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Old 09-19-2006 | 12:01 AM
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Does anyone make quick disconnect end links for the front sway bar on a F-body? I'd like to have my cake and eat it too (street/strip).
Old 09-19-2006 | 12:27 AM
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good question i wanna know too, drive it up there with the front attatched and then disconnect it quick at the track
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a pair of energy suspension end links, remove one end link, teh car will transferr the weight like it's off the car.... but will not have the weight savings. Those end links are alot easier to remove then the stock ones are.

That's about as good as you'll get probably without fabbing something up.
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i just take the 15 min to remove and to reinstall it when ever. im all stock, what helped alot, after taking it off the first time, i cleaned the bushings,bolts and nuts then b4 reinstalling id shoot it w/ WD40 and have had no problems and they just come rite off now

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i just take the 15 min to remove and to reinstall it when ever. im all stock, what helped alot, after taking it off the first time, i cleaned the bushings,bolts and nuts then b4 reinstalling id shoot it w/ WD40 and have had no problems and they just come rite off now

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But a quick disconnect would save at least 2 minutes
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Thanks for the feedback guys. I'm looking for something that is real easy to use. I'm not a big fan of having to do alot of work on the car after I get to the track, and I definately don't want to have to drive 2 hrs to the nearest track without a sway bar.

I've been looking online and I think I might have found a 4x4 guy that will custom make a set that would work. Here is the link http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/CheapTri...#DisconnectsV2 The stock f-body end link are about 4 inches center to center. I'm going to try and give him a call later in the week to check it out. Who knows I might just make my own.

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just take it off and save the weight

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and the car drives fine without it before you drive to the track
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Originally Posted by ozws6
Thanks for the feedback guys. I'm looking for something that is real easy to use. I'm not a big fan of having to do alot of work on the car after I get to the track, and I definately don't want to have to drive 2 hrs to the nearest track without a sway bar.

I've been looking online and I think I might have found a 4x4 guy that will custom make a set that would work. Here is the link http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/CheapTri...#DisconnectsV2 The stock f-body end link are about 4 inches center to center. I'm going to try and give him a call later in the week to check it out. Who knows I might just make my own.

Brian
let me know what you find out as im interested to see about these, thanks
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Take it off the day before you drive to the track. Install it when you get home.

Or just quit being a puss and take it off for good. Thank me later.

^^Nothing personal BTW.
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if the track was a little closer to the house and wasnt in the mountains where the roads are all curvy and up and down and **** it would be a totally different story man that thing would already be gone
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Originally Posted by ozws6
I've been looking online and I think I might have found a 4x4 guy that will custom make a set that would work. Here is the link http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/CheapTri...#DisconnectsV2 The stock f-body end link are about 4 inches center to center. I'm going to try and give him a call later in the week to check it out. Who knows I might just make my own.

Brian
Now you're talking!!! I discussed this with folks like 5-6 years ago. If I were you I'd send him some endlinks and see how much it will cost for him to make them.

This would be a cool product innovation. Good job!

You could just discoonnect the bar on one side too.
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That would rattle like crazy I bet..
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I would of been interested in this eariler this year, but Ive been driving so long with it off, I forgot how it feels with it on.
Old 09-22-2006 | 11:18 AM
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i saw the 4 crawler ones the other day and i think they would work great

i forget how my car handled with the sway bar also...i have had it off for 3 years

i dont mind the wieght really but i dont wat the hassle of ahveing to take it off everytime for the track or a quick romp on the street
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personally mine's been off for so long I don't even think I remember what it drove like with it on LOL. Plus, with slicks/skinnies on all the time, handling is pretty much out anyway LOL.
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Originally Posted by Demonicbird00
i just take the 15 min to remove and to reinstall it when ever. im all stock, what helped alot, after taking it off the first time, i cleaned the bushings,bolts and nuts then b4 reinstalling id shoot it w/ WD40 and have had no problems and they just come rite off now

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Same here. I timed myself one time [I was bored] took me 11min including jacking up the car. Now with the BMR K-member I could probobly cut that down some, its easyer to get to the bolt from under the A-arm.
Old 09-22-2006 | 02:49 PM
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I just leave mine off and run adjustable shocks up front stiff for the road and loose for the track. With a light weight STB it handles just the same as the swaybar being on..
Old 09-23-2006 | 10:19 PM
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Yeah with adjustable shocks, set only mildly stiff you won't notice it too much in regular driving. Granted you can't carve corners at quite the same speed, but not hardly dangerous or anything.

I just pull mine off the day before, drive 3 hours round trip to the track, and bolt it back up the next day. Its a quick enough job, and taking the extra 15-20lbs off the nose is a nice feature too.
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I have a set of JKS sway bar disconnects for my cherokee and I love them. I wish someone would make a similar design for the fbody.
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Like others have said, just leave it off. The car will drive just fine unless you are trying to push it to the limits on the curves!

I've had mine off for 4+ years and don't even think about it until I crawl under the car to install/fix something.




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