Rear sway bar

[tdiddy]

Right, I remember seeing that thread - but, I just assumed that if I was an early 2021 I was sh*t out of luck - no mount points. Figured some aftermarket solutions would come along - I guess this is it! So, from reading the install instructions for the Belltech - it's compatible with all 2021 and doesn't use the factory mounting locations. Am I reading that correctly?

It doesn't use the factory endlink mounting points. It does use the factory sway brackets on the rear axel.

Edit: here is a photo of the lower link bracket where the Belltech sway Mounts.

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[redone17]

Thanks @tdiddy - that's present on my early 2021 build. Good info. Cheers.

 

[rtazz17]

Does this make a big difference highway driving with body roll? Or is it just subtle ? Considering it but not if its barely a difference. After adding 2 inch coilovers I definitely feel roll on highway turns. Not so much at 60 mph but higher speeds,which im well aware its a bronco and should drive it as such. Talking real world trying to keepup with traffic.

 

[0ne]

Does this make a big difference highway driving with body roll? Or is it just subtle ? Considering it but not if its barely a difference. After adding 2 inch coilovers I definitely feel roll on highway turns. Not so much at 60 mph but higher speeds,which im well aware its a bronco and should drive it as such. Talking real world trying to keepup with traffic.

It did for my 2 door Sasquatch 2.7. I drive mine like a sports car at higher speeds in and out of the Colorado mountains and in addition to noticeably reduced body roll was the significant reduction in brake dive. I used factory parts attached to the existing axle and end link frame brackets.

 

[jhruzek]

Is the Belltech thicker than the factory bar?

 

[freetors]

It did for my 2 door Sasquatch 2.7. I drive mine like a sports car at higher speeds in and out of the Colorado mountains and in addition to noticeably reduced body roll was the significant reduction in brake dive. I used factory parts attached to the existing axle and end link frame brackets.

How the heck do you explain your feeling of less brake dive? A sway bar should have essentially zero impact on suspension motion when the vehicle is pitching unless it has some jacked up geometry.

 

[0ne]

How the heck do you explain your feeling of less brake dive? A sway bar should have essentially zero impact on suspension motion when the vehicle is pitching unless it has some jacked up geometry.

My ass says so. How do you want me to explain it? Since your reply sounds technical I’ll attempt to respond in kind: Sasquatch suspension is soft, some aftermarket stuff even softer. Hitting the brakes suddenly and aggressively pitches the vehicle forward. That dive is limited by the rear sway bar’s ability to mechanically tie the frame to the rear axle via the end links and slow the weight transfer via the bushings thus effectively reducing the dive sensation uncontrolled by the rear struts which are essentially in an unloaded droop. I’m no engineer but the difference is very noticeable and has been mentioned by others on this forum who’ve also added a rear sway bar.

 

[rtazz17]

It did for my 2 door Sasquatch 2.7. I drive mine like a sports car at higher speeds in and out of the Colorado mountains and in addition to noticeably reduced body roll was the significant reduction in brake dive. I used factory parts attached to the existing axle and end link frame brackets.

Ordered one. Should be here this week. Thanks

 

[0ne]

Ordered one. Should be here this week. Thanks

Let me/us know what you think! Did you source factory parts or the belltech?

 

[rtazz17]

Let me/us know what you think! Did you source factory parts or the belltech?

Went with belltech

 

[rtazz17]

Let me/us know what you think! Did you source factory parts or the belltech?

I installed the belltech anti sway bar this weekend. Its a night and day difference just driving around town. Vehicle is firmly planted now. Tomorrow I will be on highway and expect even better feeling there. Easily can disconnect it if I feel I need more articulation off road but I really doubt I will for what I do. Also put in an adjustable track bar while I was at it. My coilover lift moved my axle 1.5 inches over to passenger side. Track bar pulled it right back in.

 

[orion]

Just so you all know, Antirock is developing a kit for our broncos, it is in development right now, front and rear.

 

[Sitruc_btb]

Does this make a big difference highway driving with body roll? Or is it just subtle ? Considering it but not if its barely a difference. After adding 2 inch coilovers I definitely feel roll on highway turns. Not so much at 60 mph but higher speeds,which im well aware its a bronco and should drive it as such. Talking real world trying to keepup with traffic.

I lifted my rig 1.5". Noticed some body roll in the rear. I installed a track bar relocation bracket, and that made an incredible difference in handling.

 

[rtazz17]

Yeah,I have an adjustable track bar. That did nothing for handling. Just centers the axle.
Anti sway bar makes the difference in body roll.

 

[Sitruc_btb]

Yeah,I have an adjustable track bar. That did nothing for handling. Just centers the axle.
Anti sway bar makes the difference in body roll.

That's why I added the track bar bracket, to re-center the axle, but I noticed it handled very different from before. I contacted Rock Jock to ask if I was crazy, and they said it corrected the roll center geometry. I don't know why or how, but I noticed a big difference in my rig's handling afterwards.

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