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No sway bars?


derekj

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Squamish, BC
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1992
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Just wondering what it is like to drive a B2 w/o the sway bars on the road?

Derek
 
fun!

unbolt them and try it. start out slow until you get the hang of it, and dont forget your not driving a sports car. in fact, your driving an SUV with no sway bars :p

TTB is one of the few independent front suspensions that can really get away without using a sway bar IMO. its inherently stable enough that you arent in serious risk of loosing it around corners.

that said, if your really concerned, all it takes is a couple bolts, pins, and a drill to make "quick disconnects" for the sway bars.
 
I've driven my BII with both front and rear sway bars removed and it was ok but i really wouldn't recommend it. A Ranger isn't as bad with no sway bars.

It was wishy washy but livable if you don't go crazy with it.
 
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Is there a real advantage to removing them?
I know the rear ones in a ranger sit kinda low but
do they restrict wheel travel or something?
 
they restrict wheel travel, particularly the front. removing them can gain an inch or so of travel at the wheel.
 
I just pulled the sway bars on my 00 and it sure is fun on the highway. I do have a stiffer suspension with the torsion bars cranked, but still, it leads to a new driving experience.

Go for it. It really helps on the trails
 
Put explorer springs in it and you won't even notice they're gone.
 
I had my truck on the lift and wanted to see how much more travel I would get without the sway bar attatched. So I unbolted it. It pulled my shock nearly in two. Blew the seal right out of it ,fluid all over the place. This is with a coil spacer and stock length shocks and a pretty heavy 32" tire. Good thing they are lifetime shocks. Probably wouldnt have happend if I had the truck on the ground to start with. I imagine the same would have happend at full flex on the trail.
 
my bronco with no sway bar is fun. while cuttin a donut it will pull the inside front tire off the ground.but it aint so fun at hight speeds it wants to go every were.
 
pulled the sway bars off my b2 (7" lift) a long time ago. handles the same for me, but i have stiff RC springs and i don't drive it over 55 mph. if you drive a lot of highway, i would make quick disconnects for the front and remove the rear altogether.
 
I left the rear on my old BII (too lazy to pull it) but I pulled the front one after it passed safety inspection....just get the hang of it before you go nuts...I never missed mine..
 
I had my truck on the lift and wanted to see how much more travel I would get without the sway bar attatched. So I unbolted it. It pulled my shock nearly in two. Blew the seal right out of it ,fluid all over the place. This is with a coil spacer and stock length shocks and a pretty heavy 32" tire. Good thing they are lifetime shocks. Probably wouldnt have happend if I had the truck on the ground to start with. I imagine the same would have happend at full flex on the trail.

Sounds like that shock was already on it's way out (or was defective).

Removing the swaybar won't change the load to the shocks.


I don't run swaybars on either of mine, except if towing something (or hauling a top-heavy load).
 
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Thanks for all the replies guys! I am going to remove the back one this weekend when i install my new shocks and try and fab:icon_welder: a disconnect for the front.

Derek
 
I pulled both sway bars off my 87 Ranger when it was stock and it made a big improvement in ride quality, IMHO. I'm going to pull the front sway bar off my 08 and see what happens.
 

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