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12th December 2017, 05:00 PM
#11
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Originally Posted by
dom14
I've heard guys purposely removing it to 'sway' the body during quick turns to make it look 'cool'!
Sway bar is there for stability, isn't it?
So, how does it help with cornering or quick 'steering jerks' at relatively high speed?
It would make the vehicle more unstable & prone to roll overs, won't it?
No argument it helps with off road stuff.
I thought that too but it has the factory disconnect so you would be stupid to permanently take it off.
I'm thinking it may have had a big lift in a previous life.
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12th December 2017 05:00 PM
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12th December 2017, 07:27 PM
#12
Hey guys, thanks for the responses.
I have been doing some research, and apparently there is supposed to be a ball joint with a thread at the bottom. The car currently has a 2" lift, so is it possible that the lift could have overstressed it and caused it to burst free?
In any case, I could either find a replacement sway bar disconnect unit at a wrecker, or I have found that Patrolapart sells sway bar link kits for 2-3" lifts. Is it worth just getting these links from Patrolapart and replacing all of the sway bar links? These are the ones: http://patrolapart.com.au/product/ni...y-2-3-lift-set
P.s. I took the GQ down to Yalwal over the weekend, and the free sway bar was definitely amazing for flexing through big ruts. But things did feel a bit messy on corrugated roads.
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Christian.
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12th December 2017, 07:32 PM
#13
Rotaredom
Originally Posted by
dom14
I've heard guys purposely removing it to 'sway' the body during quick turns to make it look 'cool'!
If they done it for that reason then they deserve 2 roll over, I done it because they don't suit / fit when doing a 4inch suspension lift and 2 inch body lift, well not back in the days when I done mine. You can these days buy sway bar disconnects 2 suit lifts.
Originally Posted by
dom14
Sway bar is there for stability, isn't it?
Yes
Originally Posted by
dom14
So, how does it help with cornering or quick 'steering jerks' at relatively high speed?
Having them disconnected doesn't help hence why they are there from factory... although some of the earlier GQ's I believe only came out with one, can't remember if it was front or rear
Originally Posted by
dom14
It would make the vehicle more unstable & prone to roll overs, won't it?
Yes as per the first question on stability.
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12th December 2017, 07:51 PM
#14
Patrol Freak
yeah mines only got a rear sway bar. rolls like a yacht.
if its worth doin its worth over doin
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12th December 2017, 08:03 PM
#15
The 747
Originally Posted by
garett
yeah mines only got a rear sway bar. rolls like a yacht.
I removed my front sway bar and it still drives nice and flat on the road. Leaving the rear sway bar in forces the front end to work a bit more offroad.
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13th December 2017, 09:52 AM
#16
Hey guys, thanks for the replies.
I have found that patrolapart are selling extended sway bar links for 2-3" lifted patrols. Would it be worth getting those and replacing all of the shorter links?
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Christian.
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13th December 2017, 03:47 PM
#17
Legendary
Good conversation the OP started here. I thought previously the removal of sway bar was all about doing cool tricks on highway by demonstrating quick 'sways', other than off roading needs. It looks like it is necessary to temporarily(or even permanently) remove it in some situations.
I saw a guy doing a 'quick sway' at around 80km/h and lifted the wheels of one side few inches(with his kids inside the Patrol), and have a vague memory of doing that by removing the sway bar(s). Not my thing 'cos I've already somersaulted two cars big time without having to remove the sway bars or purposely trying cool tricks. .
Last edited by dom14; 13th December 2017 at 03:54 PM.
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13th December 2017, 07:23 PM
#18
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Anti-sway or Anti-roll bars if anyone prefers the latter term do two things.
First they reduce body roll which means the C of G stays more laterally centred and also lower therefore reducing the chances of rolling the vehicle at higher speeds
Second they control the amount of stiffness in the suspension transmitted between front and rear and therefore directly affect understeer/oversteer.
Thats why they have the driver adjustable bars in the V8 Supercars etc.
Disconnecting an Anti-sway bar is desirable offroad (and only offroad) because one of the side effects of the bars is the 'coupling' of uneven surfaces from one wheel to both on an axle pair so the ride is much softer with the links disconnected.
Properly tuned bars will not limit overall suspension travel and removing the bar/s is a kinda slack way of not forking out the bucks to properly retune the suspension after lifts etc.
Removing the bars for more flex is pretty much aesthetics only as far as traction is concerned most of the time.
Lifting a wheel is easier with the bars connected and less chance of rolling the vehicle
Lifting a wheel by generating body roll is harder with the bars disconnected and in that config you are more and more likely to roll the whole shebang
Last edited by the evil twin; 13th December 2017 at 07:27 PM.
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13th December 2017, 08:36 PM
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Cheers ET, good to learn above!
Must say it freaks us out encountering 4” lift jobbies heading back to the burbs after public holidays up our winding hwy. We do need to hug the left line to stop roof racks clipping our family wagon, scary stuff :-( !!
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