I'm putting fox 2.0s on my 2011 s I've heard people say to disconnect the sway bar is that just for softer ride or is sway bar unecessary? Thank you all for this great forum.
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I popped off one of the links last weekend before a ride. Didn't really notice much difference, but, I wasn't in extremely rough terrain this trip either...
Thanks, so if Im understanding, the reason Polaris put the sway bars on was for high speed corners other than that it just stiffens the ride?
Sway bars by design, connect both sides of the suspension, keeping the vehicle flatter through the corner, great if you are road racing, or running high speed and have a grippy smooth surface, this will also hinder individual articulation. Most serious offraoders that still drive there rigs on the street, have a quick disconnect on the swaybars, as soon as they hit the trail, the swaybars get unhooked. If you leave it on, try it both ways and see for yourself. I think you will find if you ride in a rough area, with lots of rocks and uneven terrain you will like it better unhooked!
damn spellchecker....I used to live in Baton Rouge buck, right outside of the city on 10, loved the people, hated the humidity! Still I do miss the food...
Not only did I disconnect my swaybar, I took it off! been working on my S for the last week getting it ready to ride( I just bought it last week) Today I put new outer tie rod ends on it, and removed the swaybar all together. It does make a difference especially in the rough stuff, now it does not jar me around as much as it did with it on. After doing a laundry list of things to it (on the cheap) I am ready to ride!!:ride:
So when you remove the rear sway bar you gain independant articulation in the suspension which is better for rough and rocky terrain. What are you losing, exactly by removing the sway bar?
I was very hesitant to ditch mine but when I put on my new shocks it was a little on the stiff side so I finally tried it and went from pretty good to great. I just took the links off in case I decided I wanted to put it back. That was months ago. Soon as I get around to it I'll take it all the way off. It's very easy to disconnect the links and try it. One suggestion is dont go flying into a corner right off. It'll feel a little tippy and you'll probably want to go up a couple clicks on the rear on the shocks .
Thanks to everyone, it's as good as off right now. if anyone wants to send me theirs I'm going to make a giant wind chime
I removed the front sway bar and I liked the ride but for some reason the rear sway bar broke. Not sure what caused it so I removed it. Did not like the ride with both gone it rocked and rolled too much, I bought a rear sway bar from Rath Racing and that is another story. Dealing with Rath Racing is very trying but it improved the ride 100%. Removing the front sway bar is a good thing but it must put undo preassure on the rear sway bar. Just keep an eye on the rear sway bar.
My 11s only has a rear sway bar also, if yours has fronts too I guess it wouldn't make sense to disconnect just 1 it would handle a little weird.
We ride a lot of fast trails and I'm putting mine back on. Not a fan of the sway, especially with two people in the machine. Ride quality is superior though, especially with the MT Progressives.
i was in the process of installing the winch and the wife came out and saw the front off and said cant you keep this thing in one piece its brand new....when she see's the sway bar off im sure she'll really wonder what she got herself into! love it!
Make sure you don't remove the long steel x-brace that actually holds the swap bar to the machine. That is needed. Frank can attest to that...The lack of rear support cracked his frame over a period of time.
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As Johnnycat mentioned, the car will drive totally different. Until you're used to it, don't go blasting into a corner at mach 3 with your hair on fire. Feel it out first. You'll feel a lot more body roll, but the rear end will stay planted. I drive mine with the throttle more than the wheel, just give it a tick, pitch it sideways and drive it like you stole it. Now I'm not doing this with stock suspension. My RZR has Makin' Trax springs (300R, 225F) the rear shocks have been revalved, and I just install a set of Delrin shock bushings (got tired of the infernal squeeks). While I'm on the subject, shock maintenance is required on these things. If you are runniong the stock bushings, they need to be taken apart periodically and cleaned and lubed. You won't believe what a difference it makes.
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