swaybar

Post by **lowndsie** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 8:48 am

well i finally got round to removing the swaybar after many months of thinking about it....there is a slight difference you can feel but nothing to be concerned about.

has anyone done the maths and worked out a percentage of wheel travel increase from this mod????

Post by **SimplyPV** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 12:05 pm

i honestly dont know since i took mine off while roza was out of service... she rides alot better on the pavement without it in my opinion.... should be able to flex them tires this coming saturday with a few other rigs in a local club... :twisted:

will take pictures if i can and post them. will also let you know how the front responds without the sway bar. so hold tight.

Post by **lowndsie** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 12:24 pm

yeah ok....

i did notice that my fez drove better without the bar but i couldn't be sure if it was just the atmosphere of having it removed...

Post by **SimplyPV** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 12:55 pm

lol i know what you mean... and i thought that myself for a while.. but now i'm positive roza rides better with out it. i remember on the freeway i'd be jarred so much.. now its alot more smoother.... and if i hit a bump or a pothole... it doesnt reviberate through the whole front end and leave a nasty feeling in the rear.... its great, i love it. i gotta it a little easy on corners now though... i wont complain.

Post by **r0ck_m0nkey** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 1:04 pm

Off my memory it was only something like 1cm worth of travel at the bumpstop, what that comes out to at the wheel would be a little more.

But this is only from my dismall memory so don't believe any of it.

Post by **Spartacus** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 4:55 pm

being unmechanically advanced where is the swaybar located
under the car.

im lookin to remove mine, but dont no what to touch?

Lucas

Post by **SimplyPV** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 5:33 pm

hmm.. i dont know much about the rockies.... but i think they are leafed in the front.. so no ifs.... thus no sway bar... but i could be wrong....

Website · Post by **murcod** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 7:35 pm

Leaf sprung vehicles can have swaybars too. You can buy an aftermarket one that will fit the rear of a Feroza even.

Post by **lay80n** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 10:37 pm

Rocky (aussie) have swaybar, it mounts to the axle at the spring pads, and the chassis at the front crossmember under the front of the car (behind the front bar)
Layto....

Post by **SimplyPV** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 3:48 am

ah gotcha.. ok so do you rocky owners remove the sway bars then? thats what this guy is asking.... i wouldnt mind finding out myself...

Post by **lay80n** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 8:17 pm

I chucked mine straight away :twisted:

Swaybats are Grimace! :twisted:

Layto....

Post by **marc** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 9:36 pm

just remember guys that by removing your sway bar your car is modified and in the event of an accident your insurance will not want to know you. Cause I do alot of driven I put mine back on cause it is not worth the risk. :cry:

Post by **ferog** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 11:12 pm

I just put mine back on for sale..it rides like a trolley lol, compared to it off...was a barsted to get back on too had to jack the front up one side to get it on again, it actually looks like its higher with it on it sits differently..no im haven't been drinking...

Post by **SimplyPV** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 3:47 am

i agree with you there em..... since i took mine off... mine has sagged to the pass. side.... :bad-words:

guess i just gotta get the torsion bar wound up a bit more... will do that before i head out on my run....

Website · Post by **murcod** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 9:03 am

marc wrote:just remember guys that by removing your sway bar your car is modified and in the event of an accident your insurance will not want to know you.

Jeez Marc, you'll cop a caning on this board for mentioning such insignificant things as that..... :lol:

Post by **lowndsie** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 9:08 am

it's a good point that you bring up marc. At least it made me think about putting it back on.

Post by **Dangerous Dave** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 9:27 am

I've only recently taken mine off and the differance is awsome! I'm not too sure how much more travel ya get but it's just so much better. The car can go on much greater angles that before and the front wheels are still both on the ground.

Post by **Croz** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 9:49 am

I ditched mine about a year ago, and honestly had forgotten that I ever had one till this post came up.

I reckon this mod just makes the Feroza feel more like a 4WD on the road as you get a bit of body roll. Off road the difference is really noticeable, but remember that its not there and drive your vehicle accordingly.

Just dont expect your truck to handle like a car, dont drive it at speeds you would drive a car and dont throw it into corners like you do a car.

Post by **SimplyPV** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 12:23 pm

lol yes there is a bit of a body roll there.. but i throw mine into corners at high speeds..... :lol:

just dont take em too fast and too tight...... :roll:

Post by **Croz** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 12:53 pm

Actually, now that I think about it there was a lot more roll with the standard wheels. I now have 15X7 wide offset rims and this has stabilised the car a lot more, also cos it only has 235 tyres on it and they dont really bag too much.

If you are gonna do this mod keep your tyre pressures up there.

Post by **stumped** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 4:11 pm

ferog wrote:I just put mine back on for sale..it rides like a trolley lol, compared to it off...was a barsted to get back on too had to jack the front up one side to get it on again, it actually looks like its higher with it on it sits differently..no im haven't been drinking...

is it a good thing on the road to ride like a trolley?? i could never get them to travel in a straight line, or turn when i wanted them to

Post by **ferog** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 7:35 pm

thats because you are hopeless

Post by **-Mick-** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 8:36 pm

SimplyPV wrote:i honestly dont know since i took mine off while roza was out of service... she rides alot better on the pavement without it in my opinion.... should be able to flex them tires this coming saturday with a few other rigs in a local club... will take pictures if i can and post them. will also let you know how the front responds without the sway bar. so hold tight.

You'd be right I reckon without it there's no link between the front sides and it can act more like "independant" suspension if you get my drift

Post by **lay80n** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 10:31 pm

ferog wrote:thats because you are hopeless

Nelson voice on
HA HA
Nelson voice off

I noticed a decent difference with and without swaybar. Mine came without bar, but fitted borrowed one, and was shiat. Probably better on road, but thats not important to me, so it stayed off.
Layto....

Post by **marc** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 10:56 pm

dont get me wrong boys, I do agree with you all that the feroza drives better off road without the sway bar but I do alot more on road driving so it is not worth the risk for me.

This just means that now when I go wheeling my front wheels are in the air more than they on the ground. :lol:

Now thats not all that bad now is it.

Post by **SimplyPV** » Sat Jul 24, 2004 6:33 am

marc wrote:dont get me wrong boys, I do agree with you all that the feroza drives better off road without the sway bar but I do alot more on road driving so it is not worth the risk for me.

This just means that now when I go wheeling my front wheels are in the air more than they on the ground. Now thats not all that bad now is it.

well to tell you the truth... its a rightful PITA when that happens!!!! cuz the tire in the air's gonna get all the power and ur'll just end up spinning it.. besides.. it RIDES BETTER ON THE ROAD! trust me.. take it off!!!! you'll notice the difference! it rides SOOO much better... i used to get jarred around alot in my roza til i took it off.. now it doesnt do that nearly as much as it used to... besides, if you dont like how it rides on the road, you can always put it back on... but atleast take it off first... see what you think.. give it a few days driving around on there.... THEN make a decsison.. but i'm tellin ya mate.. take it off!

Post by **rocky raider** » Mon Feb 14, 2005 2:52 pm

anyone fitted a swaybar quick diconnect to their rocky?
jeff

Post by **SimplyPV** » Mon Feb 14, 2005 3:46 pm

hey jeff... dont think theres any need to do that because when you tighten your torsion bars, the sway bar no longer serves its purpose... so thats why its usually considered better to take it off in the long run.

Post by **Tzi** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 10:57 pm

yep... definitly stiff!

Website · Post by **murcod** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 10:55 am

Did you check how close you were to the bumpstops on each side? You may have been maxed out for suspension travel even with it fitted.

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