Lift and ASB removal?

[Riceburner]

I am going to install a Dobinsons lift and was wondering if I can remove my Anti Sway Bars at the same time? Front and Rear? 99 D2 V8.

[Baffle]

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[BigJon]

Of course you can, they are only held on by nuts and bolts....

I think the real questions are will it make the handling very bad and will it be legal?

I suspect the handling will suffer and I am sure it won't be legal.

[Riceburner]

There is no legality issue I am just concerned about the handling.

[Slunnie]

I'm not saying to do it, but I understand the non-ACE D2's are not too bad with the front bar disconnected. I have not tried it.

Have you thought of running swaybar disconnects for offroading instead?

[Riceburner]

Does disconnecting the sway bars really make a huge diffirence?

[Slunnie]

Does disconnecting the sway bars really make a huge diffirence?
I'm assuming you're removing them for a reason arn't you? They are on for a reason. I understand the difference is 6" of articulation or something similar.

[Rudolf]

Would front disconnects work with a ACE D2?

[Rudolf]

SlickRock Fabrication Front swaybar disconnects here.

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[Redback]

To answer your question, no, it won't make a lot of difference in the handling, I removed my front and rear sway bars and really didn't feel much difference, the front swaybar does restrict travel though, but the rear makes no difference at all, so I re-installed it, I was going to re-install my front swaybar and put disconnects in it, but haven't got around to it as yet.

Baz.

[Slunnie]

Would front disconnects work with a ACE D2?
You would have to disable to the ACE also for that to work. There isn't a lot of point anyway as the ACE will relax so it is the same as having disconnects or no swaybars when offroading in slow conditions. ACE wont limit you until what I suspect is beyond a 10" travel shock, so with a 2" lift there is no point in disconnects with ACE.

[Fluids]

So would it be worthwhile, worth the effort, to fit front swaybar disconnects to a std non-lifted D2a with an SLS rear ?

Would it provide much more articulation on the front end ?

Kev..

[Redback]

So would it be worthwhile, worth the effort, to fit front swaybar disconnects to a std non-lifted D2a with an SLS rear ?

Would it provide much more articulation on the front end ?

Kev..

It will give you more travel, the front sway bar is huge and stops a lot of articulation in the front, once you remove it or put disconnects in, it will articulate as well as aN ACE equiped D2.

Baz.

[Fluids]

Thanks Baz .... that's ANOTHER modification now added to the to do list ..... :)

Musn't let SWMBO see that list :eek:

I find it rather funny though, that after the weekend trip out with the 4WD Action magazine D4 test drive day, she's now (after seeing trobbo's highly modified D1) warmed slightly to the possibility of a snorkel (she HATES them with a vengance ... it's a "looks" thing ... but bonnet deep in a river crossing with no snorkel was a rather tenuos moment for me) ... AND maybe a lift (as long as it's not too high to climb into comfortably she says), AND rock sliders (after rocmic smashed a side step coming out of a river drive), AND a front & rear steel bar (after trobbo took on a fallen tree ... and lost!) ... :eek:

Maybe a few more trips out will convince her of a FULL work over ... but probably not :(

Thanks
Kev..