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Re: Rear sway bar. Who got one and who didn't from the factory ?
Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 2:40 pm
by wetcoast
jfarsang wrote:wetcoast wrote:The sway bar improves handling and body roll. Unless your Delica is a straight line hot-rod... or you drive on the moon, your ride will benefit from this feature.
Every Delica that I've driven in that came without the rear swaybar from the factory, drove just like the Delica's with the swaybars. Swapped tires, shocks, swaybars, etc... and no difference.
Until you go on a logging road, bumpy road or offroad. Then the swaybar becomes a nuisance as it limits the articulation which cause the van to topple side to side considerably more than if it's not fitted.
Hard cornering in a P35W with crystal lite... definitly the sway bar makes a difference... although probably small.
Re: Rear sway bar. Who got one and who didn't from the factory ?
Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 5:30 pm
by Erebus
I've known several people with lifted & modified Cherokees, and most of them have disconnectable sway bars. On guy admits that on-road without sway bars is scary, and off-road with sway bars doesn't work well. So the disconnect link are very necessary.
Re: Rear sway bar. Who got one and who didn't from the factory ?
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 2:27 pm
by bionic
92 exceed had it stock...removed it when I went to longer shackles...no notable difference in driving other than more room underneath for the new exhaust routing.
Re: Rear sway bar. Who got one and who didn't from the factory ?
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 4:14 pm
by Modsqwad
91 exeed no sway bars or mounts so probably none stock.
Andy Wilson
Sayulita Nay.Mx.
Re: Rear sway bar. Who got one and who didn't from the factory ?
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 6:39 pm
by jessef
wetcoast wrote:jfarsang wrote:wetcoast wrote:The sway bar improves handling and body roll. Unless your Delica is a straight line hot-rod... or you drive on the moon, your ride will benefit from this feature.
Every Delica that I've driven in that came without the rear swaybar from the factory, drove just like the Delica's with the swaybars. Swapped tires, shocks, swaybars, etc... and no difference.
Until you go on a logging road, bumpy road or offroad. Then the swaybar becomes a nuisance as it limits the articulation which cause the van to topple side to side considerably more than if it's not fitted.
Hard cornering in a P35W with crystal lite... definitly the sway bar makes a difference... although probably small.
negatory.
Look at the other comments as well
Re: Rear sway bar. Who got one and who didn't from the factory ?
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 7:17 pm
by fexlboi
What could be the reason why some have it and some don't? Looks like it doesn't depend on the model neither on the year.
Re: Rear sway bar. Who got one and who didn't from the factory ?
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 7:25 pm
by jessef
I found no rhyme nor reason.
I do know after testing it with/without on a bunch of Delica's that there is no difference on the road. Offroad is where it makes a very noticeable difference.
Re: Rear sway bar. Who got one and who didn't from the factory ?
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 11:29 pm
by after oil
for the record my march '93 chamonix came WITH rsb
i took them out to install a wvo tank. cant say for sure if it has made any difference, but my van does shake alot when driving behind a semi-contianer...
Re: Rear sway bar. Who got one and who didn't from the factory ?
Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 1:21 am
by delicat
AfterOil,
Did you replace any of your bushings at the front? I did mine plus got a good alignment and I don't experience what you describe at all. Trust me, coming back through Alberta with a stupidly strong head wind forced me to duck behind semi-trucks and barely keeping to 90km/h but no shacking. And the swaybar dissapeared long ago... Whale-Tailing has been an interesting subject before...
Re: Rear sway bar. Who got one and who didn't from the factory ?
Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 9:16 am
by after oil
all my bushings are good. replaced the sway bar bushings this summer before my trips. the shaking isnt like a speed shaking, its more like a quick sway side to side. the van is loaded with gear and WVO when i travel.