Rear sway bar

[rtazz17]

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.

Placebo effect? Lol…Yeah Idk thats strange. My axle was off by 1.75 inches and there was no difference in body roll either way after I replaced with adjustable track bar. Just made my ocd feel at ease seeing the tire poke even on both sides.

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[Frankie945]

I’ve got a Currie Rear track bar bracket coming to help my roll center. I have no rear sway bar and after I installed some eibach springs i gained some body roll. Curries bracket is good for 1” lift and up on a Sasquatch package this should help a little with my problem. It’s not a placebo it literally raises your roll center when you raise that track bar bracket on the axle end.

https://www.rockjock4x4.com/RJ-181400-101

 

[ar1]

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.

Did you have no RSB beforehand or are you comparing to factory RSB?

 

[dgorsett]

Placebo effect? Lol…Yeah Idk thats strange. My axle was off by 1.75 inches and there was no difference in body roll either way after I replaced with adjustable track bar. Just made my ocd feel at ease seeing the tire poke even on both sides.

I know aftermarket manufactures and you folks with experience might disagree but: I ran a little Pythagoras on this and calculated less than 0.1 axle shift with a 2" lift and less than 0.2 with 4 ", idk??

 

[amazingjason]

If you have sway bar mounts on your frame (late 21MY and beyond if I remember correctly) there is a Ford rear anti-roll bar that is <$200 total for all of the parts. On our 2 door big bend, it greatly improved the steering linearity (and also stays much more linear as you push it harder laterally on road), and surprisingly improved the perception of undamped brake dive on quick brake applications (my theory is that much of that feeling was due to lack of low speed rebound damping in the rear, and the bonded sway bar bushings keep the rear end from going so far into rebound).

Note, adding the rear sway bar also increased head-toss noticeably. I would say that it would only hurt for off-road performance and comfort, but helps for on road performance and comfort.

Is the head toss only noticeable over low speed speed bumps and curbs or is it also noticeable at higher speeds?

Jason

 

[mj63]

Is the head toss only noticeable over low speed speed bumps and curbs or is it also noticeable at higher speeds?

Jason

Primarily over low speed single wheel bumps, but if you are hitting curbs at higher speeds I would guess that would be a little worse than without the anti-roll-bar as well.

 

[jhruzek]

How difficult was the install? Belltech instructions mention using a tranny jack to lift the gas tank. Did you have to do that?

 

[0ne]

How difficult was the install? Belltech instructions mention using a tranny jack to lift the gas tank. Did you have to do that?

On my two door the rear suspension had to be drooped to snake the factory bar in between the axle and tank/skid.

 

[prmaise]

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.

Nice!
Just ordered mine. Did you set it at tow or sport or OEM?
For now my upgrade is mostly for road handling.

 

[mj63]

On my two door the rear suspension had to be drooped to snake the factory bar in between the axle and tank/skid.

Same with our two door. Not too bad, but a couple of moments of wondering if you are going to have to remove parts or not.

 

[BigMeatsBronco]

Placebo effect? Lol…Yeah Idk thats strange. My axle was off by 1.75 inches and there was no difference in body roll either way after I replaced with adjustable track bar. Just made my ocd feel at ease seeing the tire poke even on both sides.

This just doesn't seem possible to me, the arc that the track bar travels in has a BIG radius. Even through the whole 14" of articulation I cant see it moving 1.75" to one side...this is gotta be exaggerated unless you have a 8" lift.

 

[dgorsett]

This just doesn't seem possible to me, the arc that the track bar travels in has a BIG radius. Even through the whole 14" of articulation I cant see it moving 1.75" to one side...this is gotta be exaggerated unless you have a 8" lift.

Ran Pythagoras again, assuming 7" up or down and got .65 inches at full droop or compression. As the numbers get bigger and further from horizontal Pythagoras less accurate but still...

 

[rtazz17]

I know aftermarket manufactures and you folks with experience might disagree but: I ran a little Pythagoras on this and calculated less than 0.1 axle shift with a 2" lift and less than 0.2 with 4 ", idk??

I measured mine. It is a total of 3.5" inches (approx) lift from my initial base model. 2" above sas package. It was 1.75 inches out on one side and .75 out from fender flare on other side. Approx. So it was really 1 inch off from being centered. Trust me I would not have gotten an adjustable track bar if it wasnt noticable. You could see it dramatically from behind.

 

[rtazz17]

Nice!
Just ordered mine. Did you set it at tow or sport or OEM?
For now my upgrade is mostly for road handling.

sport

 

[rtazz17]

How difficult was the install? Belltech instructions mention using a tranny jack to lift the gas tank. Did you have to do that?

you need to remove bolt holding rear of gas tank strap. Do it when tank is near empty. I just wedged a jack in there.

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