Sway bar disconeting??
12-28-2010 | 11:35 AM
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If you take it off your vehicle will just sway on the the road, that is what it prevents. but it is really vehicle/set up depentant on how bad the sway is, i have a 68 camaro without one and if your not focusing on the road you will run off it lol. but my jeep xj you really dont have to think about it.
It helps prevent body roll durning turns. Has nothing to do with the vehicle moving in a straight line.
My dad's 68 slomaro is the same way, its just old crappy technology. I'll be upgrading to a modern rack setup as soon as he's done with the car. He likes the sloppy feeling.
12-28-2010 | 11:44 AM
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I've noticed many older cars tend to "float". Particularly the muscle cars were like this as they were mainly meant to go fast in a straight line and do nothing else. Not much thought put into much else.
12-28-2010 | 11:55 AM
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Hope you aren't talking about removing the front ON the road!?
You're asking for trouble if you need to maneuver quickly at speed. Not to mention if you get in an accident and they find you don't have one, it's pretty much automatically your fault. Might as well chop out the cat too at that point IMO.
You can take the rear off and throw it away, but NEVER take the front off ON road! If the front rides too rough with the sway on on an XJ for someone,I'd suggest maybe get something with IFS, and stay on pavement.
If ya want a REALLY cushy ride, try driving a few miles without shocks. Very interesting.
In all seriouslness leav the front ON unless you're off road.
I'm curious how THAT happened. Sounds like an entertaining story.
Were ya romping on it?
Sounds like either your tires were too big for your lift, wrong offset with your tires too far in), or it wasn't bump stopped bumpstop correctly.
You're asking for trouble if you need to maneuver quickly at speed. Not to mention if you get in an accident and they find you don't have one, it's pretty much automatically your fault. Might as well chop out the cat too at that point IMO.
You can take the rear off and throw it away, but NEVER take the front off ON road! If the front rides too rough with the sway on on an XJ for someone,I'd suggest maybe get something with IFS, and stay on pavement.
If ya want a REALLY cushy ride, try driving a few miles without shocks. Very interesting.
In all seriouslness leav the front ON unless you're off road.
I'm curious how THAT happened. Sounds like an entertaining story.
Were ya romping on it?
Sounds like either your tires were too big for your lift, wrong offset with your tires too far in), or it wasn't bump stopped bumpstop correctly.
Wasn't on it hard at all. Just a short little mud hole, tires began to spin and then it all ended with a few clunks. When I got out, the wheel with the broken parts was tucked up under the wheel well and the other one was just hanging, not touching the ground.
12-28-2010 | 12:01 PM
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My front bumpstops rotted and fell off.
Wasn't on it hard at all. Just a short little mud hole, tires began to spin and then it all ended with a few clunks. When I got out, the wheel with the broken parts was tucked up under the wheel well and the other one was just hanging, not touching the ground.
Wasn't on it hard at all. Just a short little mud hole, tires began to spin and then it all ended with a few clunks. When I got out, the wheel with the broken parts was tucked up under the wheel well and the other one was just hanging, not touching the ground.
12-28-2010 | 12:08 PM
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The bumpstops are what prevent the axles from doing what yours did.
I mean, have you seen the hardware connecting them? The sway bar and hardware isn't exactly meant to hold the truck off its wheel under full flex.
Last edited by Gee oh Dee; 12-28-2010 at 12:10 PM.
12-28-2010 | 01:41 PM
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neither a lack of sway bars or bumpstops is going to grenade an entire axle. You did that by one wheel not wanting to turn, and the motor trying to force it to turn anyway. If it was because it was pressed too hard into the wheel well, then it's your own fault for not getting your geometry right or not knowing the condition of your parts... like the bumpstop that would've kept the wheel from making contact. If you're just hitting mud holes, fine, leave it hooked up. If you plan on crawling over anything, gonna have to unhook it.
12-28-2010 | 01:48 PM
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neither a lack of sway bars or bumpstops is going to grenade an entire axle. You did that by one wheel not wanting to turn, and the motor trying to force it to turn anyway. If it was because it was pressed too hard into the wheel well, then it's your own fault for not getting your geometry right or not knowing the condition of your parts... like the bumpstop that would've kept the wheel from making contact. If you're just hitting mud holes, fine, leave it hooked up. If you plan on crawling over anything, gonna have to unhook it.
I just assumed the wheel made it inside the wheel well and walked around tearing his stuff up.
In which case the bumpstops would be at fault.
12-28-2010 | 01:51 PM
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A part can not be at fault for an owner failing to inspect it before he depends on it to do it's job, lol. But yeah, a bad bumpstop could have allowed this to happen. or even one that just isn't long enough. And yes, having his swaybar hooked up may have prevented it... but why hinder the performance of your OFF ROAD vehicle by OFF ROADING with the sway bar hooked up when you can just fix the broken bump stops and be good?
12-28-2010 | 01:57 PM
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12-28-2010 | 01:58 PM
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12-28-2010 | 02:01 PM
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12-28-2010 | 02:08 PM
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My front bumpstops rotted and fell off.
Wasn't on it hard at all. Just a short little mud hole, tires began to spin and then it all ended with a few clunks. When I got out, the wheel with the broken parts was tucked up under the wheel well and the other one was just hanging, not touching the ground.
Wasn't on it hard at all. Just a short little mud hole, tires began to spin and then it all ended with a few clunks. When I got out, the wheel with the broken parts was tucked up under the wheel well and the other one was just hanging, not touching the ground.
By the way, this has gone WAAAAAAAAAY off topic.
I just wanted the OP to know his front end isn't going to come apart causing catastrophic damage if he disconnects his sway bar. Even though HCCAFan seems to think otherwise.