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89_trailboss

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89_trailboss NPORA Old-Timer

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I have never driven my path with sawbars and I never have felt unsafe. if a deer came infront of me I probly would have to fight NOT to swerve jsut cause im sure hell would break loose, but daily drivin I dont have a problem with it.

 

so who still has the sways on? off? and does anyone feel "unsafe" with them off?

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Slick NPORA Old-Timer

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i still have mine on and i love the way my pathy handles.. like a zippy car around corners and it's totally stable.. but i have heard of some taking them off with not much troubles.... with no 4wd right now and driving 40 miles a day to work on the freeway i prefer to keep them intact right now.

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zonianbrat NPORA Old-Timer

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I have read alot about people taking them off in this forum can somebody tell me what the purpose of taking them off is? Does it make the pathy wheel better? I have never had any problems off-roading with mine still intact. :shrug:

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mws NPORA Old-Timer

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Definitely ON.

 

I will figure out a way to make quick disconnects for trail use, but personally would not drive a street vehicle without them. I have in the past, and will agree it is fine to do so 99.9999% of the time. No vehicle really needs them MOST of the time. It's only about .0001% of the time when you will need them - to avoid sudden obstacles or collisions - and I prefer to be able to do that. Crashing sucks.

 

Kinda like a seatbelt. Or ABS. When you need them, you really need them. And it is not possible to predict when you will - you're not in control of other people, deer, or fate.

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Precise1 NPORA Old-Timer

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Put an aftermarket grill guard on it and just hit the damn deer (try to brake of course...). :D The truck is tall enough that you don't have to worry about it sliding up the hood and slapping you in the head...

 

MWS, just BUY the damn disconnect, you don't have to reinvent EVERYTHING !!! :D

 

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jj big shoe NPORA Old-Timer

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Rear, yes. Front, no. I found out when doing my suspension lift that the connector on the driver's LCA had been broken since I bought it. I'd been running it like that for a while and it didn't feel unstable so I just took the whole thing off.

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GrimGreg NPORA Old-Timer

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My 88 has no sways, I have had to do emergency manuvers at 70+mph in it with no troubles.

 

My 93 still has the rear, but I tend to leave it unattached on one side most of the time.

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arctic_mark NPORA Veteran

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Well, went wheelin' the other weekend with new rear swaybar disconnects on an otherwise stock suspension and really noticed the increased arcticulation. Made a hell of a difference, though the 31" tires were hitting the wheel arches way more often than wheeling without them. But I think I'll be reconnecting the bar for on-road use for that very "seat-belt, ABS" reason.

 

Does anyone have any ideas for rigging front swaybar (quick!?) disconnects as it don't appear that there are any after-market ones. :shrug:

 

But while I ponder that, I'll be installing the Calmini 3" lift this weekend! :D

 

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mws NPORA Old-Timer

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Putting the "but seriously" hat back on...

 

I want to design and build a remotely actuated disconnect. Just because I think I can, and because I enjoy challenges like that.

 

Yes, it is like a sickness.... But at least it is cheaper than a drug habit!

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mws NPORA Old-Timer

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:D

 

 

Sorry Martin...I had to.

Huh, you mean someone has already done it?

 

:o

 

 

Well, I bet I could do it BETTER! sly

 

 

And that, my friends, is probably the clearest view into the thought process of an engineer you will ever see!

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88pathoffroad NPORA Old-Timer

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Patrols come with remote disconnects for rear swaybars. :)

 

All you'd need is a linear actuator and a spring-loaded clip machined to fit a slot through both a sleeve and a center shaft in the endlinks. Hit a button, 'click', swaybar disconnected.

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mws NPORA Old-Timer

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Just wait till they get the magnetic fluids on the market, hit a button and you have a solid link, hit it again and the link will move all over.

Yup to both of you... I'm trying to get "research" samples of the magnetic fluids, but will likely use a sliding pin arrangement as I'd like to design something cheap and simple that others could duplicate. I'm trying to design a system that can use the ubiquitous power door lock mechanisms (small motor with rack and pinion linear actuator) as they are incredibly cheap to purchase and replace.

The challenges have been to design a way for the limited power of these units to "pull the pin" when the suspension is loading the link, yet have it "lock" together solidly enough that it is not rattling around and noisy when driving on the street. My current design has too many parts and springs to be easy to build, or be as reliable as desired. Oh, and I want it to pull the ends of the rear bar up out of the way.

 

A ramp and ball mechanism (as used in quick release pneumatic fittings) is another neat solution, but hard to make it "shade tree manufacturable".

 

Stuff like this is what I think about when bored or can't sleep. :wacko: Another glimpse into the enginerd's mind...

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Slick NPORA Old-Timer

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Stuff like this is what I think about when bored or can't sleep. :wacko: Another glimpse into the enginerd's mind...

well... if you ever feel the need to "lose your mind" please send it my way..... i could use it!!!! -bounce-

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mws NPORA Old-Timer

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PM me your mailing addresses... With all the krap going on in my life these days, I have a verrrry tenuous grip on my mind and it could slip away any minute!

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Precise1 NPORA Old-Timer

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Send bits and pieces over here along with the Kawi Concourse... I'd have a nice bike and the rest could go into a salad... :P

mws, did you know that I used to build (machine... building is easy) linear actuators ?? If you want a real, reliable unit, I have some ideas.. PM me... ;)

 

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