80 series sway bar (fr) (1 Viewer)

[Ruadhrigh]

I would like to try out a front sway bar. When the PO lifted the 80 they neglected the spacers for the front sway bars. Something went wrong and the dealer cut out the bar.

At freeway speeds my truck is a little touchy on the steering, and has a ton of body roll (kinda scary when you're on the cliffs outside of Ouray!). I am hoping that I can cancel both those issues with a sway bar.

So... anyone have one they are willing to sell? Or just borrow so I can see if it makes a difference?

 

[evanz80]

Rory -

You're welcome to borrow mine - after Moab, of course!

It shouldn't take very long to swap it out of mine and into yours. That would probably be a good time for me to replace the bushings anyway. I have the Slee aluminum drop blocks and they seem to do a good job of keeping the swaybar out of the way of the swaybar under extreme articulation.

I am still running both swaybars (front and rear), but they don't seem to effect the articulation in a negative way - I'm always amazed on the trail. But they must be doing their job in terms of keeping things steady on the road - I don't feel much body roll on the pavement.

I'll check in next week and see if you still need one, or if someone was able to help over the weekend.

Evan

 

[Ruadhrigh]

Thanks Evan!



A while back someone offered me one for $40. But I can't remember who.

 

[Beowulf]

Rory,

The front sway bar on 80s makes a HUGE difference; both in improved road performance and in increased articulation when it is removed for the trail.

My rear sway bar is still off from the trip to "Broke Bar Mountain" and I definitely noticed it on windy highway roads. Removing the rear sway bar has little improvement on the trail.

You can't have mine though.

-Mike-

 

[Ruadhrigh]

You can't have mine though.

-Mike-

I'll trade you my Man-A-Fre heavy duty rear sway bar... nudge, nudge

 

[SteveLCetc]

A sway bar, by definition, limits sway - aka roll. Independent front and rear roll, by definition, is articulation. I found a good deal of gain in articulation by removing the rear sway bar on my 80. The problem with removing the front sway bar is roll during heavy front loading - aka emergency maneuvers.

I think a good balance is removing the rear - that way you still have the stability during heavy deceleration, but the rears will give you more independent drop in off road situations, giving more traction to the lower tires.

(Standard disclaimers apply...)

 

[alia176]

I'll trade you my Man-A-Fre heavy duty rear sway bar... nudge, nudge

I'll trade you, why not...