I have a '97 DI with 2" Rovertym lift and OME extended shocks front and rear. When the front axle is in full drop the front drive shaft hits the anti-roll bar. I searched the post and nobody has mentioned this problem or a fix for it (a lowering bracket for the bar maybe?) Couldn't find anybody who sells a fix either. I need to keep the bar functional as it is my daily driver. Any ideas?
Front Drive Shaft Clearance Issues??
- Thread starter DCDisco
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Remove the sway bar. I think you'll find that many, many people here have removed both front and rear sway bars so they can free up the suspension some while off roading.
If that isn't for you, make / buy some quick disconnects for when you off road.
Michael
If that isn't for you, make / buy some quick disconnects for when you off road.
Michael
By the way, I have exactly the same truck and suspension that you do and I've removed the rear and quick connected the front and I have no issues like you were mentioning.
Michael
Michael
It?s not so much that I want to gain articulation (I have quick disconnects) just that I am concerned about the front drive shaft grinding on the sway bar and damaging something. I could just take the whole sway bar off when I off road and put it back on for everyday use (sort of a slow disconnect). It seems that a 1" spacer where the bar mounts to the frame would do the trick, just don't know if anyone has done it before. I want to leave it on for day-to-day driving as there are a ton of idiots around here and emergency maneuvers are not uncommon in fast moving bumper-to-bumper traffic that is an everyday nuisance.
You can buy or make extensions as shown here:
http://www.aedofab.com/prod_rover/disconnects.htm
These locate you sway a bit lower to clear the driveshaft. I just picked up some 2" square steel tube to make my own but have not done it yet. Yes the sway bar and the mounts will now be a bit more vulnerable to smacking a rock, but even when lowered they are still tucked up behind the front axle so I am hoping this will not be a real issue.
http://www.aedofab.com/prod_rover/disconnects.htm
These locate you sway a bit lower to clear the driveshaft. I just picked up some 2" square steel tube to make my own but have not done it yet. Yes the sway bar and the mounts will now be a bit more vulnerable to smacking a rock, but even when lowered they are still tucked up behind the front axle so I am hoping this will not be a real issue.
DCDisco said:
Aedofab used to make a sway bar spacer to allow you the use of your front sway bar with a lifted truck.. I bought on a few years ago and never used it and then ended up selling it to a friend..
You could call and ask if they still offer it but, I didn't see it on their website although I didn't look that hard either... http://www.aedofab.com/
I just ended up pulling both the front and rear sway bars off the truck.. Drives pretty well until you slam on the brakes at any good amount of speed ( highway ).. Then you need to be ready to keep control of the truck as it's goign to want to move around and get a little hairy on you.. However, knowing that, and driving like you know that will keep the times that you actually have to do that down to a minimum..
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