52" front springs and swaybar mounting

[MaxCrack]

Sorry, I did not read all the posts so someone may have suggested this already. Why can't you mount the sway bar behind the front axle? That way it will not interfere at all with cross-over steering. I think it would be especially easy with those 3 piece sway bars with the splined ends on the twisty bit.

The only thing I can think of (with my quick sketches) is that the drive shaft may be in the way but I'd have to take a quick look under the truck to get a better idea.

 

[woodwright]

Go to ebaymotors and do a search for schroeder sway bars. Looks like they're nascar takeoffs, but they're pretty cheap. I wonder if those will work.

 

[whipplecharged555]

Dont mean to hijack but im having same issue a well, i already have the 52" and D60 and 4" shackle. I had called Currie about the Antirock bar, dude was helpful but they specialize jeeps and was not too keen in terms of installing this in a K5... the other problem iam having is size/type of shock.... currently using rancho from a F250, but its a bit too long and bottoms out and it really needs to be stiffer... any thoughts on what to move towards?

 

[mar-tay1]

There are a lot of thing to consider when choosing a front suspension design and or style. When it comes to body roll there are several things icluding tire sidewall height, center of gravity, instant center and steering geometry.
The sway bar (anti-sway bar,more correctly) is good for on road, but not for off, is basically a torsion spring that connects one leaf to the other, making wheel travel from one side transfer to the other reducing body roll. IT should be matched to the effective spring rate of the springs for best results ( Spring arch is factored in here as well ). There is no one right answer on this subject except: Off road, toss it,drive slower on roads. On road, an adjustable rate sway bar with the option of dis-connect for off road.
Now, my question is: Has anyone run 56 inch springs in the front? It would actually be 56 fr / 56 rear. ???
I'm working on an idea of having an adjustable sway bar with a warn style hub on one side for dis-connect. Utilizing a VW torsion bar set up with adj for the sway bar out of their aftermarket beam adjuster. With the exception of machining parts to make the hub work, should be a walk in the park ( I hope ).
Any thoughts on my ideas? All criticism is welcome!

 

[F-ingrob]

i have a schroeder sway bar set up for mine and bought a 1" solid 800# bar and angled torsion arms yesterday at my friends shop we did some mock up and we found it will work with the bar mounted in the factory location with the torsion arms curved upward it clears the cross over steering i dont have pics of the mock up but will take them when we install it in 2 weeks if thats not to late
here is the link for the arms that i got
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-SCP-ste...pt=Race_Car_Parts&hash=item1c48b3a4ad&vxp=mtr
and here is the link for the sway bar i got
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sway-bar-1-...pt=Race_Car_Parts&hash=item1c47eb78b3&vxp=mtr
and we are going to make our own hiem disconnects

 

[metalneverdies]

i have a schroeder sway bar set up for mine and bought a 1" solid 800# bar and angled torsion arms yesterday at my friends shop we did some mock up and we found it will work with the bar mounted in the factory location with the torsion arms curved upward it clears the cross over steering i dont have pics of the mock up but will take them when we install it in 2 weeks if thats not to late
here is the link for the arms that i got
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-SCP-ste...pt=Race_Car_Parts&hash=item1c48b3a4ad&vxp=mtr
and here is the link for the sway bar i got
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sway-bar-1-...pt=Race_Car_Parts&hash=item1c47eb78b3&vxp=mtr
and we are going to make our own hiem disconnects

definitely interested in seeing it when your done. Would love to run a sway bar again.

 

[F-ingrob]

still no pics but it didnt work on the front so i will mount it on the rear

 

[F-ingrob]

found another thread on here THANKS TO CRIS FROM OFF ROAD DESIGN and now i know how to make mine work this guy did the same thing
http://coloradok5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=295279&highlight=sway+bar