I see the lightbulb finally turned on.
my 88 has a bent frame or lower control arm on the passenger side (or both) and original front springs... it leans to the right by about 3-4 inches up front. New shocks all around (truck shocks in the rear) and cargo coils in the rear... it rides like a smooth truck... firm but not overly harsh... but it still sways in turns just like it always has because I didn't mess with the sway bar. I drive through a dirt section of road construction almost every day. It gets BAD potholes. I typically just bomb though it to keep the ride somewhat level as going slow bounces the car all over the place. It's only about 4 carlenths worth of crap so it's no big deal to me... but the car soaks up the bumps (even in the rear) without much concern even with the sway bar in place. I also took an obnoxious pic of how much flex these things have with the stock sway bar up front and none on the rear (though this was before the rear cargo springs, but should still act as a good example).
Dat flex yo!
Now granted, you will get more flex of the front axle without the sway bar, but it will flex under shock load from a pothole with little argument. I can attest to that. I treat this car like a truck and beat on it (and the tires by proxy) relentlessly. It complains not except in worn shocks and tires.
my 88 has a bent frame or lower control arm on the passenger side (or both) and original front springs... it leans to the right by about 3-4 inches up front. New shocks all around (truck shocks in the rear) and cargo coils in the rear... it rides like a smooth truck... firm but not overly harsh... but it still sways in turns just like it always has because I didn't mess with the sway bar. I drive through a dirt section of road construction almost every day. It gets BAD potholes. I typically just bomb though it to keep the ride somewhat level as going slow bounces the car all over the place. It's only about 4 carlenths worth of crap so it's no big deal to me... but the car soaks up the bumps (even in the rear) without much concern even with the sway bar in place. I also took an obnoxious pic of how much flex these things have with the stock sway bar up front and none on the rear (though this was before the rear cargo springs, but should still act as a good example).
Dat flex yo!
Now granted, you will get more flex of the front axle without the sway bar, but it will flex under shock load from a pothole with little argument. I can attest to that. I treat this car like a truck and beat on it (and the tires by proxy) relentlessly. It complains not except in worn shocks and tires.
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