Front sway bar delete-probably a bad idea?

I watched Tinkerers video on the effects of stabilizer bar configurations on total articulation numbers. And I can’t get it out of my head! Lol

It’s always bugged me that the front end flexes so poorly on the 4runner, so I’ve entertained the idea deleting my front stabilizer bar…just to try it out on my next wheeling trip. However, since I DD the 4runner, I dont like the increased risk on the road.

So a big lesson Tinkerer demonstrated, was that the rear stabilizer bar has the effect of forcing the front to flex more (removing both sets of bars resulted in less articulation than leaving the rear on). And that articulation balance front-to-rear is affected by varios things like weight, spring rates, and stabilizer bars arrangements.

Then I saw a comment on the Tinkerer vid that mentioned the Limited trim has a thinner front stabilizer bar than the off-road trims (for non-kdss). This opens up the possibility of improving articulation balance front-to-rear, maybe even total articulation. While at the same time keeping some of the safety benefit of a front bar.

I think the Limited has a softer stabilizer bar because it has xreas, which probably deals with some of the sway forces. I’ve got Dobinson IMS susoension, which probably deals with some of the sway forces. Is it a good idea to swap my sway bar out for the Limited? Any thoughts on how much softer that bar is?

This is the limited part number:


And this is the Off-road (sr5) sway bar part number:




Can anybody with a limited throw a caliper on the sway bar and get a measurement of the thickness (somewhere where the bar is straight)???

I kind of think I like the idea of changing out the bar just to increase general cushiness of the front suspension as well. But seeing the front end flex a bit more would be better