Took a ride down in Pisgah national Forest last weekend. There's a nice little trail down there that's one of the last few that haven't been gated off in the past decade. It's a fun quick ride on the dual sport but it's a bit slower going in a truck. The Tacoma struggled on the "bad" section. We have had record rainfall this year and it was a bit more rutted out than normal. The front just did not articulate at all and made the back do all the work so I had to get creative with my lines. My old f150 was pretty slinky and just walked through all this stuff, but the narrower Tacoma gave me a few more options on the tight trail.
Anyhow this persuaded me to ditch the sway bar, much better articulation and ride on rough gravel now. A little more body roll but honestly if someone removed the sway bar and didn't tell me I likely wouldn't know the difference. I think the stiffer springs from the 3rd Gen help keep it in control.
I'll have to get back down there soon and see how much better the truck does now.