Lifting your Bronco? Rethink your sway bar.

[Bmadda]

Did someone say portals? got to watch these be installed on a friends Bronco the other day

Not trying to hijack the thread, but which portals are those? Is the hose/banjo fitting for CTIS?

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[tjparisi]

I only have 5/8” of front/rear spacer and I’m getting popping from the front driver side with left turns, seems to be getting more frequent. Can’t think the small amount of lift is causing it. Haven’t diagnosed it as being the sway bar links yet.

 

[87-Z28]

Not totally surprised. The 1 3/8 bar can generate load on the links very quickly. With small wheel displacements. Some of the aftermarket bar diameters are 7/8 and generate far less load for small displacements. The factory bar generates roughly 6 times the load at the links. Torsional resistance is proportional to bar diameter to the fourth power.

 

[87-Z28]

The total torsional resistance of vehicle, which affects articulation, can be simply expressed as three springs in series. Front wheel articulation (affected by front sway bar), frame torsional response, and rear wheel articulation. Since frame is most stiff component in this series of springs, both the from and rear will flex first.

By stiffening rear torsional articulation response (adding sway bar) the front will flex more. it seems that perhaps a good compromise would be to add a rear sway bar and drop the front bar resistance to the 7/8 range. Thus maybe providing good on road response and perhaps forcing more articulation in the front when off road. Would be very curious to hear if anyone has tried this.

 

[Talon2006]

Not trying to hijack the thread, but which portals are those? Is the hose/banjo fitting for CTIS?

Those are the Tibus, I have a set on my bronco.

The hose goes to the breather can.

 

[Primed_in]

Ressurecting this thread.

21 Badlands non SAS, 35s, Kings, and RPG Stage 3 kit. I'm getting a similarly described popping in the front right when the drivers side coilover is at max compression. Since I have the electronic disconnect, am I going to be able to switch out for adjustable end links or am I limited to OEM?

 

[Mdsuits]

Ressurecting this thread.

21 Badlands non SAS, 35s, Kings, and RPG Stage 3 kit. I'm getting a similarly described popping in the front right when the drivers side coilover is at max compression. Since I have the electronic disconnect, am I going to be able to switch out for adjustable end links or am I limited to OEM?

I went to adjustable on my badlands when I put the long arm set up on….

 

[BabyBlue_Badlands]

I went to adjustable on my badlands when I put the long arm set up on….

Any links?

 

[lapazleo]

As some one who's been wheeling over 40 yrs I tell people constantly there's more to a proper lift than just putting on a lift kit. You have sway bars, steering geometry, drive line angles, headlight aim, alignment and on ifs like our Bronco's front diff height. Anything more than 2" lift you might need to lower your front diff to keep cv's within the proper angles (yes they make kits to do so). It's not quite as simple as many think.

 

[Mdsuits]

Any links?

This is the kit I have….
https://automotiveperformancegroup.com/product/bronco-front-long-travel-suspension-bolt-on/

Their sway bar links are designed for their lower control arm. I am sure it would be fairly easy to make an adapter like Baja kits uses on there links to fit the stock lower control arm.

https://www.bajakits.com/i-31570349-front-sway-bar-links-21-ford-bronco.html?ref=category:1459200

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