Manual Sway bar disconnects

[zjc26138]

Super easy you’ll be fine.

Sweet, good to know!

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[redone17]

Install instructions

 

[zjc26138]

Super easy you’ll be fine.

So let me ask these questions since I am a beginner in the world of off road.

Can I manually disconnect my sway bar on my stock Big Bend as is? I'm guessing this product makes it easier?

Would I really gain anything for offroad by having a manually disconnecting sway bar setup, even though I do not have the rear locker on my Big Bend?

Thanks!

 

[Frankie945]

So let me ask these questions since I am a beginner in the world of off road.

Can I manually disconnect my sway bar on my stock Big Bend as is? I'm guessing this product makes it easier?

Would I really gain anything for offroad by having a manually disconnecting sway bar setup, even though I do not have the rear locker on my Big Bend?

Thanks!

Yes you can manually disconnect any trim Bronco.

If you do a lot of off-roading than I would recommend one but If you don’t I wouldn’t worry about It. Without lockers you’ll just need to do everything a little faster. Just a rear locker helps a ton.

With Independent front suspension your almost always going to have at least one tire not making full contact on the ground even on small obstacles for a example like crossing over some ruts. So any help you can get to gain more flex to keep those tires on the ground making traction is going to benefit you. Another benefit is better ride comfort offroad because you don’t get tossed around as much because each front tire is now moving independently of each other and no resistance from that sway bar.

Drawbacks are they’re a pain in the butt to disconnect because you gotta lay on the ground to get to them. Need to be on perfect level surface to disconnect and reconnect. I normally just wait till I get back home to reconnect because it drives just fine without them.

 

[zjc26138]

Yes you can manually disconnect any trim Bronco.

If you do a lot of off-roading than I would recommend one but If you don’t I wouldn’t worry about It. Without lockers you’ll just need to do everything a little faster. Just a rear locker helps a ton.

With Independent front suspension your almost always going to have at least one tire not making full contact on the ground even on small obstacles for a example like crossing over some ruts. So any help you can get to gain more flex to keep those tires on the ground making traction is going to benefit you. Another benefit is better ride comfort because you don’t get tossed around as much due to each front tire is now moving independently of each other not attached by that sway bar.

Drawbacks are they’re a pain in the butt to disconnect because you gotta lay on the ground to get to them. Need to be on perfect level surface to disconnect and reconnect. I normally just wait till I get back home to reconnect because it drives just fine without them.

Cool, thanks for the info!

 

[BroncoForU]

I assume this will work with a leveled squach front? On my wish list/under the wife's radar.

 

[‘21OBX]

Ford vulcanized the sway bar to the mounts so when disconnected the sway bar itself stays firmly in its resting position. When I say firmly I mean it is nearly fixed. First time I have seen a sway bar on a 4wd rig built this way (typically dealing with Jeeps).

I’m not sure started this rumor but they are definitely not vulcanized together it’s just a rubber isolator. Here are my stock OBX sway bar mounts.

i swapped them out with the badlands version to run the extra skid plate.

 

[redone17]

I’m not sure started this rumor but they are definitely not vulcanized together it’s just a rubber isolator. Here are my stock OBX sway bar mounts.

i swapped them out with the badlands version to run the extra skid plate.

Yeah, I’m not sure where that came from either. I’m curious if my sway bar is slightly off-center. I was rubbing a bit on full lock passenger and not driver.

Which extra skid plate? One for the tranny?

 

[‘21OBX]

Yeah, I’m not sure where that came from either. I’m curious if my sway bar is slightly off-center. I was rubbing a bit on full lock passenger and not driver.

Which extra skid plate? One for the tranny?

The badlands has a pretty beefy skid that protects the sway bar disconnect assy. I bought a used ford skid plate set and figured why not use it. It cost about $60 to swap the mounts over since. The badlands mount have longer tabs with nuts welded on them.

 

[Signal Ahead]

Installed a set of these over the weekend. Quick and simple install with quality hardware and endlinks. ACFab even included o-rings to cut down on noise from the linch pins.

Also picked up and installed a set of his rear shock skids. Oscar is a good dude and out there beating on his rig and running his own parts.

Clean and solid looking!

 

[redone17]

The badlands has a pretty beefy skid that protects the sway bar disconnect assy. I bought a used fordnskid plate set and figured why not use it. It cost about $60 to swap the mounts over since. The badlands mount have longer tabs with nuts welded on them.

Post up some pics when you can.

 

[‘21OBX]

Post up some pics when you can.

 

[ar1]

Someone please help with my very rudimentary swaybar disconnect question:

Rather than removing one bolt from both (detachable) links why not just fully remove one of the stock links? Is there a risk of the bar contacting the control arm under flex? Is one of the attachment points too difficult to access with the wheel on?

Personally I'd feel better to have one link securely fastened and the bar controlled as opposed to two questionably secured links and the bar held only by the bushings.

 

[Bikes&Broncs]

So let me ask these questions since I am a beginner in the world of off road.

Can I manually disconnect my sway bar on my stock Big Bend as is? I'm guessing this product makes it easier?

Would I really gain anything for offroad by having a manually disconnecting sway bar setup, even though I do not have the rear locker on my Big Bend?

Thanks!

I have a 2021 BIG BEND and I put these on. I love them. It took a minute to figure out that I could disconnect at home instead of in the dirt before going on trail. It makes a much comfier ride off road and the Bronco can handle the streets and highways home so you can reconnect in your driveway or level surface. I mean I drove it the last month all over LA on road and high ways disconnected just to see what it was like and it was fine as long as I wasn't trying to take sharp turns in Sport Mode. Anyway... I've never had the e-disco. I'm sure its convenient. But this works just as well and Jeepers have been doing it for decades. Just remember to lubricate the links as needed. Send it!

 

[zjc26138]

I have a 2021 BIG BEND and I put these on. I love them. It took a minute to figure out that I could disconnect at home instead of in the dirt before going on trail. It makes a much comfier ride off road and the Bronco can handle the streets and highways home so you can reconnect in your driveway or level surface. I mean I drove it the last month all over LA on road and high ways disconnected just to see what it was like and it was fine as long as I wasn't trying to take sharp turns in Sport Mode. Anyway... I've never had the e-disco. I'm sure its convenient. But this works just as well and Jeepers have been doing it for decades. Just remember to lubricate the links as needed. Send it!

Awesome! I really appreciate the insight!

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