front coils hitting sway bar

[rysermon]

hey guys

after taking her out for its first proper off roading since my lift kit i noticed 2 things, the sway bar is knocking the base of the coils when its articulating while im turning and i believe so far only discovered on the passenger side the upper control arm i think it is called? is hitting the coil when its upwards articulating (wheels moving more into the guard) having amental blank today so excuse my crap choice of words when explaining


has anyone else experienced something similar of the sort and done something ?

i got bilstein struts with king spring coils 2in lift.

[blatcho]

I had the sway bar hitting my coils had to fit a swaybar re-locator from monster rides

[springer]

Monster Rides can provide a new sway bar bracket to reposition it and alleviate that problem and new UCA's are available from Monster Rides, Superior Engineering, Snake Racing etc to provide more clearance around the coils.

Cheers

[10 luxxxx]

I wouldn't think it would hit with a 2 inch lift have you got any other mods or could it be more than 2 inch lift.

[smithy01]

Mine did it when I first put my lift in. Turned out the mob that assembled my struts put the seating plates in upside down, which resulted in incorrect lift and sway bar scrubbing real bad. Not sure on the UCA problem tho.

[rysermon]

i got alot more than 2 inches of lift when i chucked them in i got toughest king springs i could find haha, it gave me a 2.5-2.8in lift or there abouts.. might get some sway bar relocations then anyone got a link?

[rysermon]

**the relocators, where/how do they work

[10 luxxxx]

Have a look in monster rides forum sponser thread

[rysermon]

Have a look in monster rides forum sponser thread

yeh cheers bud, just came across it will have to get some this week!, any advise on fitting them anyone had any dramas im assuming its gonna be a b-itch to do cause the bars under tension?

[amitch888]

Should be an easy job without any drama's

[Monster Rides]

Have a look in monster rides forum sponser thread

yeh cheers bud, just came across it will have to get some this week!, any advise on fitting them anyone had any dramas im assuming its gonna be a b-itch to do cause the bars under tension?

Hey Mate,

The swaybar relocators are easy enough to fit... just undo the collars that fix them to the chassis and they go in easy enough.

It can make the job a bit easier also by removing the radiator support brackets to give yourself some more room and swear less at the swaybar.
Speaking if which... about maybe 20 - 30% of Hilux's will have an issue with the swaybar making contact with these radiator support brackets once the swaybar relocators are installed.
It just pushes the swaybar down a bit too much and due to the variations we see in the chassis' and also the swaybars you get a little contact.This isn't a big deal, but you will need to notch the radiatior support brackets to make clearance otherwise the squeak and groan for the swaybar rubbing on the brackets will drive you nuts.

I can't find photos of the notch you need to put the the radiator support brackets just now... but it's about half a 20c piece, roughly in the middle of the bracket. Again easy enough to do with a bench grinder and a round/flat bastard file to tidy it up. A few quick coats fo matte black paint will keep the rust away as well.



Anyway here are some images of the swaybar relocators installed:







The anodising is now black as well... Here is what you get in the kit... everthing you need to install @ $100 delivered:







Any questions please let me know... these swaybar relocators are in stock and ready to ship.



Cheers,
Matt

[rysermon]

just realised i posted this in pre 2005 hilux.... i have a kun26r lol if a mod can move this to where its supposed to go

joys of a tablet on a slow internet connection ><

[rysermon]

Have a look in monster rides forum sponser thread

yeh cheers bud, just came across it will have to get some this week!, any advise on fitting them anyone had any dramas im assuming its gonna be a b-itch to do cause the bars under tension?

Hey Mate,

The swaybar relocators are easy enough to fit... just undo the collars that fix them to the chassis and they go in easy enough.

It can make the job a bit easier also by removing the radiator support brackets to give yourself some more room and swear less at the swaybar.
Speaking if which... about maybe 20 - 30% of Hilux's will have an issue with the swaybar making contact with these radiator support brackets once the swaybar relocators are installed.
It just pushes the swaybar down a bit too much and due to the variations we see in the chassis' and also the swaybars you get a little contact.This isn't a big deal, but you will need to notch the radiatior support brackets to make clearance otherwise the squeak and groan for the swaybar rubbing on the brackets will drive you nuts.

I can't find photos of the notch you need to put the the radiator support brackets just now... but it's about half a 20c piece, roughly in the middle of the bracket. Again easy enough to do with a bench grinder and a round/flat bastard file to tidy it up. A few quick coats fo matte black paint will keep the rust away as well.



Anyway here are some images of the swaybar relocators installed:







The anodising is now black as well... Here is what you get in the kit... everthing you need to install @ $100 delivered:







Any questions please let me know... these swaybar relocators are in stock and ready to ship.



Cheers,
Matt

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[William59]

Just check and make shaw the complete strut is fitted the right way around had similar problem with old man emu struts being incorrectly fitted end result hitting issues .

[rysermon]

Just check and make shaw the complete strut is fitted the right way around had similar problem with old man emu struts being incorrectly fitted end result hitting issues .

can you show me a photo buddy of what you mean il try and dig up a photo of mine, i did have a look and its hitting the base that the coil sits on if you follow it the whole way around its perfectly circle like the coil so its not like i fitted it wrong way around and one side has a notch or what not to give it space.. but yeh if you can photo to show me?

[rysermon]

FYI recieved the monster rides sway bar relocators from matt @ monster rides, theyre mint, fitted them in piece of cake and does the job like it should, had to knick off maybe 5 or so mm off the drivers side radiator support (was slack its sitting flush against it) shouldnt be a problem i dont think ?

anyways mint thanks for the help guys and matt !

[buffo69]

Remove swaybar [GRINNING FACE WITH SMILING EYES]

[Danwilo16]

Hi guys, just wondering if there's a cheaper way to lift higher then 2inch and for your coil spring not to hit upper control Arm,(without buying aftermarket UCA's ?)

[boxhead55]

Yep extended top arm ball joints

See monster rides.
And sway bar drop kit will also help.

Hope this helps

[VMN]

In my experience with US coil overs which invert the shock can, which means the spring hangs lower, the sway bar relocation is not quite enough to get clearance for the lower spring. The radiator supports also limit how far you can relocate the sway bar forward.

There are two solutions we devised. One is to extend the sway bar links (eg. Cut and extend with some tube welded in the middle) so that the sway bar is relocated lower so it does not foul the spring. I did track down some after market sway bar links that were made from threaded rod so you could make them any length. Unfortunately, one of the ends was not compatible with the Hilux fixtures.

The other approach I adopted on my rig was to get a spring works to apply some heat and bend the sway bar outwards so it cleared the spring . I did this in addition to the sway bar relocators which have been in use in the US for years and in fact usually come as standerd with coil overs such as those from sway away.

Sounds like you guys have it sorted for your suspension but in my opinion the extended sway bar link is the cleanest solution if one was devised.