ARBs anti roll bar removal
try it
i was looking at maybe making them quick and easy to disconnect if i was going to gain alot off road
i realise they improve the ride on road no end
cheers for the imput
I removed mine from my Jimny and it made no difference to the on road handling at all. I won't remove my Junior's because of the MoT in the UK.
Sway bar
Yes it will give you better articulation but I wouldn't do it for 2 reasons. The shock, spring and the sway bar work together, if you have one not properly working, you will end up with poorer handling. If you fit heavier spring then maybe you can remove it as you did improve another suspension bits. And the main limitation on the io is not the sway bar but the angle of the CV and lower ball joint can work before getting damaged.
All this said, I haven't tried...
Happy io
sway bar should stay on
Yes it will give you better articulation but I wouldn't do it for 2 reasons. The shock, spring and the sway bar work together, if you have one not properly working, you will end up with poorer handling. If you fit heavier spring then maybe you can remove it as you did improve another suspension bits. And the main limitation on the io is not the sway bar but the angle of the CV and lower ball joint can work before getting damaged.
All this said, I haven't tried...
Happy io
as above i wouldn't remove without much stiffer harder springs going in (and then you'd loose flex)
I have broken a sway bar link driving home once and the car was fcking dangerous above 60kmh on corners, the rear 4-link was tucking in from the severe body roll and giving me chronicrear-wheel steering in a very NOT good way.
if you want to offroad with it off maybe look at having a 14mm socket in the glovebox and popping one end off once you hit the tracks - i will be doing this with my rear sway bar once fitted
I'm highlighting this because I want you to see it.
i will be doing this with my rear sway bar once fitted
Bob's car is one of the early production models that shipped from the factory with just the front sway bar, he has spent time & money hunting down and importing a rear sway bar - he understands why it's needed.
Yea thanks. I realise why you
Yea thanks. I realise why you need the sway bars but i realise they also hinder axel articulation so i was after some opinions of someone that may have done it. Seems not many have. I'm yet to really test my pinin with them on in all honesty, hopefully this Sunday I'll get the chance to.
Thanks for the info
sway bars
Yea thanks. I realise why you need the sway bars but i realise they also hinder axel articulation so i was after some opinions of someone that may have done it. Seems not many have. I'm yet to really test my pinin with them on in all honesty, hopefully this Sunday I'll get the chance to. Thanks for the info
frankly the rear could be removed as long as you're not traveling autobahn speeds (70miles/h+) but the front i'd pull off for off-road only.
it's the rear that articulates the best anyway - the front is adequate but they perform very very well with a mild lift, high pan struts and 225-75/16 tyres :)
Front Sway Bar/Anti Roll
In saying all this for the better or worse there was a period I was driving 100km/ph to and from work for half an hour with a broken front sway bar link for months while I was souricng a replacement. Only thing that I noticed was the other one squeaking . Mine is a 5dr however maybe for the 3drs it is more important. I understand it's there for a reason and I'm probably lucky I didn't have to do any high speed emergency maneuvering but it's by no way undriveable on the asphalt without a front sway bar.
Edit - I also have no rear sway bar due to being a 2002 Australian MPI release IO
front sway bar
In saying all this for the better or worse there was a period I was driving 100km/ph to and from work for half an hour with a broken front sway bar link for months while I was souricng a replacement. Only thing that I noticed was the other one squeaking . Mine is a 5dr however maybe for the 3drs it is more important. I understand it's there for a reason and I'm probably lucky I didn't have to do any high speed emergency maneuvering but it's by no way undriveable on the asphalt without a front sway bar.
Edit - I also have no rear sway bar due to being a 2002 Australian MPI release IO
don't forget you are running kings hard front and rear springs, much stiffer than stock,
I'm running 1.6L old long springs in the front and astina's in the back and they are very flexible
Syndicate
Don't do it.
If the vehicle sees any on-road or highway use - don't remove it.
Yes, they do restrict articulation, but they were fitted for a reason - to reduce body roll and sway - by using a sway bar, the design engineers can use a lighter spring and allow a "softer" ride - removing the bar will create a situation which allows excessive body roll, and also increases the potential for loss of control at highway speeds.