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Post by cun7s »

can you get after market swaybars for a gq patrol and who makes them
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Post by turps »

Are the GU sway bars wider/thicker?

They only aftermarket I have seen for a GU/GQ are the custom ones built for the rear.
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Post by chpd80 »

Both mine just fell off today funny enough and I reckon it drives better. :lol:
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Post by dont_follow_me »

my GQ had a disconnectable sway bar on the front and I left it disconnected one day to see what it was like on the road and it didnt handle any differently so I took it off and sold it.

mine has a factory disconnectable one on the rear, using a handbrake type lever under the dash so its easy to use. havent tried it off on the road yet tho.

If you dont have them, then spend your money on something else more effective like a soft locker or something.
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Post by turbo gu »

turps wrote:Are the GU sway bars wider/thicker?

They only aftermarket I have seen for a GU/GQ are the custom ones built for the rear.
The front sway bar on GU st's and TI's are about double the thickness of GQ's sway bars
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Post by cun7s »

turbo gu wrote:
turps wrote:Are the GU sway bars wider/thicker?

They only aftermarket I have seen for a GU/GQ are the custom ones built for the rear.
The front sway bar on GU st's and TI's are about double the thickness of GQ's sway bars
thats what i wanted to now do they fit a gq
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Post by turbo gu »

cun7s wrote:
turbo gu wrote:
turps wrote:Are the GU sway bars wider/thicker?

They only aftermarket I have seen for a GU/GQ are the custom ones built for the rear.
The front sway bar on GU st's and TI's are about double the thickness of GQ's sway bars
thats what i wanted to now do they fit a gq
They are exactly the same shape just thicker. Will bolt straight on. You just need the d bushs to suit the bigger diameter. They should come with the arms if you ge them from a wrecker. You will also need the link pains as the bolt hole in the sway bar link is different
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Post by cun7s »

turbo gu wrote:
cun7s wrote:
turbo gu wrote:
turps wrote:Are the GU sway bars wider/thicker?

They only aftermarket I have seen for a GU/GQ are the custom ones built for the rear.
The front sway bar on GU st's and TI's are about double the thickness of GQ's sway bars
thats what i wanted to now do they fit a gq
They are exactly the same shape just thicker. Will bolt straight on. You just need the d bushs to suit the bigger diameter. They should come with the arms if you ge them from a wrecker. You will also need the link pains as the bolt hole in the sway bar link is different
ive got a five link in it ill work it out thanks mate
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Post by j-top paj »

turps wrote:Are the GU sway bars wider/thicker?

They only aftermarket I have seen for a GU/GQ are the custom ones built for the rear.
yes, noticably larger
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Post by twodiffs »

dont_follow_me wrote:my GQ had a disconnectable sway bar on the front and I left it disconnected one day to see what it was like on the road and it didnt handle any differently so I took it off and sold it.

mine has a factory disconnectable one on the rear, using a handbrake type lever under the dash so its easy to use. havent tried it off on the road yet tho.

If you dont have them, then spend your money on something else more effective like a soft locker or something.
Thats what I did, removed the front sway bar straight away then tore a link on the rear sway bar one day and drove home like that - it was no different so i removed it completely.
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Post by turps »

cun7s wrote: ive got a five link in it ill work it out thanks mate
This would be an interesting setup. Rears on Utes are easy to do a basic custom setups using a torsion bar. As there is nothing in the way to interfere. On the front it would be difficult. You maybe able to use a currie anti-rock like they use on a Jeeps. As their setup in front of the axle and work backwards.
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Post by steve patrol »

Please can we see some pics when the swaybars on the five link and some feedback on how much better on the road it is?! :D
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Post by micka1 »

pretty sure that pedders suspension do an after market thicker swaybar for gq's .
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Post by nastytroll »

standard GQ is around 15mm dia, my gu is around 26mm dia.
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