sway bar is done

[bill c]

so I made a sway bar. its adjustable. works as it should, front wheel pull up for 2' then lays down, tire only comes off the ground bout 2'' the car stays straight. I can adjust it about 2'' from the rear of the bar to the front. so softer set up to stiffer set up... I can also adjust the rods shorter or longer, if needed..

[Jsouza1980]

you should give a parts list so we know what you used to duplicate it. Should have mine this coming friday and thats one of the things ill be figuring out. Thanks and good job Bill

[bill c]

parts list....1/8'' music wire (3.18mm) 4 Traxxas rod ends 2 ball ends with set screw. about 3 bucks in parts,, one hour in labor includes 3 beers and bs time with friends

[Badmunky]

Looks good man!

[glockrocket17]

This is a pretty good idea. Simple too. Seems like a necessity if you are going to run 6s.

[axman]

Are the ball ends with the set screws a traxxas part?

[bill c]

I have no clue. found some on e-bay that would fit the size wire we were using. (or as close as we could) came in a kit for about 2 bucks.. bent up the music wire, (home depot) installed work like a champ.. hope this helps..

[Bronco39]

I like this - simple and cheap !

[bill c]

Originally Posted by Bronco39

I like this - simple and cheap !

I have made 3 of them 2 on friends buggies, they work perfect. not hard to make. build ya one. let us know what you think....

[axman]

I'll take one!!!

[bill c]

Originally Posted by axman

I'll take one!!!

I do not have any to sale. never crossed my mind, I just built some as a need for the yeti. sorry if you guys were thinking I was. you can build it, very easy to do. I will help any one do it just send me a p.m.. all p.m.'s have been answered..

[marsterg]

I can confirm that this method works great. I made a similar one before seeing this thread but I did not bother moving the shocks back.



Things improved even more when I made a front sway bar too. Just as cheap using thinner music/piano wire and spare parts I had laying around. The front is a bit trickier though because there is not much room up there but rollovers are dramatically reduced.

[bill c]

Originally Posted by relay1

Doesn't look that the pics posted, would be interested to see how you worked things out. I'm working on something based on Bill's solution in this thread.

cool you are working on one.. let me know how it works out..

[ImpalaPolicePack]

I went to my lhs for parts for a rear sway bar but the guy couldnt find anything good.

I would like to know wich traxxas rod ends are those ?
The balls with set screws ?
And how did you joint the two rod ends together ? Total lenght ?

And how does the piano wire is attached to the chassis ?

Sorry for so many questions but i need help !

Thanks

[relay1]

Originally Posted by bill c

cool you are working on one.. let me know how it works out..

Ok, so here's what I put together so far. Haven't tested anything yet still have some adjustments to make. The music wire is pushed through a section of the chassis I drilled through. I'm ordering threaded collars one for each side of the chassis connection to keep it tight (since I replaced the screws with music wire). I'm also ordering longer standoffs to heighten the sway bar rod connections. Links to the parts I used below.





Traxxas ball rod ends

Mcmaster-carr threaded standoffs

Mcmaster-carr cup point screws (to connect rod ends to standoffs)

K&S 2.5mm music wire

[bill c]

looks good. why didn't you use the stock mount for the sway bar?

[relay1]

Originally Posted by bill c

looks good. why didn't you use the stock mount for the sway bar?

Thanks! I thought I'd try to mount closer to the axle for more leverage and see how that works. Hope to test it out in a few days and when I do I'll let ya know how it works out.

[millzee]

Cool, have you got any video of the XL running with the sway bar set up? How do you guy's think a 5ive-t sway bar would go?

[relay1]

Originally Posted by millzee

Cool, have you got any video of the XL running with the sway bar set up? How do you guy's think a 5ive-t sway bar would go?

I haven't done any vids at all yet though one day I hope to. Not sure about the 5ive-t, but I did see RustenPaines posted a thread showing how he installed an HPI baja 5 kit. That thread is here.

[BillBergman]

Roughly measure the rear bar on the Losi is about 9 -9.5 inches and the front a little over 6". Looks like you need about 7" for the yeti xl, right?