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Took off the sway bar

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1978Blazerk5

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well my truck had an after market sway bar. I pulled it and went on a drive. accualy the truck rides a little better with out it( less bumpy) its a little different, you feel a little more body roll but not bad enough for me to put it back on.

Just thought i would share


Sorry no Poser pics (I had one all set up but the camera died:doah:)
 
I think of them like seat belts. They aren't there for normal everyday driving. They work on "Special Occasions" While I consider seat belts to be more important than a sway bar a sway bar will help to keep you from needing the seat belts.:D:D:D
 
I was gonna build some disconects but, after driving with the rear sway bar i dont feel that i need it
 
im installing disconnects tomorrw... and if i dont like those.. then its just gunn come off =]
 
I never understood the rear sway bar at all. I have never owned anything that had a rear installed, and just can't see it benefitting a K5 that much. I removed my front and noticed very little difference in body roll, but a slightly improved ride was worth it.
 
Like I said I do notice a difference, but the ride improved, I can accualy drink a coffee in the morningss with out worry about spiling it. lol the ionly things is i gotta slow down for turns a little more. Oh well

The fronts are staying there gettin disconnects, cause I do more street driving than wheelin
 
I do lots of street driving, in fact 99% havent been wheelin since March. I took mine off and didnt notice enough of a difference in handling to justify putting it back. But each person has their own preference :D
 
Didnt know k5"s had a rear. How is that removed and leave front on with disconnects. Sound like an ok idea.

Ya its my dd. 99.9 % street :/
 
Gee, after all these non-scientific minimalist studies done by seat of their pants engineers I'm convinced. Toss your sway bars:rolleyes:

Don't wear your seat belts either. After all, you'll want to be thrown clear of the accident:rolleyes::rolleyes:
 
BKinzey said:
Gee, after all these non-scientific minimalist studies done by seat of their pants engineers I'm convinced. Toss your sway bars:rolleyes:

Don't wear your seat belts either. After all, you'll want to be thrown clear of the accident:rolleyes::rolleyes:
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The faster... The farther ur thrown.... The safer :) lmao
 
BKinzey said:
Gee, after all these non-scientific minimalist studies done by seat of their pants engineers I'm convinced. Toss your sway bars:rolleyes:

Don't wear your seat belts either. After all, you'll want to be thrown clear of the accident:rolleyes::rolleyes:
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Then don't take yours off:rolleyes:

I pulled mine and with the lift I run there was absolutly no difference in body role. I also do not think I have an F-1 car so my K5 is not thrown into the corners.

Pull it and drive, if it scares you put it back on, if not leave it off.

Dik
 
This will probably generate heat, but if you have traction devices, you really don't need all that flex, for most of us. Interesting example is the HUMMERs. They have traction devices front and rear, and sway bars front and rear.
 
roadnotca said:
This will probably generate heat, but if you have traction devices, you really don't need all that flex, for most of us. Interesting example is the HUMMERs. They have traction devices front and rear, and sway bars front and rear.
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I get what you're saying but I still disagree.

More tire contact on an obstacle = more traction for the most part.

Not to mention that not having enough flex can cause stability issues (i.e. potentially rolling the truck)
 
38377k5 said:
I get what you're saying but I still disagree.

More tire contact on an obstacle = more traction for the most part.

Not to mention that not having enough flex can cause stability issues (i.e. potentially rolling the truck)
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I'm just saying, from what I've picked-up from the HUMMER approach is it would have been impossible for any of the manufacturers to market "extreme" flex. So what they did was keep it flat and use traction control to deal with whatever wheel is in the air. For the extreme stuff of course non of this applies. For probably 95%, it would make sense. With a flat approach, they would have to factor how deep would a rig sink in a hole before flipping.
For our handcrafted rigs, we use trial & error to find the balance between flex and limits.
On my Burb, I installed 4" TC EZ-Rides with ORD bushings; flex too much. I put the sway bar back on with ORD sway bar disco, but I will not be disconneting it. I have LockRight front, and No-Slip rear. I have yet to try it offroad.

 
Most of the comp rigs run them also, but they are linked with coilovers and other things.

A properly setup swaybar will generally not hurt in offroad situations. The problem is the factory swaybar does not have the proper geometry once a vehicle has been lifted. Hell it was not that great to begin with when my truck was stock.

When I build my buggy will I run sway bars? Probably, but on my K5 the engineering required and money do not make it worth while to run a sway bar with crossover:D

Just my .02

Dik
 
I am confused:confused: Everyone says take the sway bar off now What i am readin it sounds like i should of left the Rear swaybar on
 
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