Sway Bars...

Great thanks! I magine it would get real messy trying to drive on road without them on. Thanks for the advice flappa!

been driving 2-3 yrs without mine... its no issue really, you remember your not drivig a Ferrari, so drive accordingly.

I've never done it but it allows more wheel travel.

As said, it's illegal and if you crashed with them off you might have insurance problems.

I dont know about the legalities of quick disconnects though.
They may be legal when connected but for off road competitions insurance is a different kettle of fish.

Same as truckster said....My sway bars are gathering dust in the garage. I tried those quick disconnects for a while. They should add a bit to the name..... "Quick disconnects; Pr!ck reconnects" is what they should be called. Also, they rattle and clank all the time....I had the Snake Racing jobbies and ditched 'em real quick.
A bit of body roll on bitumen is a small sacrifice for better off road articulation.
It's just another thing about my truck that is illegal (over-weight, no interior mirror, VDU for rear camera etc being a few of the other things I could be black-balled for....)

Not illegal if its been engineered :)

Not sure if I would like more droop on my 80 at full articulation there is not a whole lot holding the spring in. I have not checked out what stops it going further further wheather it is the sway bar or the shocker. But the spring is unwound with part of the last coil starting to leave the spring holder. Are you actualy starting to lift wheels? there is no point doing it just coz it looks tough driven up a ramp to show your mates. standard articulation is pretty darn good anyway (disregard last part if you are really a hard core rock hopper)

No definately not a hardcore rockhopper and not to keen on driving up ramps to show off! I am very happy with the standard articulation but find that every now and then I do lift a wheel and it's usually half way up a snotty big hill. I reckon that little bit more drop would be the difference between getting up the track or taking the chicken track, but having said that - like all mods that are designed to get you past that tricky bit generally only get you further into the bleep ! Hmmmm, lots to think about!

Cheers for the info!

I'm assuming you have a 80 series also? I wouldn't try driving on road with them off, i was just thinking of off road use.

I have tried a number of websites and generally speaking, quick disconnects, are only available for min 3" lift. It definatley is an instant put off when someone trys selling you something that's way off what you were looking for!

By the way, how long did it take to take the bar off, and were any special tools rerquired?

Thanks for the input!

The issue with disconnects is not disconnecting them, but REconnecting them, with some people being stuck on the side of the track for an HOUR tryin to reconnect them....

FWIW, takes 10 mins to remove the whole sway bar do that before you hit the dirt if you must run them.

i have a GU patrol Ute.
it took me about 10 min to take it off. just a matter of undoing a couple of bolts, thats why it took 10 mins, it'll be less now that i've done it once

G'day Paul, had a great trip up to the Hattah, some wonderful camp sites, one other camp 1.5k away otherwise not a soul around.

The camper went well, 3 1/2 days on the battries before the generator was needed. Camped 5 days in the one spot with a day drive out to Murray Sunset.

Good to hear you had a great trip Tony....

i think a lot of people only do the rears. i did the rears cos i was hoping to get more drop out of it cos the back end doesn't weigh that much with the alloy tray.

all depends on the truck and the suspension design...

some have very limited front travel due to control arms and other wonderful things, so removing the front doesnt gain you that much.

having said that, I have removed both and like it, it works, and the truck handles good.

ymmv.