering, and enhances high speed handling. I can see that. It leads me to believe though that Ford didn't do their homework as much as we'd like to think. See my previous post about 12k+ on same type suspension, and the other pickups. Not whining, just wondering, not that big of a deal.
Had a 93 f250 that I did a D60 conversion an I drove it without the track bar, first pothole I hit went into death wobble! Put track bar in never had problem again....
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