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Swaybar disconnect Q.
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2005 1:25 pm
by stewie81
Ok well I have a GQ mav and,
I am wanting to test flex without sway bars to see what it would be like.
I guess what i want to know is if i just Disconnect one side of each sway bar does this give same results as disconnecting both sides??
or does both sides need to be done?
How many sides does a factory disco Undo?
Cheers.
Stewie.
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2005 1:37 pm
by DieselBoy
Just the one side.
It renders the sway bar useless
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2005 1:44 pm
by stewie81
Love the quick reply..
cheers for that diesel Boy.. All i need to know Thanks...
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2005 1:49 pm
by bogged
remove them and put them in the shed.. never look back
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2005 3:12 pm
by sierrajim
bogged wrote:remove them and put them in the shed.. never look back
That is until you have an accident, write your car off and have the insurance company tell you that your car was not roadworthy.
Superior do the disconnects, has anyone had these engineered?
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2005 3:13 pm
by bogged
sierrajim wrote:bogged wrote:remove them and put them in the shed.. never look back
That is until you have an accident, write your car off and have the insurance company tell you that your car was not roadworthy.
Superior do the disconnects, has anyone had these engineered?
get it engineered without em
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2005 4:23 pm
by stool
Disconnect both sides as the sway bar will still reduce down travel
The suspension will out travel the length of the disconnect from the swaybar
to the car and pull tight [not alowing full droop]
Just ocy`strap the bar up out of the way
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2005 5:39 pm
by KIWI
Disconnect both sides as the sway bar will still reduce down travel
Yeah, mine had this problem, good droop on the disconnected side, but nowhere near as much on the other. I have removed front and rear swaybars, and notified my insurance company that I have done so.
Dave
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 10:05 am
by DieselBoy
That is why you extend the links from the swaybar to the chassis so the sway bar sits perfectly horizontal. It does not reduce travle then.
I don't see the point in removing it if your vehicle is equipped with the dissconnect.
Set the links up to accomodate the lift, and you get the best of both worlds.
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 2:40 pm
by KIWI
I had 3" disconnects for the front swaybar, and these still limited travel,
but wouldn't disconnect both sides as the swaybar could swing down and get damaged.
I am still looking at the rear set up, but the factory disco. is a bloody pain to try to extend
I either have to put some sort of spacer blocks in to drop the whole unit, which will probably put it in harms way, or lengthen the shaft.
Mate put a longer shaft in his and it last 4 weeks. It tore itself out the side of the housing due to the extra range of movement back and forth with the longer shocks.
Dave
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 4:14 pm
by stool
My disconnects are to suit 6'' lift as I have 6'' lift
AND STILL WAY TO SHORT
Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2005 12:49 am
by Suspension Stuff
Diesel Boy Said
That is why you extend the links from the swaybar to the chassis so the sway bar sits perfectly horizontal. It does not reduce travle then.
I did this and I never had reduced travel. It still allows full articulation.
I don't see the point in removing it if your vehicle is equipped with the dissconnect.
Set the links up to accomodate the lift, and you get the best of both worlds.
If I could have I would have but I never thought of an easy way.
Shane