rear sway bar removal question
#1
08-22-2013 | 07:14 PM
rear sway bar removal question
When removing the rear sway bar do you actually get anymore down travel out of your rear end? Reason I ask is cuase my brake lines are pretty much maxed out, maybe I've got a tiny bit more. I would like to take my rear sway bar off for off-road use but don't want to destroy my brake lines from more down travel. I know that extended brake lines are an option, just asking. Thanks.
#3
08-22-2013 | 07:24 PM
Just go straight to +4" lines depending on your lift. I initially went to +2", now I'm going back and getting +4".
I will be honest, removing the rear sway does give you better articulation, but road handling suffers quite a bit. I got rid of mine, drove for a bit, and almost put it back in.
Do you already have front sway disconnects? SlickRock Fabrication -- EE -- Expedition Exchange Incorporated
I will be honest, removing the rear sway does give you better articulation, but road handling suffers quite a bit. I got rid of mine, drove for a bit, and almost put it back in.
Do you already have front sway disconnects? SlickRock Fabrication -- EE -- Expedition Exchange Incorporated
#4
08-22-2013 | 08:39 PM
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When removing the rear sway bar do you actually get anymore down travel out of your rear end? Reason I ask is cuase my brake lines are pretty much maxed out, maybe I've got a tiny bit more. I would like to take my rear sway bar off for off-road use but don't want to destroy my brake lines from more down travel. I know that extended brake lines are an option, just asking. Thanks.
The sway bar dose limit travel. You can unclip you lines to get some breathing room. Another you can do is get extend sway bar links or quick disconnects. We have them both.
I hope this helps
#5
08-22-2013 | 08:54 PM
Damn, I looked around for a while for rear quick disconnects. I would have definitely gone that route, gotta link?
#6
08-22-2013 | 09:21 PM
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#7
08-22-2013 | 11:01 PM
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Thanks Justin. I have wondered why I have never seen rear sway bar disconnects anywhere. It seems to be a logical mate to the front disconnects I have seen a few places. Do you have front and rear that are from the same manufacturer, so that they function in the same way in regard to disconnecting and securing them while disconnected?
Last edited by Rover_Hokie; 08-22-2013 at 11:03 PM.
#8
08-23-2013 | 12:00 AM
#9
08-23-2013 | 08:52 AM
I will be honest, removing the rear sway does give you better articulation, but road handling suffers quite a bit. I got rid of mine, drove for a bit, and almost put it back in.
Do you already have front sway disconnects? SlickRock Fabrication -- EE -- Expedition Exchange Incorporated
Do you already have front sway disconnects? SlickRock Fabrication -- EE -- Expedition Exchange Incorporated
#10
08-23-2013 | 11:31 AM
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The other thing to be concerned about, if you disconnect the sway bar you will be over extending a standard length shock and damage it.
So, that being asked, what year is your truck, do you have SLS and are you on the original suspension.
If on the original suspension, do not drive it on the highway cause you will have a tendency to sway a lot more and could loose it.
So, that being asked, what year is your truck, do you have SLS and are you on the original suspension.
If on the original suspension, do not drive it on the highway cause you will have a tendency to sway a lot more and could loose it.