Wanted 2wd bronco ll rear sway bar 85?

[O No 3.0!]

I think 2wd and 4x4 Bronco II's probably used the same bar. I've only seen one 2wd Bronco II but it had a dummy transfercase and the rear driveshaft and axle looked the same.

From what Ive read on here, a 2wd has a 1" bar.

 

[Lefty]

On the brakes, i recommend the power stop kits from ebay. I have the drilled/slotted fronts on my 97 with the good pads. They have been great for over 2 years, most of that with no rear brakes at all due to a blown wheel cylinder that i haven't fixed because im going with mustang rear disc soon. I am also upgrading the front to the sport trac rotors & new power stop calipers & brackets. Just need to buy the braided hoses now.

Very good. And do you stop faster even without rear brakes?

 

[Lefty]

From what Ive read on here, a 2wd has a 1" bar.

That's the one I'm looking for. I've got a 1" Explorer bar on the front right now. A one inch bar on the back would be a perfect complement.

 

[19Walt93]

From what Ive read on here, a 2wd has a 1" bar.

I'll take your word for it, like I said, I've only seen 1 in person. We never stocked 2wd Broncos, Bronco IIs, Explorers, Expeditions, or Excursions, F250s, F350s, and almost no 2wd F150's. We might have 1 or 2 2wd Rangers because people bought them for delivery vehicles.

 

[Blmpkn]

That's the one I'm looking for. I've got a 1" Explorer bar on the front right now. A one inch bar on the back would be a perfect complement.

It might not..

You should participate in an autocross or two with your truck to really guage if it has problems with understeer or not. Pickups are inherently tail-happy.. putting as stiff as possible of a bar on the rear could make handling characteristics near dangerous.. especially in an evasive maneuver.. which I know is part of your concern&reason for the mods you've been doing.

 

[Lefty]

It might not..

You should participate in an autocross or two with your truck to really guage if it has problems with understeer or not. Pickups are inherently tail-happy.. putting as stiff as possible of a bar on the rear could make handling characteristics near dangerous.. especially in an evasive maneuver.. which I know is part of your concern&reason for the mods you've been doing.

Yes, I was hoping a bigger bar would be safer. I know those leaf spring clamps have improved the handling, keeping the back end end level and reducing sway on tighter turns.

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

As blmpkn says, a bigger rear bar will make the rear looser. It might not be best for your driving style.
Go to an empty parking lot and drive in as tight a circle as you can. Up the speed until you find if you have over or under steer.

 

[Lefty]

I watched Sarah-n-tuned who installed a Hellwig on her Ranger. I assumed that it had a better sway bar and also good for the street. But you are entirely right. I would like a test drive before before I drop serious money. Perhaps no one really knows the best answer here. Perhaps the only way is to try one out. The Hellwig? The one inch BroncoII, the Explorer 1," or just just the standard Ranger stock.

 

[O No 3.0!]

Very good. And do you stop faster even without rear brakes?

Yes. Braking is much improved.

 

[Lefty]

Yes. Braking is much improved.

Great!

 

[O No 3.0!]

As blmpkn says, a bigger rear bar will make the rear looser. It might not be best for your driving style.
Go to an empty parking lot and drive in as tight a circle as you can. Up the speed until you find if you have over or under steer.

Loose is better than tight. More drivable for me anyway.

 

[Blmpkn]

Chassis/suspension tuning is half personal preference and half rule. The parts that are RULE... really need to be listened to.. or else "your gonna have a bad time"

The main point of swaybars is to reduce body-roll.

Pickups generally don't come with a rear bar because there isn't much weight over the rear.. so the vast majority of its body roll is going to come from the front end. This means that It's more or less a "waste" to put a rear bar on *most* pickups. However.. some folks usage of their trucks would absolutely benefit from a rear bar..

Towing for example... a rear bar will help alleviate some sway from the trailer... or If the bed is frequently loaded up with a meaningful amount of weight.. as a bunch of weight in the bed could/would cause body-roll.

Suvs & cars will usually always have a front and a rear bar because their weight distribution (and therefore body-roll) is closer to 50/50.

Diameter of either bar largely depends on the weight of the vehicle and its intended or desired purpose... but for user enjoyment/safety purposes its extremely important that both bars are sized to work together.

Like i said previous... too big of a rear bar when compared to the one on the front can be straight up dangerous. The bigger the rear bar gets, the more prone to OVERsteer the vehicle will become. This is why everyone (during my days of subaru-dom) with a plain impreza or a wrx would want to upgrade to either a wrx or an STi rear bar... to make drifting/donuts a much easier process.

Conversely... the bigger the front bar gets... the vehicle will experience more UNDERsteer or "pushing" through a corner.


Swaybars really are a delicate balance. This is why I never mess with their settings in racing simulators