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Sway bar.
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 6:02 pm
by Ippie
Do all Vits have sway bars?
Or just the LWB models?
Do I need to remove them for offroad?
What exactly it's for?

Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 8:21 pm
by mugginsmoo
if you need to ask these question,
i think you should leave it alone.
not sure if all vit's have sway bars.
and no you don't NEED to remove it, it is recomended to help with travel.
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 9:29 pm
by Pinball
If it's on the one in your avatar, leave it... helps keep it flat in the corners.
Spock
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 11:55 am
by Ippie
Got it!
Thx!

Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 11:59 am
by alien
basically the sway bar ties the suspension to the chassis, so it limits body roll on corners, but a downside is loss of wheel travel cos its trying to drag the chassis with it.
i say take it off and go for a hammer round the suburbs and see how it goes!
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 12:14 pm
by suzuki boy
I've got a sierra and the first mod i did was take off the sway bar! Didn't make much difference around town but in the bush it made a huge difference.
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 2:53 pm
by PJ.zook
Exactly, take it off and see how it goes around town, if its good then leave it off and it will give you lots more potential offroad.
As suzukiboy says, the swaybar in a zook doesnt do a lot, i barely noticed it gone either.
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 2:57 pm
by Ippie
I will try and see.
Would that be giving lots of pressure to the CV joint?
As SiKid suggested.
I might just leave it on as I wouldn't be offroad so often.
Thx, guys.

Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 7:23 pm
by Nisspatrol
prolly will but only cause of the increased angle on the axle at a higher articulation, judging by what sort of off road work i would imagine you get up to...i doubt you will crack a cv