Ke30/Ke55 Swaybars

[rob83ke70]

I've got a ke30 which is going to be primarily driven on gravel, it currently has the small front swaybar and no rear swaybar, and I have a ke55 which is being pulled apart for the good bits to go into the ke30, and it has the bigger front swaybar and it has a rear swaybar. Is it worth swapping swaybar setups from one to the other?

 

 

Robert.

[Taz_Rx]

Think u just answered your own question! :P

[rob83ke70]

so the bigger swaybar and rear swaybar will be an improvement for gravel handling?

[coln72]

I'd go the front, but leave the rear off.

[tojo2]

Id put in the thick frontbar (+new bushes) then try with and without the rear.. shouldnt take long

 

I prefere the rear to be a fair bit softer than front on loose surfaces like snow & gravel

 

Is your diff open ?

[corollaart]

[quote name='coln72'

I'd go the front, but leave the rear off

 

I'm with colin,you don't want to pick wheel up on the gravel .Leave the back a bit soft.

[rob83ke70]

not sure about the diff yet, I'm considering either a phantom grip or maybe *maybe* welding it.

 

when we were running the ke55 it had an open centre diff and both swaybars, and it did have some issues spinning one wheel. Never tried it without the rear swaybar in a khanacross :(

[corollaart]

Rob get the welder out lock it up ,i can't think how bad it would be with a open diff yuk.

 

Not to mention the times .

 

rob

[rob83ke70]

when I decide on what diff ratio I want I'll probably weld a centre up. would the rear swaybar help or hinder it with a locked diff?

[Taz_Rx]

Weldy will cause more under than over steer only gravel. Don't need it for sideways.

[coln72]

Ran a locker in my KE20 with and without a rear bar. Rear bar didnt last very long before it was removed. A bit unnerving using the drivers window to see while in third gear during an autocross.

 

Ended up disconnecting one arm to try to tame it a bit, which did work. Ended up with softened springs - 2 leaves instead of 4. This helped lots in my case.