Sway bar removal pros and cons

[KaiserM715]

Has anyone come up with a quick disconnect kit yet?

I haven't seen one yet...

Seems like that would be the best of both worlds?

Absolutely!

 

[Longhorn]

Not trying to hijack this thread but I've kept mine on all 40k miles. After reading up on it more I want to take it off, is this easy to do with basic tools?

 

[Squatting Dog]

Hopefully, one of our great vendors will make a quick disconnect kit for our Raptors... (hint.. hint)

 

[vanilla_gorilla]

Not trying to hijack this thread but I've kept mine on all 40k miles. After reading up on it more I want to take it off, is this easy to do with basic tools?

I haven't done it yet, maybe this weekend, but if you look under the truck, it's only one bolt on each LCA and 2 bolts on each frame rail, and it looks like it pops right off, from what i can tell.

 

[Longhorn]

Awesome. I'm going to take it off before this weekend for a couple practice runs off road to make sure I like it before the real run next weekend in Blackwell.

 

[Aaron]

It's pretty much cake. The bolts that go through the lower control arms are 18mm and you'll have to use an open end wrench and not a socket, because the bolt spins too, so you have to put a smaller wrench on the end of it so you can loosen it up.

The ones that attach the crossbar are all 15mm and you can pop them off with a deep well socket really fast.

If you have the tools it's a 30 min job, tops.

 

[MagicMtnDan]

I'm sure you can find some sway bar quic disconnects somewhere.

---------- Post added at 04:28 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:26 PM ----------

For those who tend to be careful or simply paranoid you might want to consider what happens if you were to say roll your Raptor and then try to claim it on insurance. If the insurance company finds out you disconnected your sway bar you can be sure to kiss your Raptor and your insurance claim buh-bye

 

[Squatting Dog]

It's pretty much cake. The bolts that go through the lower control arms are 18mm and you'll have to use an open end wrench and not a socket, because the bolt spins too, so you have to put a smaller wrench on the end of it so you can loosen it up.

The ones that attach the crossbar are all 15mm and you can pop them off with a deep well socket really fast.

If you have the tools it's a 30 min job, tops.

On 2012 18mm and 8mm on swaybar links and 5 15mm nuts on crossmember.. 20 minutes total time..

-Greg

 

[Madcowranch]

Take it off, Take it off, Take it off, Take it off!!!




Sorry- got caught up in the moment. Don't tell my wife.

 

[Hockster]

I think BOJANGLES has his removed. See what his insurance company says or if they look...