Articulation/sway bar question

[frogstar7055]

So I've been running around with the front sway bar and no rear sway bar.

 

Decided to do a test.

(this was as far as I could go before leaving rubber on the pavement)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So I disconnected the front sway bar and took it for a ride.

Not as much body roll as I expected,didn't get on the highway but imagine it's quite noticeable there.

 

 

 

Went back up the ramps,what a difference.

(could have went farther,couldn't rock it at all like this)

 

 

 

 

 

So that's all fine and good but would it make a difference off road.

Luckily I have a small area to play in right next to my neighborhood.

Theirs a hill there about 20/25 ft high,about 45 deg angle,rutted and off camber.

I could climb it with the front sway but only with some momentum.

Now I crawled up it from a dead stop in 2nd gear with the 4eat lock engaged,no wheel spin whatsoever.

 

 

I made quick disconnects for the rear before I removed it completely,thinking of putting that back on and removing the front.

Anybody done this,any thoughts?

[Twitch de la Brat]

Now I can't say I've done this on a fozzy, but I did do it on my BRAT and it did

make a fairly noticeable difference on the road.

I suspect it will make a big difference for you, as your car relies more on the

sway bar than a BRAT.

 

I think the quick disconnect idea would be great and make it nice for on-road

use and offroad use as well.

BTW, what design did you use for the quick disconnect?

I know just unbolting it is quick enough, but did you use some sort of pin

system?

 

Twitch

[frogstar7055]

BTW, what design did you use for the quick disconnect?

I know just unbolting it is quick enough, but did you use some sort of pin

system?

 

Twitch

 

Replaced the lower bolts with pins that look like trailer hitch pins only smaller.

Worked well but with the front sway on it was fine on road so I took off the rear completely (still got it).

Think I'm gonna put it back on and remove the front.

Pull pins when I go off road.

[Twitch de la Brat]

Replaced the lower bolts with pins that look like trailer hitch pins only smaller.

Worked well but with the front sway on it was fine on road so I took off the rear completely (still got it).

Think I'm gonna put it back on and remove the front.

Pull pins when I go off road.

 

I think leaving both on for road use then pulling the pins for offroad use would

be best.

 

I personally don't like the way my car reacts when making sharp maneuvers.

And having a heavier car will just exacerbate the problems.

If you try any quick motions, such as to avoid an unexpected object in the

road, I think you'll see my point.

And if you are to pull one of the swaybars, I highly recommend doing the rear

and not the front.

You don't want your front tires to lose contact with the road surface in an

emergency maneuver.

 

Twitch

[daredevil1166]

Replaced the lower bolts with pins that look like trailer hitch pins only smaller.

Pull pins when I go off road.

 

Hey cool! I've had my sway bars off for awhile now. (Since I broke the front playing in the sand. )

 

Makes a huge difference off road.

 

I've been thinking for a long time that a few hitch pins would make a good way to have a quick disconnect.

 

I was planning on trying it.

 

Glad to know it worked for you.

[frogstar7055]

I'll post up some pics of the pin set up when I get it back on later today.

[Mantis_Toboggan]

Do you worry about the swaybar getting in the way while it's disconnected?

Perhaps rotating its arms upward and fashioning a hook to hold it out of the way would be good?

[monstaru]

the disconnect idea is a good one, but really, with properly maintained nuts, bolts and brackets, it takes 5 minutes to remove anyway.

the possibility of the swaybar attacking another part of your suspension runs high when there a re few places to tuck it away.

 

cheers, brain

[gwilson87]

Been tossing the idea of quick disconnects for awhile now in my head. I liked the pictures to help show the difference it makes as far as your articulation. Post some pics of your quick connects as well if you get a chance.

 

p.s. nice tires, I'm ordering a set of those for my obs tomorrow. what size are those out of curiosity?

[frogstar7055]

Been tossing the idea of quick disconnects for awhile now in my head. I liked the pictures to help show the difference it makes as far as your articulation. Post some pics of your quick connects as well if you get a chance.

 

p.s. nice tires, I'm ordering a set of those for my obs tomorrow. what size are those out of curiosity?

 

Tires are 225/70 15 and just fit.

I'll get some pics of the disconnects up tomorrow.

[frogstar7055]

Pins (hardened) were longer than I needed so I took up slack with o-rings and brass washers.