FJ60 Sway bars

[cumminscruiser]

I have a springed, sprung, springgded (Is that a word?) over FJ60 and would like to add a sway bar to the front and back axles, but I still want to go off road and climb a few rocks here and there. Any suggestions or pictures of what someons doing now?

I dont mind disconnecting them when needed, but not removing them.

 

[the dude]

I took mine off and threw them in the bush, I couldn't tell a difference with them on or off when going down the road. they do hinder droop when wheeling.

I am not sure they are worth the effort. Sorry, I no longer have mine.

 

[cumminscruiser]

FJ60 Sway Bar

Mabey I need better shocks?

Driving on winding roads with stuff on the roof rack feels like an E-ticket ride !!

 

[the dude]

I would venture a guess that your springs are too soft...

Pressurized shocks may help, I would consider running a pair up front.

 

[cumminscruiser]

FJ60 Sway bar

Yea, I need to make up a couple of hoops and put larger / better shocks up front.

 

[Starscream]

I took mine off and threw them in the bush, I couldn't tell a difference with them on or off when going down the road. they do hinder droop when wheeling.

I am not sure they are worth the effort. Sorry, I no longer have mine.

I agree. I still have mine on my 60, but someone at my work doesn't have any on his 62. Sometimes I borrow his and it really isn't that bad. We both have OME suspensions so I'm sure that helps things out. It definitely is an advantage to not have them when wheeling.

I would check out Bilstein 5100 or 5150's if you will be using custom spec'd shocks with those hoops. They perform very well on the street and come in a ton of configurations and travel lengths.

 

[Grease Cruiser]

Are you running stock unmodified packs? How many leaves are in your front and rear packs?

We typically add an-add-a leaf to each pack when doing a SOA 60 to stiffen the packs and reduce body roll. Don't use a commercial add-a-leaf but use a leaf cut down to fit. We break apart Land Cruiser packs and then cut down a longer leaf to add to your spring pack. This will stiffen your suspension and only add about a 1/4"-1/2" in height.

Sway bars will help a lot if you go that route. Your 60 would have come with a factory front sway bar. FJ62's and Canadian model BJ60's came with factory front and rear sway bars. Sway bars will cut down your body roll but also limit flex.

Depending on what year your 60 is, a rear sway bar from a BJ60 or a 62 will bolt in. Some mods may be necessary if you have an earlier model.

I'd recommend Bilstein 5125 shocks. You will have to modify your front upper shock mount as Bilstein does not make an eye to post shock. Buy a pair of shock hoops from Trail -Gear, weld them on and then measure for the Bilsteins.

Hope that helps.

 

[Mike S]

I found that the rear anit-sway bar from a 62, installed on my 60 hlped noticeably in road driving in the mountains. I had OME 2-1/2" lift, and installed the sway bar when I replaced the rear axle with a FF. This is a cheap fix for better on-road handling. They can easily be set up with a quick disconnect.

Mike

 

[cumminscruiser]

FJ60 Sway Bar

Thanks, The setup is not quite stock. I did the spring over to make room for the cumnmins oil pan and the cummins is heavier than the stock engine. I had a spring shop make up the spring packs and the cruiser sits level, but when driving at freeway speeds around corners there is a lot of tilting. THe shocks are old KYB gas shocks. The plan was to add a sway bar on the rear and install new shocks. The rear shocks are angled to the center of the truck and I think I should re-arange the location of the mounting so the shocks act more in travel than pivoting where mounted.

I like the idea of adding a spring would you have a picture of where you added the leaf? and how long.

I cant seem to download pictures but the little picture next to cumminscruiser is my FJ60

 

[ntsqd]

The shorter the added leaf the stiffer it will be. Look for a 'gap' in the relative leaf lengths. That would be the obvious place though not necessarily the ideal place. If no such gap, it's an iterative solve situation.

 

[overLand_Cruiser]

I installed sway bars when I rebuilt my rig and it made a BIG difference on the road. With new shocks and re-arched springs it handles like a sports car now....kinda. Mine's not sprung over though, and the sway bars are over-sized aftermarket units, 27mm in the rear. Disconnects are a good idea for tricky spots.

vs stock:

rear installed:

 

[Grease Cruiser]

I installed sway bars when I rebuilt my rig and it made a BIG difference on the road. With new shocks and re-arched springs it handles like a sports car now....kinda. Mine's not sprung over though, and the sway bars are over-sized aftermarket units, 27mm in the rear. Disconnects are a good idea for tricky spots.

Where did you buy your aftermarket sway bars?

 

[overLand_Cruiser]

Where did you buy your aftermarket sway bars?

I didn't, they came on an FJ60 donor I bought. They are made by GT Suspension who doesn't seem to be in business anymore. I did a little research and all I could find was that they probably came out of Australia and sold by Man-a-fre. Man-a-fre now still sells aftermarket sway bars, but by a different brand.

 

[cumminscruiser]

fj60 sway bars

Wow what a differance from stock, I just found a set off of a FJ62 so they will go on as soon as I can clean them up.