sway bars.... options. - Land Rovers Only

pie4foou · 03-16-2008, 09:11 AM

Hi everyone, had a quick question about the front sway bar...
93 rrc
2in body lift
some big blues

when a front tire is jacked off the ground i find that my front sway bar rubs against the "prop shaft" going into the front diff... is there anything that anyones done to avoid this while still keeping the sway bar? i know they make quick disconnects but i was wondering if there was any other option. Thanks

pie4foou · 03-17-2008, 04:25 PM

alright, guess that means there arnt any. can i just take it out? i know the road handling will suffer but how much? Its not like i'm jeff gordon in that thing anyway

cellulararrest · 03-17-2008, 04:50 PM

take it out! Oh wait you have Big Blues... You might notice it a bit, but not enough to stop you from taking it off.

roverthen · 03-17-2008, 07:04 PM

I would not remove the front sway bar unless it's purely an offroad rig. It's very scary driving without the front sway bar.

cellulararrest · 03-17-2008, 07:36 PM

I've driven both with and without and don't find that much of a difference honestly. early ('87 '88 '89 and '90) years didn't even come with them front or rear.

However I'm not sure how it would feel with those squishy Big Blue springs.

pie4foou · 03-18-2008, 04:18 PM

true true... maybe i'll invest in some new springs this summer. tomorrow the frot prop shaft is comming out so maybe i'll take off the sway bar too and give it a test run, see how it handles. i dont do a ton of commuting with the truck, only use it when its raining or i'm not working with my dad, and of course the weekend romp sessions..(got the 07 klx 250 for runnin around town, love that bike) Thanks for the input, keep you updated when i find out whats up with it

Funrover · 03-18-2008, 07:13 PM

Remove it..... I have never had any! You will be fine!

pie4foou · 03-19-2008, 04:22 AM

right on, thanks fun. I just wanted to double check that i wasnt going to like, roll my car over at 2mph or something stupid... rain today so no prop shaft exchange, maybe tomorrow and i'll take out both front and back sways... if its still a little wobbly i'll see what the quick disconnects cost compared to a set of new springs. later!

hermanpj · 03-19-2008, 10:26 AM

if you find quick disconnects for RRC pls post link. i'm interested but seemed i could only find these for disco and defender. thx

03-16-2008, 09:11 AM	#1 (permalink)
pie4foou fuddmucker Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: CT/RI area Posts: 102 Gallery: 2	sway bars.... options. Hi everyone, had a quick question about the front sway bar... 93 rrc 2in body lift some big blues when a front tire is jacked off the ground i find that my front sway bar rubs against the "prop shaft" going into the front diff... is there anything that anyones done to avoid this while still keeping the sway bar? i know they make quick disconnects but i was wondering if there was any other option. Thanks

03-17-2008, 04:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
cellulararrest 94 Defender 90 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Chester, NH Posts: 1,070 Gallery: 0	take it out! Oh wait you have Big Blues... You might notice it a bit, but not enough to stop you from taking it off. __________________ S.N.H.L.R.

03-17-2008, 07:04 PM	#4 (permalink)
roverthen Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: NJ Posts: 457 Gallery: 0	I would not remove the front sway bar unless it's purely an offroad rig. It's very scary driving without the front sway bar. __________________ Abraham 1993 RRC LWB 1995 RRC LWB I run, play, fix and live Rovers because I choose to.

03-17-2008, 07:36 PM	#5 (permalink)
cellulararrest 94 Defender 90 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Chester, NH Posts: 1,070 Gallery: 0	I've driven both with and without and don't find that much of a difference honestly. early ('87 '88 '89 and '90) years didn't even come with them front or rear. However I'm not sure how it would feel with those squishy Big Blue springs. __________________ S.N.H.L.R.

03-19-2008, 10:26 AM	#9 (permalink)
hermanpj Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Plano (Dallas) Posts: 362 Gallery: 4	if you find quick disconnects for RRC pls post link. i'm interested but seemed i could only find these for disco and defender. thx __________________ Pat Herman

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03-17-2008, 04:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
pie4foou fuddmucker Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: CT/RI area Posts: 102 Gallery: 2	alright, guess that means there arnt any. can i just take it out? i know the road handling will suffer but how much? Its not like i'm jeff gordon in that thing anyway

03-18-2008, 04:18 PM	#6 (permalink)
pie4foou fuddmucker Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: CT/RI area Posts: 102 Gallery: 2	true true... maybe i'll invest in some new springs this summer. tomorrow the frot prop shaft is comming out so maybe i'll take off the sway bar too and give it a test run, see how it handles. i dont do a ton of commuting with the truck, only use it when its raining or i'm not working with my dad, and of course the weekend romp sessions..(got the 07 klx 250 for runnin around town, love that bike) Thanks for the input, keep you updated when i find out whats up with it

03-19-2008, 04:22 AM	#8 (permalink)
pie4foou fuddmucker Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: CT/RI area Posts: 102 Gallery: 2	right on, thanks fun. I just wanted to double check that i wasnt going to like, roll my car over at 2mph or something stupid... rain today so no prop shaft exchange, maybe tomorrow and i'll take out both front and back sways... if its still a little wobbly i'll see what the quick disconnects cost compared to a set of new springs. later!

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