Sway bars and disconnects: lean on the road, articulation off it
A sway bar ties the left and right sides together so the truck leans less in a corner. Off pavement that same link is what stops a wheel dropping into a hole while the other stays planted: the articulation that keeps tires in contact with the ground.
That is the whole tension. A disconnect lets you have both: connected for the drive out, disconnected at the trailhead. Quick-disconnect links are the cheap manual answer; electronic systems do it from the cab. End links are also the part a lift breaks first, because the factory ones are simply too short.
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Never drive it home disconnected
A disconnected sway bar on the highway is genuinely unsafe: body roll increases sharply and the truck responds late to a sudden avoidance. Reconnect before you leave the trail, every time.
Lift height decides end-link length, and a bar at the wrong angle binds through the travel it exists to control. Bushings are consumable and a worn one sounds exactly like a broken one. We stock 45 sway bar parts from 4 brands, matched to axle and ride height.