Ironclad Engineering 80 series front swaybar disconnects out of Australia (1 Viewer)

[Tontoy93]

I know Land Cruiser Phil makes some disconnects for the 80 series but has anybody tried these?
Ironclad Engineering | 80 Series Landcruiser Swaybar Disconnect - https://www.ironcladengineering.com.au/product-page/80-series-front-swaybar-disconnect
These are only 75 US dollars delivered if I’m doing my currency conversion right. Last I looked I think Land Cruiser Phil’s cost 150-something dollars delivered.

 

[OffRoadScott]

Why when you can support a IH8MUD member in @LandCruiserPhil

Land Cruiser Phil swaybar disconnect

 

[Tontoy93]

Why when you can support a IH8MUD member in @LandCruiserPhil

Land Cruiser Phil swaybar disconnect

Sorry it’s double the price for two pieces of bent metal and some $2 linch pins. My Ih8mud loyalty does not extend THAT far.

 

[Broski]

Did you put them in your cart and go to check out ?
I did and Paypal wanted $123. American. Shipped

@LandCruiserPhil are $140. Shipped And including hardware, tethers & linch pines.
Making them the same price or less

 

[smorkington]

Just remove the front sway bar

 

[Broski]

I took mine off 10 years ago and never looked back

 

[Tontoy93]

Did you put them in your cart and go to check out ?
I did and Paypal wanted $123. American. Shipped

@LandCruiserPhil are $140. Shipped And including hardware, tethers & linch pines.
Making them the same price or less

I just checked with Brad at Ironclad, all prices are in AUS dollar so 75 US.

 

[Broski]

I just checked with Brad at Ironclad, all prices are in AUS dollar so 75 US.

Go for it
Let us know how much it was landed in the US

 

[bicycleagent003]

Yeah let's see an install thread. I have the LC Phil ones. They're great.

 

[baldilocks]

Just remove the front sway bar

Agreed… I made my own disconnect set up ten years ago. What I found was that at some point in suspension droop the front drive shaft contacted the sway bar. How heavily I’m not sure but the the marks on both parts were substantial even with 2” sway bar drop spacers. And this was with OME springs and shocks. Quick disconnect set ups will definately not work with the longer travel suspension setups available now.

 

[smorkington]

Agreed… I made my own disconnect set up ten years ago. What I found was that at some point in suspension droop the front drive shaft contacted the sway bar. How heavily I’m not sure but the the marks on both parts were substantial even with 2” sway bar drop spacers. And this was with OME springs and shocks. Quick disconnect set ups will definately not work with the longer travel suspension setups available now.

My sway bar actually ended up denting my drive shaft. It also ripped the mounts of the housing. I drove around with the torn off mounts for months and never noticed a difference. Unless you have a rtt or lots of weight up high sway bar seems unnecessary imo.

 

[baldilocks]

My sway bar actually ended up denting my drive shaft. It also ripped the mounts of the housing. I drove around with the torn off mounts for months and never noticed a difference. Unless you have a rtt or lots of weight up high sway bar seems unnecessary imo.

I do notice a difference with dual rate coils up front but not bad enough to make me uncomfortable. I install the front sway bar for the rare occasion that I put the roof rack on and then load it for a longer type of trip.

Moral of the story is that if you use a sway bar disco set up for the “trail” and your drive shaft never contacts the sway bar you didn’t really need to disconnect the sway bar in the fist place.

I took a three week road trip around the west a few years ago and wanted the sway bar on for all those road miles with load we had. We toured Moab wheeling trails for a week with the sway bar on and had no issues. I may have lifted a tire here and there but with triple lockers she pushes through anyway. I did have to weld on heavier duty axle end brackets because one ripped off on Rubicon previously. But yeah, I run sans front sway bar most all the time for several years.

 

[LandCruiserPhil]

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Thanks to all the great Crusiers fans that have supported us over the years.

Our Swaybar disconnects were developed in 2008. Are they for everyone, no but an average 15% increase in front travel is important to many.