Sway Bar or no Sway Bar for an tapex

[Radski30]

Are Apex's easier to side hill, maneuver, come down the mountain after a steep climb ect, without the sway bar? I have heard both opinions its easier without, or easier with...but it was from a very limited group.

What are your opinions?? Can I take off the sway bar and make it easier to maneuver in technical situations, or should I leave it on?

 

[whitee]

Ive taken the sway bar out of every sled I have ever owned before I even rode them but I dont ride trails either

 

[Radski30]

Ive taken the sway bar out of every sled I have ever owned before I even rode them but I dont ride trails either

I don't ride trails either...however some have said that swaybars really provide stability when coming down the mountain.

What are the pros and cons both ways?

 

[jsandgren10]

I have floats on mine, and run the sway bar. I tried it without but way to rolly feeling to me. with it in I can still pull it on its side.

 

[JSCC]

I have floats on mine, and run the sway bar. I tried it without but way to rolly feeling to me. with it in I can still pull it on its side.

This is the same experience that I had. If you have floats, leave it. If you have sprung shocks, try it without.

 

[Roly]

Too unstable

Took the link off to try it. But on that day I had to double to the top of the mountain for another sled, and WOW I nearly flipped it a couple of times, so I tried it solo for a while and agree with the others, Fox floats and bar!

 

[SRXSRULE]

hmmmm, I feel completely opposite. My first 06 apex had standard shocks and when I unhooked the sway bar it became very unstable. Tried it on two different trips and hated it.

Current 06 Apex has Floats on it and I run them at 100psi and the sled is GREAT with no sway bar on it. Eric

 

[←snow∞motion→]

hmmmm, I feel completely opposite. My first 06 apex had standard shocks and when I unhooked the sway bar it became very unstable. Tried it on two different trips and hated it.

Current 06 Apex has Floats on it and I run them at 100psi and the sled is GREAT with no sway bar on it. Eric

I agree. I could barely ride in the parking lot with the stockers. Works great with Floats though.

It's still "tippy" with Floats, but once you get used to the feel it's perfect.

 

[sledheadd]

Ditch it no matter what shocks. You just have to adjust pre load accordingly.

Every sled that I have pulled the sway bar either needed stiffer springs or at the least needed the springs tightened right up.
I never have had floats but I imagine if you run a little more psi it would do the same as changing the spring.

 

[Mcguyversatile]

Sway bar

FYI - I tried mine without the bar this weekend. The bar went back on for the next ride and it will be staying on - way too tippy for me. I could ride it, but fought it all the time. Sprung shocks at medium + setting - ride mostly powder and some trails. MPI stage 1, MPI light front end, High Rise Seat and Exhaust from TJ's.

 

[TBird]

As always, some like it some don't, why don't try it for your self?
You unhook it in a couple of minutes, i tried both ways back and forth before i decided, now i've been driving without the sway bar over two seasons, Fox Float in the front soon to be changed to Exit.