Front Sway Bar Angle
 

Does anyone know what the proper angle is for the front sway bar? Ever since I fitted "adjustable" quick disconnects I have been noticing wheel lift on tight turns under heavy acceleration. I believe my bar geometry may be set improperly.

I think I remember seeing something about setting angle range between +20 degrees to - 5 degrees.

Anyone with stock suspension willing to measure their swaybar angle with an inclinometer? Just stick inclinometer on the round portion of bar closest to the bar links.

Delete all the sway bars.

Rears are gone.

The fronts remain connected until reaching the trails. Then, they get disconnected for flex shots. Driving around town and highways it's sketchy as h e double hockey sticks w/o a front sway connected.

The more I think about it I think I will align the end links to 45 degrees or ensure they are vertical to ground and the bar itself horizontal / parallel to ground at rest on flat surface. This should ensure equal down and up force on each side of the bar under load.

Why the front wheel lifts is very likely due to the removal of the rear sway bar, the weight transfer to the rear wheel on a tight turn plus acceleration. Turning left under acceleration the weight transfers to the rear right wheel and the opposite for a tight right turn. It's all about centrifugal forces etc.

I have a stock D2 which will be in the garage later on today for some oil leak checks so I'll measure the front AR/sway bar exact angle when on the level floor.

PS: revival of historical old posts!

I'll measure my 'stocker' sway bar angles today.

I took a look at the front and rear sway (A/R) bars today on my stocker.

Front = approx 45 deg.

Rear = approx horizontal to the ground.

I intentionally don't have ACE but have air SLS using traditional sway bars front and rear but a very HD rear bar.