- Location
- Virginia
I like the name cutout on there. They must’ve switched to a laser cutter instead of plasma.
Newb's X Build Thread
- Thread starter Newb
- Start date
Newb
Bought an X
- Location
- Charlottesvile, VA
Mounted a pair of Auxbeam 7” lights on the front bumper. Rattlecanned the covers in flat black.
Newb
Bought an X
- Location
- Charlottesvile, VA
Removed the front swaybar today. There’s a bit more sway on the highway. We’ll see about off road. I did the front instead of the back after watching a utube video by Tinker’s Adventure, “Articulation vs Sway Bar | Not What You’d Think!“. He said he actually got more flex from removing the front and adding a stiffer sway bar to the rear. So I thought why not. I can always put it back on. Not sure I’ll have the same results because his vehicle is a FJ Cruiser.
- Location
- Covington, Va
YOU HAVE TO TEST THIS. Not just take the word of a stranger on the internet driving a vehicle that's not remotely comparable to yours.
Newb
Bought an X
- Location
- Charlottesvile, VA
I dunno. I met you on the internet
But seriously, I agree testing is in order.
But seriously, I agree testing is in order.
- Location
- Covington, Va
The reason why he got the results he did is that his spring rates aren't matched properly. His rear springs are not as strong as they should be and he needed the added spring rate of the bar to force flex from his front coils.I dunno. I met you on the internet
Compare that to my Xterra with no sway bars and the body sitting level with the suspension flexed up. This indicates that my spring rates are matched well to my vehicle's weight distribution.
My concern for you is that without your front bar and with you on stock springs, you drastically changed your effective spring rate in a turn. Like we talked about on the trail, @ffxcores and I can run safely without front bars because we've increased our static spring rate on each corner to make up for not having the front bar increasing our effective spring rate in a turn.
So be careful, I think it will be quite unrul, if not down right uncontrollable, in emergency maneuvers.