Honestly when offroad the sway bar can be a bit of limiter as far as articulation goes, but for on road driving I feel it's a must. If your trailering your rig to the trails then I'd say leave it off and see how you like the handling on the trails, but if your gonna be driving any distance on road you really should consider buying a new set of bolts and putting it back on. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />