84yoda
I wanna be Dave
How much flex are you looking for? Here is mine with VP sway bar. Im happy with the amount it has but I haven't tested it yet. A ton of flex isn't always a good thing.
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Bomber sway bar thread
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powder4breakfast
Quarry Creeper
Downtown,
The sway bar is good for crawling because it helps keep the front tires planted. Otherwise the back end has a tendency to squat too much in some cases and you lose traction in the front or create a situation where the rig will want to flip over backwards. Thus the different stiffness/types of bars are good for different things. The Axial bar is great for what you described. Modifying it by notching it or going with a softer bar like Dlux or maybe VP from the sound of things may be better for crawling.
You will notice that some 1:1 crawling jeeps have the Currie Antirock sway bar that the VP version is based on mounted at the back ends.
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84Yoda,
Excellent picture for reference with the VP set-up. Thanks
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So, the trick is finding the set-up that works with your build and desired driving style. With the various ideas and options, this is why I thought this thread might have some value. Knowing what I do now, I would have gone for the Dlux or VP for my build instead of modifying an Axial.
...now I need to find a Wraith so I can put my Bomber on it for reference compared to Yoda's
The sway bar is good for crawling because it helps keep the front tires planted. Otherwise the back end has a tendency to squat too much in some cases and you lose traction in the front or create a situation where the rig will want to flip over backwards. Thus the different stiffness/types of bars are good for different things. The Axial bar is great for what you described. Modifying it by notching it or going with a softer bar like Dlux or maybe VP from the sound of things may be better for crawling.
You will notice that some 1:1 crawling jeeps have the Currie Antirock sway bar that the VP version is based on mounted at the back ends.
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84Yoda,
Excellent picture for reference with the VP set-up. Thanks
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So, the trick is finding the set-up that works with your build and desired driving style. With the various ideas and options, this is why I thought this thread might have some value. Knowing what I do now, I would have gone for the Dlux or VP for my build instead of modifying an Axial.
...now I need to find a Wraith so I can put my Bomber on it for reference compared to Yoda's
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DowntownScience
Rock Crawler
Ok. I understand now. Let me ask this, what percentage of full articulation would be acceptable with a sway bar?Downtown,
The sway bar is good for crawling because it helps keep the front tires planted. Otherwise the back end has a tendency to squat too much in some cases and you lose traction in the front or create a situation where the rig will want to flip over backwards. Thus the different stiffness/types of bars are good for different things. The Axial bar is great for what you described. Modifying it by notching it or going with a softer bar like Dlux or maybe VP from the sound of things may be better for crawling.
You will notice that some 1:1 crawling jeeps have the Currie Antirock sway bar that the VP version is based on mounted at the back ends.
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84Yoda,
Excellent picture for reference with the VP set-up. Thanks
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So, the trick is finding the set-up that works with your build and desired driving style. With the various ideas and options, this is why I thought this thread might have some value. Knowing what I do now, I would have gone for the Dlux or VP for my build instead of modifying an Axial.
...now I need to find a Wraith so I can put my Bomber on it for reference compared to Yoda's
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powder4breakfast
Quarry Creeper
That answer is going to be subjective based on driving style and terrain. Plus, I'm not smart enough to quantify the amount of articulation. But, I think from the few posts in this thread regarding Axial, Dlux and VP... it's safe to say that in general terms, the Axial is stiff and well suited for speed while the other two might be preferred for technical crawling.
How much flex are you looking for? Here is mine with VP sway bar. Im happy with the amount it has but I haven't tested it yet. A ton of flex isn't always a good thing.
I'm guessing you've had a chance to run your rig. Are you happy with the sway bar? Looking hard at that set up.
I bought a swaybar and fought the idea of putting it on. I swore it would crawl better without it, yeah no. After a miserable day flipping backwards on the rocks again and again I went home and put it on. This was after I had went to twin hammer arms, reversed the diffs, under driven the rear gears, and change shock oil. Went out the next day with the bar on and it crawled like a mountain goat.
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YeeP
Rock Stacker
I am about to go to twin hammer length arms on mine and I already have the anti-rock. It looks like you still have your sway bar mounted in front of the rear axle. I was thinking I would move it to the rear so I could mount the links to the longest part of the sway bar "arm" so it could put more torque into turning the torsion spring. Possibly a little more flex.
Care to post a pic of your sway bar setup with the the arms on?
Care to post a pic of your sway bar setup with the the arms on?
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Its mounted in the front, but I am also using the furthest mount on the sway bar arm. The link comes back at a little angle from the axle but its nothing to significant. The arms I have on right now are stock plastic hammer arms and only have one mounting spot so I didn't have much choice in the location, but it seems to work fine. I'll snap a pic when I get home tonight.
84yoda
I wanna be Dave
No I haven't, ended up pulling front end to go IFS. I like the VP setup though. The other option is ucfab, with there .090 bar, will give you a little more flex then VP.
To mount the VP in rear will require some work to make it fit (rod is to short). I'd like to find same diameter rod as vp uses and make a longer rod to work in rear because that will be the easiest option. The forward mount takes no work to make it fit.
YeeP
Rock Stacker
Ya at this point I am wondering if I should have just gotten the sway bar from dlux.... maybe I will get that and save the anti-rock for the front in case I decide to use it.
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YeeP
Rock Stacker
Thanks man. Doesn't look to bad.
If you were not convinced before, maybe you will be now?
Come get a set dirt cheap before they are gone!
http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/new-products-great-deals/563759-$20-sway-bars-bomber-yeti.html
