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What do sway bar disconnects do?

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#1 ·
Well, what do they do? I have absolutely no idea what the do when they are connected, or disconnected. Please help a noob...:worthy:
 
#2 ·
They disconnect your sway bar so you can get more suspension flex off road.

When you're cruising on the road, the sway bar helps keep your front end stable by limiting how much the axle can move in relation to each end. If you have to make a sudden swerve, it keeps you from rolling over.

There are a number of folks on here that just remove the sway bar altogether. I don't recommend that, but if you don't do any highway driving (more that 55mph) you probably won't have an issue.
 
#6 ·
They disconnect your sway bar so you can get more suspension flex off road.

When you're cruising on the road, the sway bar helps keep your front end stable by limiting how much the axle can move in relation to each end. If you have to make a sudden swerve, it keeps you from rolling over.

There are a number of folks on here that just remove the sway bar altogether. I don't recommend that, but if you don't do any highway driving (more that 55mph) you probably won't have an issue.
AND remove their front and rear track bars also.
 
#3 ·
So, it helps keep the body and chassis connected to the axle?
 
#4 ·
You can find what it does by its name. It's really called an anti-sway bar. When cornering or making a sudden defensive move it keeps your body more level so you don't end up swaying out of control. As was said above, you won't notice it except at higher speeds when cornering or maneuvering. Disconnected it allows the axle ends to move up and down at sharper angles to the opposite side keeping both tires on the ground while going over rough terrain.
 
#5 ·
Okay, thanks guys!
 
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