Thread: electronic disconnnecting sway bars

Originally Posted by weeds

A mate of mine read that an upgrade to the 200 series landcruiser is that it is to be fitted with an electronic gismo to disconnect the sway bars for off roading.....yep no need to get out of the car to pull pins etc

Apparently is an australian invention

Anybody heard of it??

Nope. Don't think I want to try it either.
I know what happens when you forget to reconnect them.
And so do most police pursuit drivers.
Holden Commodores can "self disconnect" their sway bars as well, resulting in loss of control and a crash.

Originally Posted by weeds

A mate of mine read that an upgrade to the 200 series landcruiser is that it is to be fitted with an electronic gismo to disconnect the sway bars for off roading.....yep no need to get out of the car to pull pins etc

Apparently is an australian invention

Anybody heard of it??

doesn't the new jeep have this fitted as standard??

If it is true why didn't land rover come up with it first, don't land rover pioneer everything for 4wd's

Sounds like a good idea esp for the disco drivin dudes that remove there sway bars

Im guessing its on there.
All but the base ones have a new wizz bang system that is basically the same as Landrovers ACE,taken them 10 years to catch up.Im thinking they went one step further and added self unpinning swaybars.This isnt new tech either,some GQ pootrols had it as a factory option.
Kinetic Susp in WA have done the 200 Series suspension work.
Andrew

Originally Posted by TREX

doesn't the new jeep have this fitted as standard??

Yer i think the new Wrangler Rubicon has them

As said Nissan had them in the GQ (from 88 but was dropped before long). They work well although can sieze if they are not used regularly

Originally Posted by LandyAndy

Im guessing its on there.
All but the base ones have a new wizz bang system that is basically the same as Landrovers ACE,taken them 10 years to catch up.Im thinking they went one step further and added self unpinning swaybars.This isnt new tech either,some GQ pootrols had it as a factory option.
Kinetic Susp in WA have done the 200 Series suspension work.
Andrew

I can switch my ACE bars off - via a speed signal generator box I built and programmed. It tells ACE that the vehicle is doing 2kph so ACE keeps the bars unlocked.

Ive never needed to disconnect the swaybar and I dont think it is all that nessesary on a Disco but then again I dont do much Hardcore stuff and I get plenty of articulation with it on anyway.