Sway bar disconnect

**rick130** · 30th May 2017, 06:04 PM

Originally Posted by Fluids

All valid points for dislocating suspension but the sway disconnect doesn't fall into this category. I've run mine for a lot of years, on std suspension, and have had nil issues with brake and ABS lines. I'm not rock crawling, just touring. At 20-40km/hr speeds on rough tracks the ride is much nicer as the front axle has better articulation and walks the uneven terrain without rocking the vehicle side to side. It is of less/marginal benefit at higher speeds on outback roads.

All true Kev, but dearot did ask about longer dampers and dislocating the springs as well as ARB disconnects.

I loved the way the old Deefer drove on dirt with no ARB's front or rear, it was really good in the rough stuff and it wasn't that bad on the bitumen either, but I do like the way the D2 drives on road, so...

I really want to make some cockpit disconnects, either pinching the way the old GQ Patrol rear ones worked, or hydraulic links on one side so I can connect/disconnect at will for just the reasons you said.

**fourteen8** · 1st June 2017, 02:08 AM

Originally Posted by kelvo

With the ACE equiped D2s selecting low range automatically disconnected the swaybars. But it could also lock the bars if it thought a roll over was going to happen.

Thanks all for all the informations.
Mine has ACE on it. I didn't know it will unlock the bar on low range until now. Does this mean its unlocked the rear bar as well? Thanks kelvo.

**fourteen8** · 1st June 2017, 02:12 AM

Originally Posted by Graeme

I permanently removed 1 front link from my 1st D2 which didn't have ACE. For my 2nd D2 with ACE I made an electronic module that optionally modified the speed signal to ACE to provide a 2kph speed signal because only up to 4 kph (IIRC) would the bars be unlocked.

So this module you set to provide 2kph signal so ACE would unlocked the bar all the time no matter whats your actual speed? Will this unlocked the rear bar as well? I assume it will but I better ask to make sure.
Are you selling this module? Thanks

**Graeme** · 1st June 2017, 06:05 AM

Yes, both bars unlocked at any speed as ACE doesn't control the bars individually. Note that low/high range is not a consideration for ACE unlocking the bars, only speed. The bars will be partially unlocked between 4 kph and 40 kph depending on the extent of vehicle rocking as sensed by the 2 accelerometers. Another option of my module was to provide a speed signal less than 40 kph to allow partial unlocking at any speed - great for country roads.

**fourteen8** · 1st June 2017, 05:41 PM

Originally Posted by Graeme

Yes, both bars unlocked at any speed as ACE doesn't control the bars individually. Note that low/high range is not a consideration for ACE unlocking the bars, only speed. The bars will be partially unlocked between 4 kph and 40 kph depending on the extent of vehicle rocking as sensed by the 2 accelerometers. Another option of my module was to provide a speed signal less than 40 kph to allow partial unlocking at any speed - great for country roads.

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