94pathfinder Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 Has anybody made sway bar disconnects for the front of the pathfinder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeV Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 Yep, and called it SAS No reason to make them; the front doesn't flex very well until you grab a torch and cut the IFS off. My buddy has them on his Sheep and they work well (not IFS) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94pathfinder Posted November 17, 2009 Author Share Posted November 17, 2009 well the sas isn't going to be until late spring early summer, and i was just wondering if there was any value in doing it, thanks anyways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 even without a front sway bar you won't get much flex.. gotta love the IFS *le sigh* not worth messin with til you do the SaS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andreus009 Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 (edited) Removed the front sway on mine entirely and left the back one in place. Body roll is only slightly exaggerated without the front sway and original bushings on the rear one. Driven it all the way to North Carolina and back like this without any handling issues. Kind funny when starting out because the torque cause the one corner to lift up more then the other without the sway bar. Try it this way and you might decide it isn't worth trying to come up with a disconnect. I did. A disconnect for the rear is good for when you off-road. Edited November 20, 2009 by andreus009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOA Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 I don't have either sway bar on mine. It is a bit tippy in the turns but not terrible. I dont know if it made a lot of difference on the trail, but it did seem to help some. Either that or I just told myself it was helping and I believed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwmyers23 Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 (edited) I made a set of quick disconnects for the rear sway bay. I noticed about 4 inches more travel with it off. I just don't know what to do to keep it from hanging down below the axle when disconnected.picture with sway bar disconnected Edited March 22, 2010 by jwmyers23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimGreg Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Just remove the front, it's worthless. Even with 5" of lift on my 93, mine doesn't roll and different with rear only. I have both removed on my 88 and it has tons of body roll, but I kinda like it. On the rears, if you want a quick disconnect option, just unbolt one end link, takes 5 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whosfinder Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 LOL i like the last post on a rear sway bar disconnect. LOL totaly 5 min. and its free. just bring some tools when out on the trail but who doesn't bring them anyways? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwmyers23 Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 The disconnect I made. I took out the swivel bolt, had the cup filled with weld, and drilled a hole for the pin. Works great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MY1PATH Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 (edited) I made a set of quick disconnects for the rear sway bay. I noticed about 4 inches more travel with it off. I just don't know what to do to keep it from hanging down below the axle when disconnected.picture with sway bar disconnected I disconnect 1 side only, that gives freeflex and keeps it from hanging donw. @ some point I plan to invert the sway bar so the ends mount to the axle and the clamps mount to the frame. The ends on the axle will be heims with a lync pin and when Its disconected they will clip to a braket on the body to keep them out of the way. Edited March 27, 2010 by MY1PATH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nunya Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 Never understood the need to disconnect both sides, don't taking one loose basicly make the swaybar useless since it ain't solid from end to end? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MY1PATH Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 Never understood the need to disconnect both sides, don't taking one loose basicly make the swaybar useless since it ain't solid from end to end? exactly, it controls sway by twisting like a torsion bar and wanting to return both ends to the same height. with one end disconnected there is no force to twist it so the free end just does whatever the opposite end does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headpeace Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 or you could just remove it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimGreg Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 The disconnect I made. I took out the swivel bolt, had the cup filled with weld, and drilled a hole for the pin. Works great. I like that, same idea, but no tools needed (aside from making it that way). Most discos I have seen cut the drop bar in half and had a sleve with a pin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwmyers23 Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 (edited) Thanks, I work for the govmt so I have alot of time in my day to think up stuff like that. It works great I can take the pin out without getting under the pathy. The pin is for a hmmwv windsheild. Edited March 29, 2010 by jwmyers23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PATHRIDER Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 The disconnect I made. I took out the swivel bolt, had the cup filled with weld, and drilled a hole for the pin. Works great. It looks great too thats some craftmanship there bud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavefromOZ Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 Heres what I had made up by the guys at work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PATHRIDER Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 Heres what I had made up by the guys at work this would be the set up greg was talking about..great looking also but seems to be more involved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daver123 Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 I gave up on my sway bars after both broke the same day. I have a hole in the floor under the rear seats where the thing let loose under compression. I have completely changed the rear end to a triangulated 4 link with no sways or pan hard. The on road handling i find is not anymore unstable than before just more body roll. Its still my daily driver too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwmyers23 Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 Broke my sb link so I took off the whole sway bar. I didn't notice a differance except when I make a hard left. It will pick the left front tire off the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoneZ Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 My pathfinder has 3+3 lift I run no sway bars. I would say removing the sway bars made about the same amount of body roll increase that the 3" BL made, That is just my opinion though. Removing the rear sway bar make a big difference in offroad flex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwmyers23 Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 The disconnect I made. I took out the swivel bolt, had the cup filled with weld, and drilled a hole for the pin. Works great. FAIL !!! It sounded like a great idea too bad it wasn't. The idea behind the swivel bolt is so when the sway bar flexes the bolt can move with it. See where I'm going. The solid pin just snapped the SB links. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Magicians_Eye Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Here is the problem with a quick disconnect on the rear. The end of the sway bar will move up and down as the axle moves. It will actually move so far up that it will hit the bottom of the truck. That's not a problem if you don't have the link hanging strait down. A quick disconnect will always have part of the connecting link hanging strait down from the upper mount. So imagine how long the link will last with the sway bar moving up and down and hitting it. Our best bet is to just remove the upper link mount on one side and swing the link down and zip tie it to the sway bar so it stays out of the way. Or just completely remove it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamzan Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 Would it still hit the truck if it had a 3" body lift like I do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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