Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Hi

Just a really silly question about the Nissan Patrol.

Does anyone know what effect the "Stabizer Control" on the rear axle has on the ride over rough terrain ?

I believe it will increase the body roll and articulation of the axle when disengaged and makes the rear axle action stiffer through the stabilizer bar when engaged on road surfaces.

Please any comments !

Hay mate steve here The ride will be a bit sloppy and have more body roll your best bet is to keep sway bar on untill the low range work
your one of the lucky one`s that has the disconnect
the after market one`s cost 200 buck`s a pair.

Bah, dunno about the Patrols, but my Xterra had its rear bar removed in the first few months of its life and hasn't seen it since. Never noticed a difference. Disconnecting/removing the front bar made a noticeable change, enough to make my wife a little nervous on the times it took me a day or two to button it back up after a run, but I had to remove it permanently earlier this year by necessity (mounts crushed) and we've both adapted and become comfortable with it. I still push it as hard as I did before, and it didn't spook me at all last week when I came around a bend to encounter a line of stopped cars and had to make a last-moment dive for the shoulder to avoid clipping the rear of the vehicle ahead.

Might be the coil spring suspension you have (vs. our rear leaves and front IFS) and/or the height/COG difference, that make the Patrol more reliant on the bars.

Brent

With long coils and 2+ tone the patrols get a bit sea sick your xterra with the leaves have friction within the leaves which help damper the ride a bit
My patrol has 6" coils with no sway bars some people get scared when in it or behind

my car with 6in lift, and ranchos on hard was rock solid. Even now with the LTR's and no swaybars, its sweet.

Just remember your not driving a ferrari