Does any company make front MQ sway bar disconnects??
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Hoppy
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MQ sway bar disconnects
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MQ sway bar disconnects
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I will give it a go, found this
HoppyDavid_S wrote: Definitely keep an eye on the square U-bolts - they are not a good design. After removing my sway bar I broke at least 3 over a couple of years. Put it back on and had no problems for a year or 2 till I broke one just the other day. Did not notice a huge improvement off-road when I removed the bar but probably because I have front lockers.
If you start to feel the steering a bit "sloppy" on the road stop and check the bolt. It can sometimes hang on as a J bolt but if/when that drops out the truck becomes almost uncontrollable - scary I can tell you from experience. So check promptly if something does not feel right about the steering. It might be caused by any number of other factors other than the U bolt but it might just be the bolt which is dangerous.
Cheers, David
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Hoppy
I still stand by what I wrote before. Taking the sway bar off allows greater wheel travel but puts greater strain on the square U bolt. If you don't do any real axle-twisting off-road work this is probably not a problem but if you do then it pays to check the bolt periodically or whenever you feel a difference in the steering or hear a sharp crack from below!
And you don't have to have the swaybar disconnected to have a U-bolt failure - it can happen at any time as it is an inherently poor design. In my experience I have found the Nissan bolts are generally superior to after-market ones. I always carry at least one spare.
David
PS The other thing which puts a big strain on the u-bolt is when winching up a steep bank. As you get near the top there is very strong downward pressure on the front suspension.
I still stand by what I wrote before. Taking the sway bar off allows greater wheel travel but puts greater strain on the square U bolt. If you don't do any real axle-twisting off-road work this is probably not a problem but if you do then it pays to check the bolt periodically or whenever you feel a difference in the steering or hear a sharp crack from below!
And you don't have to have the swaybar disconnected to have a U-bolt failure - it can happen at any time as it is an inherently poor design. In my experience I have found the Nissan bolts are generally superior to after-market ones. I always carry at least one spare.
David
PS The other thing which puts a big strain on the u-bolt is when winching up a steep bank. As you get near the top there is very strong downward pressure on the front suspension.
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