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Removing rear sway bar
Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2005 6:11 pm
by RRover85
Ive been told that when you lift a disco you have to remove the rear sway bar otherwise you wont get as much wheel travel? is that right? will i notice any difference in the steering? I know on my 85 Rangie it didnt have one...
Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2005 7:31 pm
by up2nogood
Definitely the front one will be a problem on down travel, as it hits the driveshaft.
The rear one's geometry will be stuffed up by height changes as well.
Unfortunately you will need to have the modification engineer inspected if you remove any suspension component. At least in NSW......
You might need to space the original mounts down off the body, or increase the lengths of the connectors from the diff to the bar.
Or go nuts and mount sway bars to the diffs and then use quick disconnectors like Toys and Nissans.
Or just pull them off and don't tell your insurance co or the DOT.......
Best thing to do is speak to your friendly local auto engineer.
Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2005 11:07 pm
by walker
What size lift are you talking about.
Most people only do a 2" lift on Disco's. Should be no reason to remove the rear swaybar for this. From tests (very un-scientific) removing the rear swaybar made very little difference if wheel travel however I don't think it will have much effect on steering if you did remove it.
You would not want to remove the front swaybar but installing some quick disconnect & disconnecting when off-road will make a huge difference to wheel travel.
If you are lifting more than 2" then it's a whole different thing.
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2005 9:04 am
by Philip A
I do not think any need for engineer report up to 93 as Rangies were sold in the USA without anti roll bars , in The Hunter model. And of course how could they argue unsafe seeing hundreds of thousands were built without bars.I reckon but do not know that the van model sold in Europe may not have had them until the end of Classic. the last off the line was a 2 door van for the French market.
I have taken both front and rear off. i just made up some quick connects but am debating wheteher to reinstall the front, as I do not like it on wavy country roads. it causes "head toss"
regard s Philip A