Sway Bars..
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Sway Bars..
I'm looking for some practical information.
Jeep owners have the option of disconnecting their sway bar links in various ways when they want to go off road.
Does anybody know of a quick disconnect setup for the TTB front end?
What are the potential problems of pulling the front and/or rear sway bars and running on the street without them? Any real world experience out there?
I have an 89 XLT with a 351 and 5" of front lift, 4 " rear and dual shocks all the way around.
Any response's would be great.
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I have removed the rear swaybar on my 89 Bronco altogether. The effect was much better articulation and a small reduction in stability when cornering(the reduction in stability is much more noticable when towing). I disconnect the front swaybar for trails by unbolting the bar from the frame and securing it with a bungee cord, down the road I'll probably try and come up with a quick disconnect of some kind but in the mean time it only takes 5 minutes to disconnect. It is a lot looser in corners with the front bar disconnected and it articulates better too. Oh yeah, my suspension is stock except for KYB shocks and poly bushings.
Hope this helps,
Brian
Hope this helps,
Brian
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I tried running without the sway bars after I put a suspension lift (4") on my bronco. While driving in town I had no problems but the first time I hit a set of railroad tracks at highway speeds I just about bounced right off the road. It was scary as hell! So, needless to say I put them back on and am thinking about a quick disconnect route a little further down the road. Hope this helps.
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I have run w/no sway bars for some time on my '90. First stock and then w/a 6" lift. With the lift sway was much more noticeable, but certainly tolerable. Because I frequently drive twisty mtn passes (and have to pass all the scared Texans in rental cars) I rigged up a front disconnect system using JKS disco's for a YJ. With the front sway bar back on it cornered much better; but again, it was tolerable w/no sway bars at all if I had just changed my driving style. I never experienced "bouncing off the road" or anything like that, over railroad tracks or anything else. Those symptoms sound like a more severe problem as the sway bar doesnt' do much except prevent body roll, altho it does also minimize bump steer IME.
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[updated:LAST EDITED ON 07-Aug-02 AT 12:14 PM (EST)]My setup had one major flaw in that the disco would contact and dent the front shock in the quad shock setup. If you don't have the optional quad shock package this mod is much easier.
Check out Chris's page here, he came up w/a superior method:
http://www3.telus.net/cbradley/Sway_Bar_Quick_Disconnect.html
The cool thing is that the discos are long and move the sway bar up, usually eliminating all tire rub on the sway bar.
Check out Chris's page here, he came up w/a superior method:
http://www3.telus.net/cbradley/Sway_Bar_Quick_Disconnect.html
The cool thing is that the discos are long and move the sway bar up, usually eliminating all tire rub on the sway bar.
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