I made some sway bar discos for the front of my 60, now I'm wondering what any of you guys do to hold the bar in place while its diconnected?
Sway bar disconnected- now how to hold the bar in place? (1 Viewer)
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My trash can help it in an upright position untill the garbage truck came...
Butt Ugly Chuck
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I've heard of guys disconnecting only one side. Pretty much takes it out of play without worrying about it flopping around. Somebody probably has a better idea though....
Butt
Butt
I have seen others use rubber bungie straps
This is what I do.
kevin in okinawa
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you can lean it in the corner of the garage!
I threw mine in the skip! The truck handles fine without it IMHO
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My road has 62 curves in 11 miles, I like keeping the swaybar. I'll have to try some rubber bungees, I guess I was over thinking it.
Look at the JKS disconnects for Jeeps- they have round-headed stubs that you mount on the fenderwell area (or where ever fits). Their disconnects flip up and collapse, then you just hang the end on the stub thing, put in a big retainer clip and you're done.
Disconnecting the sway bar is over rated and usually a pitiful excuse for not having locking diffs. The whole point of them is to offer less limited axle articulation, which should keep tires planted on the ground (and prevent wheel spin). If you have lockers, you can have a wheel in the air and it's not going to spin. There's a limit to their effectiveness.
Disconnecting the sway bar is over rated and usually a pitiful excuse for not having locking diffs. The whole point of them is to offer less limited axle articulation, which should keep tires planted on the ground (and prevent wheel spin). If you have lockers, you can have a wheel in the air and it's not going to spin. There's a limit to their effectiveness.
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Wile E Coyote
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Chuck and Kling have the idea if you intend to keep the sway.
Jeeps have the sway bar mounted to the frame, not the axle. Its easier to deal with that way. They do limit articulation, that is what they are designed to do. If you to see what effect sway bars and panhard rods can have on what would otherwise be a flexible suspension, take a look at the old YJ Wrangler. Solid axles that can get stuck on a driveway bib. Just decide what you want your rig to do. I threw mine out when I put on the OMEs and it drives much better both on and off road with the OMEs and no sway bar.
i think my swaybay is either in he back of my truck or maybe ended up in the scrap yard... i dont remember... buddy pulled it off last year and it never made it back on there and never will now.
ntsqd
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What I would do too.
i find it hard to believe all the posts above reccommend not using a sway bar. i am finishing my soa and will be looking into sway bar disconnects soon. i would like to know why all the above say they aren't necessary. i feel that a sway bar would be valuable on freeways driving to our favorite offroad areas.
can someone explain this to me? are the advantages so small that most of you don't bother?
can someone explain this to me? are the advantages so small that most of you don't bother?
ntsqd
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I left mine on, but I'm also SUA. Not that it should matter......
On my Mini there was a small, but noticeable gain in ride quality by removing it. There was also not a large gain in body roll from removing it. With these new OME springs under it I'm noticing more body roll than in the past. Might just have to find another and see how it behaves.
The suspension with the stiffest roll spring rate will loose traction first. Loosing the front sway bar or reducing it's OD will reduce Push at the expense of increased body roll.
On my Mini there was a small, but noticeable gain in ride quality by removing it. There was also not a large gain in body roll from removing it. With these new OME springs under it I'm noticing more body roll than in the past. Might just have to find another and see how it behaves.
The suspension with the stiffest roll spring rate will loose traction first. Loosing the front sway bar or reducing it's OD will reduce Push at the expense of increased body roll.
rchalmers3
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You said it. Try it for yourself: Remove your sway bar(s) this weekend and go for a drive. You will notice almost NO difference.
If you are willing to re-tune your on highway driving just a little, removing the sway bars can add a small margin of performance off road.
Having said that, my '83 has the front sway bar installed and lockers.
EDIT: The above suggestion is for SUA. I have no experience with SOA.
Rick
No need to secure the disconnected swaybar. I have quick disconnects on my 4Runner (see below). You do not need to secure the swaybar as it is held pretty firmly by the bushings- it doesn't just bounce around. The rubber bushings actually twist up when the swaybar flexes- its not just loosely held in place.
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No need to secure the disconnected swaybar. I have quick disconnects on my 4Runner (see below). You do not need to secure the swaybar as it is held pretty firmly by the bushings- it doesn't just bounce around. The rubber bushings actually twist up when the swaybar flexes- its not just loosely held in place.
I did one like that on my runner ... But on the 60 I just pull one off cause I was too lazy to build it again
way to much thinking here............
