sway bar consensus

[tube]

what is the verdict on sway bar removal? Took the 2013 pro out yesterday, to my shock....nothing broke hahah..

rode 2013 etec.. they are effortless to carve, wondering if swaybar removal would help the cause...

also first day with stage 4. Rips good. Better then etec on bottom and mid. Etec still pulls harder IMO on top.

 

[mountainhorse]

Why choose...

There is a cool little sway bar quick-disconnect kit avail for the PRO.
Takes two seconds to pop off and has a cool little catch to keep the link from fouling the suspension when disconnected.

http://www.teddunlimited.com/teddunlimitedswa.html

 

[t stone]

I was thinking I was going to leave it on. I rode 12 miles and pulled it off. I didnt like it. I pulled it on my 12 last year and loved it. A little loose on the trail but who trail rides anyways.

Stone

 

[Ski-Dont89]

I was thinking I was going to leave it on. I rode 12 miles and pulled it off. I didnt like it. I pulled it on my 12 last year and loved it. A little loose on the trail but who trail rides anyways.

Stone

so you are saying you like the sway bar on on your 13

but you like the sway bar off on your 12?

 

[t stone]

No, I took it off of my 13

Stone

 

[Ski-Dont89]

No, I took it off of my 13

Stone

well this is good news...i could care less about how it handles on trail...

i am running the zbroz 36 kit so i cant run the sway bar.

 

[t stone]

Ya, we ride the trail only if we have to, to get to the good stuff.

Stone

 

[Oregonsledder]

I was thinking I was going to leave it on. I rode 12 miles and pulled it off. I didnt like it. I pulled it on my 12 last year and loved it. A little loose on the trail but who trail rides anyways.

Stone

Hey you have been on the snow already? I'm thinking maybe in a few days. I don't enjoy seeing dirt in my track.

 

[t stone]

Hey you have been on the snow already? I'm thinking maybe in a few days. I don't enjoy seeing dirt in my track.

Whats up buddy? were going up tomorrow to ride to Elk lake just to put some milage on em. And to have a beer or six.

Stone

 

[Oregonsledder]

Whats up buddy? were going up tomorrow to ride to Elk lake just to put some milage on em. And to have a beer or six.

Stone

Have fun and don't be tempted to get of the road! Those A-arms are kinda spendy! I want another foot before I get out there.

 

[Oregonsledder]

Why choose...

There is a cool little sway bar quick-disconnect kit avail for the PRO.
Takes two seconds to pop off and has a cool little catch to keep the link from fouling the suspension when disconnected.

http://www.teddunlimited.com/teddunlimitedswa.html

I thought about this product... for about a second. here’s my take. I don’t know of a PRO rider who would wants to switch back and forth between a connected sway bar and a disconnected sway bar on any given ride. It’s not just as simple as the disconnect, you also have to change the front shock spring height after connecting or disconnecting the sway bar. In my experience, you try the sway bar and decide if it suits your riding style or you disconnect it and adjust the shocks, ride and then decide which way works for you. The ability to switch back and forth really doesn’t make any sense. For me after about 1000 miles I’m still not sure. I rode the first 2 or 3 hundred miles with it connected and then disconnected it for the rest of the miles and for me.. the jury is still out. I may re-connect it and ride it for a few hundred miles again. The good news is that it’s easy in the shop to remove or reinstall it so no aftermarket product is needed, at least for me.

 

[t stone]

Larry, your as fickle as Jeff. Hes been talking about the same thing. He cant decide if he likes it or not. My take on it is take it off and throw it away. Then you cant put it back on. HAHAHA.

Stone

 

[Oregonsledder]

Larry, your as fickle as Jeff. Hes been talking about the same thing. He cant decide if he likes it or not. My take on it is take it off and throw it away. Then you cant put it back on. HAHAHA.

Stone

Troy you may have the final solution... the dumpster! LOL

 

[Ski-Dont89]

or zbroz 36 kit! then you cant use it either.

 

[GoBigParts]

I didn't like it off on my IQ so I just left it on my Pro.

What advantage are you looking for? I think these sleds are easy enough to throw on their sides with the bar connected.

 

[rotax]

I've run and prefered all my Doos; S, ZX, and Rev chassis sleds with OUT sway bars.
I ran my Nytro with OUT sway bar.
I run my Pro WITH the sway bar.

I haven't even tried it w/o yet...I should, I know, but it works so well as is I haven't bothered.

Its completely personal preference IMO...try it yourself, let yourself decide. Its easy.

 

[Blaksled]

Just got my first ride in on my '13 Pro. My previous ride was a '10 M8. First thing I noticed were the trail manners. Awesome, never had that kind of stability through the whoops and cornering was great! Then I leaned slightly to lift a ski, nothing happened, granted I'm on a trail but i wasn't impressed. Got to the pow and it was waste deep and no base. Still wasn't anywhere near as responsive as my M was. My buddy who bought it from me was riding with me and.........well you get the picture. Pulled the sway bar this morning. Somebody said to adjust the shocks after removing the sway bar???? Why is this necessary?

 

[550iq]

Just remove one side of the sway bar. Then one can have the best of both worlds. 550iq

 

[hiwayman]

550iq.
Can I get some of what yer smokin'? unhook one side is the same as taking the sway bar out. A sway bar linked to only one ski is no sway bar!!! It's a little pivoting rod attached to one a arm!

 

[Pownar]

Just remove one side of the sway bar. Then one can have the best of both worlds. 550iq

Haha!



The pro chassis is so easy to initiate a turn that i couldn't see pulling it especially with the stock shocks. I also believe that these shocks are not built for running it without a sway bar. Sure you can crank up the spring but when you do that the sled doesn't have enough rebound control.

The raptors and exits are built for running no sway bar because of the purpose built valving and they can control the slow speed compression .

I'm a big fan of yanking sway bars. My daily driver (05 tacoma) has no sway bar because it articulates better that way but i have coil overs built for that.