Might be a stupid question. But does it add more down travel? Or is it just the front?

Haha Oops I put disconnection sway bar instead of disconnecting. lol

 

I have had my front swaybar disconnected FOR A YEAR on my daily driver (2.5" lift, 32"s, front XRC bumper, Recon 10k winch) when my links failed under SERIOUS flex. I drive this thing HARD on and off road, and I am fine with just the REAR swaybar. AM interested in the response to this thread.

 

Not directly, no.

However,......If you are crossed up in a deep flex then the cross-corner load could be higher under certain circumstances than if the front was not DC'd.
In other words, since the front bar isn't doing any lateral work, then the rear bar is doing more of the total workload.
It would be more apparent in an approach to a side angle(roll) than it would be in a crossed-up flexing situation.


Wait,...do you mean DC'ing the front bar to add flex to the rear? -(see above)
Or...... DC'ing the rear to add flex in the rear? -(yes, you'd gain rear flex, but you'd lose a bit of stability in other ways)

 

Good info. I meant front. But its dcing the rear something people do when wheeling?

 

In my limited experience, its very rare to need to DC the rear in addition to the front,.....and it's certainly NOT SAFE for street driving, especially with a top-heavy vehicle, let alone certain off-road situations.

To expand on what I said earlier, you won't gain more rear droop by DC'ing the front. You may only gain more flex via compression of the loaded corners, if you have more flex to give that is.

A quick google search leads me to beieve that some extreme condtions could warrant DC'ing front and rear, but again,....it would be a rare/extreme situation.

 

I drove for months without a rear sway link with no problems or any roll feeling.. i feels worst when the front is DC.

I do feel that my adjustable rear sway links make the ride better but back to the main questions... its simple really:

Rear sway links off WILLgive you more flex for the rear with smaller lifts BUT it could also be dangerous as it would be easier to roll with both front and back disconnected...

I would keep a level sway with no disconnect, the rear can actually help when its connected and the front is disconnected.