| Author | Message | ||
     Bryan Herrin (Bryno) New Member Username: Bryno Post Number: 1 Registered: 03-2004 |
He all. New here. Wife has had the Disco for a couple years while I have been paying off a lease on an overpriced sports car. Wheew, won't do that again! Been dying to play with the Disco and now is my chance. Anyway, I just installed some 245/75 Dunlop Mud Rovers and an going to my fist off-road event, THE 1ST ANNUAL, TEXAS ROVERS, SOUTH CENTRAL AREA ROVER RALLY (SCARR), www.texasrovers.com, if anyone is interested. Don't have funds (but saving) to do the springs and shocks yet, but was wondering if I could disconnect the anti-sways for a bit more fun? All suspension is still stock, so will I rub or come apart? Or will the stock shocks hold things together and bump stops keep from bottoming the springs? | ||
| Adam Ross (Discodriveradam) Senior Member Username: Discodriveradam Post Number: 258 Registered: 01-2003 |
Brian, I wouldn't recommend disconnecting the sway bars on a stock-suspended Disco for any amount of on-road travel. The stock springs are way too soft, and you will experience a great deal of body roll. OTOH, if you have stiffer springs fitted, like OME, then you will hardly notice any difference at all. But to answer your question, yeah, you most certainly can disconnect them; just make sure that they are reconnected before you get back on the highway. To make this task easier, you can invest in some quick-disconnects (I believe AedoFab markets some) or you can make your own for much cheaper (per the tech article on this site). | ||
| Ronnie McKinney (Ronnie) Member Username: Ronnie Post Number: 96 Registered: 08-2002 |
I can't speak for the front, but I have a stock suspension D1 and have been running without a rear swaybar for about six months. I installed an XD gas tank skid plate and the bar wouldn't bolt back up. I was going to have someone fab up a couple of lowering brackets so I could put it back on but I really couldn't tell the difference. When I'm going too fast around a 90 degree turn, it pushes just a little, but nowhere near being dangerous or out of control. It probably means I shouldn't be trying to go 30 miles an hour around a turn in a 4000+ lb truck... | ||
| Shaun Power (Shaunp) Senior Member Username: Shaunp Post Number: 281 Registered: 05-2003 |
Pre 94 Disco's didn't have sway bars away, you can take them off if you really want to, they just roll a bit more. | ||
| Samuel Shirley (Sams) New Member Username: Sams Post Number: 9 Registered: 12-2003 |
Bryan, See you at the rallye (Sam S, HLRC)!!! As for undoing the disconnects..IMHO-Don't...I ran 245's on a stock disco 1 and had enough rubbing to bend a fender...that was after I had done minor wheel well trimming. This was because downhill atriculation created enough rearward wheel movement (bushing compression, most likely) to catch some lugs on the rear portion of the fender. That was with the sway bars intact. Removing them will free up more axle atriculation, and therefore one can assume more rubbing.... | ||
| Shane Lesteberg (Snwbord24) Member Username: Snwbord24 Post Number: 159 Registered: 01-2004 |
That's why you want a DII, larger wheel wells ;) | ||
| kevin mokracek (Kellymoe) New Member Username: Kellymoe Post Number: 22 Registered: 03-2004 |
I would say go ahead. Just be mindful on road. It rely does make a differance off road. I had a problem with minor body away on my 130 awhile back after I took off the sway bar. I put some Air Ride air bags in the coils in the back and inflate them for on road driving and deflate them for off road. They are cheap and easy to install. British Pacific sells them for about $120. The system solved the problem for me plus I can haul heavier loads now. | ||
| Bryan Herrin (Bryno) New Member Username: Bryno Post Number: 2 Registered: 03-2004 |
Should have mentioned that I do have a '99 DII. I took the front off (didn't have 18mm for the rears), definetely want them back on for the highway. I used my forklift at work as they did in the tech section and got 24 1/2 at the tire's under-edge, about 5" increase, pretty happy. Not that I will be able to use much of it as I am still stock the rest of the way around, but still happy. Will post back if I get any trouble with rubbing, looks like I might under full compression and turning. Sams - look for you at the ralley! | ||
| Greg French (Gregfrench) Senior Member Username: Gregfrench Post Number: 777 Registered: 11-2002 |
I had 100K miles on stock springs. I took off the rear anti-sway and didn't notice any additional roll. Took off the fronta a week later, and it was marginally noticable. I got used to it in a week. Just do it. |
