Sway bar disconnects
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Sway bar disconnects
Who uses sway bar disconnects? Why kind do you use?
I've been working on an in-cab disconnect system and wanted to see (1) what people are using now, and (2) if anyone would be interested in an in-cab sway bar disconnect system?
I've been working on an in-cab disconnect system and wanted to see (1) what people are using now, and (2) if anyone would be interested in an in-cab sway bar disconnect system?
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With our system it is going to be hard to do it automatically. What are you going to do with the sway bar once it is disconnected? I wouldn't want it hanging there in case it gets bound up in the links.
My idea is to just grab a strip of Velcro or something and tie it up, but that still means you have to get out of your truck defeating the purpose of an in cab disco.
My idea is to just grab a strip of Velcro or something and tie it up, but that still means you have to get out of your truck defeating the purpose of an in cab disco.
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I personally saw a HUGE differece between having my rear disconnected compared to connected off-road. ESPECIALLY when I had an open diff in the rear. Off-Road (low speed) you will always get better traction with the sway bar disconnected because the loads will be more evenly distributed between the two wheels, thereby maximizing traction (50/50 wieght distribution between both sides will always give you more traction than, say, 30/70 if both tires are on the same type surface.)
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With our system it is going to be hard to do it automatically. What are you going to do with the sway bar once it is disconnected? I wouldn't want it hanging there in case it gets bound up in the links.
My idea is to just grab a strip of Velcro or something and tie it up, but that still means you have to get out of your truck defeating the purpose of an in cab disco.
My idea is to just grab a strip of Velcro or something and tie it up, but that still means you have to get out of your truck defeating the purpose of an in cab disco.
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Well actually there are more but they fall into three different catagories.
1. Modify the sway bar itself so that you can couple/decouple it (like MOPAR and some Jeep aftermarket has done)
2. Modify the end links so that they can be made to move/flex/detach
3. Modify the seat bar mounting bushings so that they will selectively move.
The idea behing all of these is to either selectively allow the sway bay to move free of the axel OR selectively permit the sway bar to carry a torsional (twisting) load.
1. Modify the sway bar itself so that you can couple/decouple it (like MOPAR and some Jeep aftermarket has done)
2. Modify the end links so that they can be made to move/flex/detach
3. Modify the seat bar mounting bushings so that they will selectively move.
The idea behing all of these is to either selectively allow the sway bay to move free of the axel OR selectively permit the sway bar to carry a torsional (twisting) load.
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If you disconnect both end links you are going to have problems.
Disconnect just one and nothing contacts anything, try it out. Takes a 15mm and 16mm wrench and all of about 2 minutes.
FYI, I had a rear sway bar on both truck and did the same thing just fine.
After I had the sport trac for a while, I bought warrior products quick disconnects.
The disconnects for the front of the 95-01 Explorer is the same as the ranger. It works fine, but it is noisy when connected. There is a tiny bit of slop you you'll hear it over bumps, gets annoying. It disconnects very easily, but reconnecting is a PITA to get it aligned perfectly before the pins go in. You also cannot disconnect both sides (in front). I ended up taking the front disconnects off because a) the noise, and b) it took forever to reconnect by myself.
Warrior Products
Looks like they removed the product but I'm sure they can make them again if you called them.
On my sport trac;
I tried thinking up other ideas for quick discos too, but it is REALLY easy to just pull an end link out, and super easy to put it back in.
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