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  1. 31st July 2006, 02:40 PM #1
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    D1 rear sway bar problems

    Hey there.....just thought I'd throw my problem out there to see if anyone else has had the same problems.

    Everytime I go out 4WDing, one or both of the links on my rear sway bar seem to invert themselves, and jam up against the diff carrier/bottom spring plate.

    My D1 does have a 2" spring lift as well.
    The bushes for the sway bar mounts are a bit stuffed.

    I can see that the bushes are probably allowing the links to invert on full droop and then rise of the suspension.

    If I replace all the bushes and rebuild the links should I be ok, or do I need to mod something else due to the spring lift.???
    If I remove the rear sway bar altogether, what will limit the downtravel of the suspension.....and what is the ideal thing to limit it.??

    Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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  2. 31st July 2006, 03:36 PM #2
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    I would delete the rear bar, as the 2 inch lift presumably will have stiffer springs compared to the front anyway. Therefore the rear roll stiffness will be increased and the car may be "taily".

    I have done this on my 92 Range Rover, because of fitting a 140 l tank, where you have to cut the mountings off. I prefer the feel without the rear bar, although my rear springs are probably much softer than yours.
    the shocks always limit suspension down travel, sway bar or no sway bar. and they are the ideal thing.
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  3. 31st July 2006, 03:43 PM #3
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    Yep, straight to the scrap bin

    I had the same issue with Aquarangie (93 Vogue) and removed them. I found thatr they didn't do much in the way of extra travel either, but I fitted stiffer springs (220 lbs), mine as you know had no load leveler.

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  4. 31st July 2006, 04:38 PM #4
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    i third that! take them off, they are more usefull as a YOULLBE!


    YOULLBE------ you'll be F ked if i hit you with it!

    phil
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  5. 31st July 2006, 08:36 PM #5
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    Our Disco has/had the same bad habit, the rear sway bar gets crossed up. Our rear sway bar mounts ( the brackets welded to the chassis ) have been bent on rocks & are no longer square, causing the sway bar to get out of whack on full drop. Since it fell off there has not been a problem

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  6. 31st July 2006, 08:55 PM #6
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    the swaybars are really only there to make them handle more car like on road....
    ie...reduce bodyroll.....by limiting suspension travel.....i think they were the toorak touch.....
    removing the swaybars will increase travel.......its job is to get the left and right wheels to do the same thing......
    ie...if the left wheel goes up...the sway bar tries to make the right go up....to keep the car level.....
    and vice versa for if it goes down.....

    offroad....you need the opposite.....if one wheel is up.....you want the other to reach down for the ground......

    ditch em and enjoy a bit more suspension flex.......
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  7. 31st July 2006, 09:02 PM #7
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    Thanks for all the replies guys........

    Looks like a unanimous vote for "rip it off....you're better off without it".

    I'll be under the disco with spanners in hand asap to fix the problem then.
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