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JoshC

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97 4d OHV
Another question. I remember reading here about people disconnecting their sway bars for more articulation. How hard are they to remove on my 97? Should I hook them back up for highway use? I was just curious cause I'd like to get a little more flex and play.

Thanks in advance.

Happy trailes!
 



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With the sway bars off, you will get more articulation when you are playing on rocks, or what have you......but I would HIGHLY reccomend you to connect them back up b4 hitting the highways! All you gotta do is disconnect them from the control arms and push 'em up out of the way!
 






yeah...if you are doing even moderate wheelin disconnecting those will make a big difference, especially in front flex. they are not hard to disconnect either, basically you can disconnect both sway bars by undoing 4 bolts, 2 on the front and 2 in the back.
-jonathan
 






Thanks for you help fellas, I'll have to take a look at that tomorrow and try it before our weekly off road trip.

Yomie, looks like you have pretty much the same set up as I do, how do you like those tires? I love mine. They do pretty good. You don't like to far from me either, I just live across the border in West Virginia. How are the trailes down there? Do you have a group of people you go off roading with? I'd love to go somewhere knew for a change. I know the hills up here like the back of my hand. One more thing, your flowmaster, is it just welded in on the stock pipe? How does it sound, i was wanting to do the same thing. Thanks for you help again!

Happy trailes!
 






Jot017, I noticed that our setup was similar earlier. As far as the tires go, i was hesitant about 'em at first, but I said what the heck! The tires really impressed me the first time i took em out, i love em now. The only time they got me stuck was when i went through a deep mud hole going up a hill, both 31's on the back were completely in the mud (could not see them) and the front passenger tire was about 2.5 feet in the air (i got pics, just gotta post em). The trailes are ok, but most of them are not legal, LOL. I always go ridin with the same group of people, Che^y Z-71 on 33's, J@@p on 29's, Che^y 2500 on 33's, '70's model Ford Bronco/Ranger on 38's, and me! And as far as the flowmaster, it was welded on right after the cats and i got new 2.5" mandrel bent pipe ran to the back with a 3" tip. It is really deep and throaty. when you are just cruising and accelerating normal from a light you can't hear it with the radio on, so it isn't too loud. I am also gonna try to disconnect my sway bars the next time i go out ( i haven't done it yet on my eXplorer).
 






DOes taking your sway bars off knowck you out of alignment? Will I have to go get realigned if I take em off and hit the trails for a little while and then put em back on?
 






no not at all u would be just fine
 






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