sway bar disconnects?

Post by **built4thrashing** » Tue May 18, 2004 9:04 pm

are there any swaybar disconnects available for late model sierras
(89 onwards)

Post by **RB zook** » Tue May 18, 2004 9:19 pm

dont worry bout disconnects just take it off and forget about it

Post by **droopypete** » Tue May 18, 2004 9:24 pm

after the roady, rip it out and throw it under the house.
Peter.

Post by **Barathrum** » Tue May 18, 2004 9:35 pm

zooks come with sway bars

oh yeah i remember now, i belive mine had one for a very short period of time

Post by **RB zook** » Tue May 18, 2004 9:41 pm

the day i bought i took it strait offf

Post by **N*A*M** » Tue May 18, 2004 9:41 pm

sway bars make baby jesus cry

Post by **built4thrashing** » Tue May 18, 2004 9:55 pm

doe removing it effect the way it drives on the road much as most of its driving will be on road on the way to 4x4 trips

Post by **RB zook** » Tue May 18, 2004 10:12 pm

all sway bars do is limit travel

it will have a tiny little bit more body roll round corners

Post by **mtzook** » Wed May 19, 2004 12:35 am

For the few sierra's i've had, the springs have been so damn stiff that they make up for the sway bar not being installed. I even tried reinstalling one once to see if i could notice a difference, and i couldn't. Only on an IFS setup did i notice the sway bar doing good (that was a vitara).

Post by **xtreem** » Wed May 19, 2004 12:44 am

I can definatly notice it missing, You have to turn the steering wheel heaps more. but it is ok once you get used to it. Disconnects would be good though.

Post by **-Mick-** » Wed May 19, 2004 10:22 am

Make your own disconnects

I took my sway bar (rear) off and with my non pinning drop shackles there's a HEAP of uncontrolled body roll

But if you drive it like a softly sprung lifted truck and not a phat full sik bling ricer it's not a worry

Post by **xtreem** » Wed May 19, 2004 10:54 am

Yeah but why not have the best of both worlds? Ricer handling on road and go anywhere off road. Disconnects sound good to me.

Post by **grimbo** » Wed May 19, 2004 11:05 am

xtreem wrote:Yeah but why not have the best of both worlds? Ricer handling on road and go anywhere off road. Disconnects sound good to me.

We are talking about a Suzuki Sierra here aren't we, ricer handling on road :rofl:

Now that is funny. If you reckon they make that much of a difference then go for it but I didn't notice any difference other than restricted wheel travel offroad. i have been known to throw my Zuk through a corner hard enouh to lift wheels in the air without any dramas and I reckon if I had the swaybar on it would have rolled

Post by **greg** » Wed May 19, 2004 11:17 am

Barathrum wrote:zooks come with sway bars

I think the early ones didn't come with sway bars... i.e. the 1L models

Post by **-Mick-** » Wed May 19, 2004 11:30 am

greg wrote:
Barathrum wrote:zooks come with sway bars

I think the early ones didn't come with sway bars... i.e. the 1L models

my 84 1l has a Grimace in the rear..... yeah shadup

Post by **bigsteve** » Wed May 19, 2004 12:30 pm

On my old rig going from stock tyres and sway bar to 11.5's and rancho's on three (no swaybar) I couldn't feel much difference.

Post by **stumped** » Wed May 19, 2004 2:48 pm

grimbo wrote:We are talking about a Suzuki Sierra here aren't we, ricer handling on road Now that is funny. If you reckon they make that much of a difference then go for it but I didn't notice any difference other than restricted wheel travel offroad. i have been known to throw my Zuk through a corner hard enouh to lift wheels in the air without any dramas and I reckon if I had the swaybar on it would have rolled

threw it into the corner of the shed and it lifted a wheel??

sorry, couldn't resist

seriously, why do ya reckon it woulda rolled with the swaybar on? i woulda thought u'd be less likely to get the wheel up cos of less body roll?

i took the swaybar off mine (88 model), didn't really notice much difference on the road. actually handles pretty good, sits tight thru corners (do have offset rims tho)

Post by **grimbo** » Wed May 19, 2004 2:58 pm

It would have rolled because it wouldn't have allowed the front to flex as much causing all sorts of weird things to happen. The wheel I'm picking up is the inside rear from memory. mind you this doing a 90? turn at about 60km/h so its my own stupid fault.

I can't pick a wheel up in the shed cause the tyres are flat :cry:

Post by **xtreem** » Wed May 19, 2004 6:57 pm

mj wrote:Make your own disconnects

But if you drive it like a softly sprung lifted truck and not a phat full sik bling ricer it's not a worry

Come on Grimbo you could see I was talking about what MJ was saying.

I have mine off and it handles ok but definatly cant drive it as hard on road full stop.

Post by **droopypete** » Wed May 19, 2004 7:20 pm

grimbo wrote:
xtreem wrote:Yeah but why not have the best of both worlds? Ricer handling on road and go anywhere off road. Disconnects sound good to me.

We are talking about a Suzuki Sierra here aren't we, ricer handling on road Now that is funny. If you reckon they make that much of a difference then go for it but I didn't notice any difference other than restricted wheel travel offroad. i have been known to throw my Zuk through a corner hard enouh to lift wheels in the air without any dramas and I reckon if I had the swaybar on it would have rolled

You must have a very good memory Graham, that was about 7 years ago on its last outing wasn't it, and I believe the wheel actualy FELL OFF which is why it ended up in the air (in the tree more like it

):lol:
Peter.

Post by **droopypete** » Wed May 19, 2004 7:46 pm

stumped wrote:
grimbo wrote:We are talking about a Suzuki Sierra here aren't we, ricer handling on road Now that is funny. If you reckon they make that much of a difference then go for it but I didn't notice any difference other than restricted wheel travel offroad. i have been known to throw my Zuk through a corner hard enouh to lift wheels in the air without any dramas and I reckon if I had the swaybar on it would have rolled

threw it into the corner of the shed and it lifted a wheel??
sorry, couldn't resist

This is fantastic, someone else is picking up the hatchet and helping me throw it at Graham :lol:

Way to go Stumped

Peter.

Post by **built4thrashing** » Wed May 19, 2004 9:20 pm

so the question still remains CAN YOU GET SWAYBAR DISCONNECTS FOR A SIERRA AND WHERE FROM?

Post by **Gonzo** » Wed May 19, 2004 9:24 pm

sway bars are for pussies :finger:

Post by **Nexus** » Thu May 20, 2004 6:41 am

I took mine off upon buying the zuk, though have reinstalled it recantly due to 30/9.5 tires i fitted in (taking it off is illeagle here, so r tires that size. i got the tires "leaglelized", but i figured it best to keep the cops off my back - and the tires get their attention). anyways, i didn't want the limitations - only the leagle cover up, so i looked into it and found 2 main options 4 creating a dissconnecting bar.

1: cut the bugger through the middle. it's 24 m"m in diameter, so i fitted a pole 25 mm in diameter around it, welded it on and drilled a hole through the middle of the side i didn't weld and the sway bar. this way i can connect it fast if i like, though the bar will be 1/2 as flexible, since you have created 2 shaftes instead of one. i've never connected it except 4 one test drive, since the cops here r 2 dumb 2 know the diffarence anyway.

the other (and more efficiant ) way 2 do it, would B 2 do what i did, except on either side, close to the axle rather than in the middle of the bar (or any other setup of this sort, there are many after market products of this sort):

suck aftermarket products are common 4 toyota, jeep etc'. i don't know where 2 get them in auz, or if they even exsist 4 sierras. but i can tell u ther r easy 2 make on your own - all the above are home made.

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