Stabar disconnect question

The stabilizer bar disconnect is not part of the Sasquatch package. It is currently only available on four trim levels:

• Badlands
• First Edition
• Heritage Limited
• Raptor

For most off-roading situations, you don't need it. If you aren't regularly lifting tires off the ground, it's not really necessary. It helps keeps the vehicle "planted" on the ground for maximum traction, but 95% of the time you can still complete the trails with just the front and rear lockers that are included in your Sasquatch package.

There are also manual stabar disconnect kits available that make it reasonably easy to connect/disconnect the stabar, if you are interested in that. Works the same as the hero switch, but you actually have to get out of the Bronco and disconnect them manually rather than having an automated system. As you mentioned, not very practical for day-to-day.

Below is a video that REALLY emphasizes what stabar disconnects is useful for. The first truck is a Ford Ranger that does not have any staber disconnect. The second truck is the Jeep Gladiator, which does. It's not really a fair fight as they are two dramatically different vehicles. And it should be noted the Ranger driver didn't do a very good job and could have handled it a lot better... BUT... it does show how much more "planted" a vehicle can be with a stabar disconnect system. (And it also shows you that you can still complete the trail without one.)

We did the Texas off-roadeo in one of the Sasquatch OBX ( iconic silver) it does not have the sway bar disco we had no issues. We live in a remote location as well with an un-maintained road and we have not had any issues getting in or out. And we have had our Bronco off road a few times and we lift tires but it still makes it through. In this picture if we had the disconnect the rear tire would still not be on the ground but it would be a lot closer.

The 1st vehicle I wheeled was a '95 YJ with open diffs front and rear. If I had 1 tire come off the ground with no momentum, I was "stuck" because all the power would go to the wheel without traction.
My limited understanding is that with lockers, the other tire on that axle will still turn. So, having one tire loose traction isn't as bad.
I could not find the thread, but someone was able to get this off a Bronco and put it on his. He said it was easy to install.
I'm not a mechanical person, so please correct me if my understanding is not correct.

This is weird I have an OBX and it has rear sway bar disconnect hero button.

magicrobots

This is weird I have an OBX and it has rear sway bar disconnect hero button.

Interesting…take a picture of your hero switches and if you can get underneath take a picture also.

magicrobots

This is weird I have an OBX and it has rear sway bar disconnect hero button.

You could have a unicorn!🤣

TK1215

Interesting…take a picture of your hero switches and if you can get underneath take a picture also.

OK now I'm thinking I either have a button that doesn't do anything, or I don't understand what the icon means, or overall I'm definitely confused! 😃 That rear swaybar doesn't look like it's going anywhere.

magicrobots

OK now I'm thinking I either have a button that doesn't do anything, or I don't understand what the icon means, or overall I'm definitely confused! 😃 That rear swaybar doesn't look like it's going anywhere.

Front locker, rear locker, trail turn assist, traction control. The staybar disconnect would have been in the empty spot.

TK1215

trail turn assist

Trail turn assist! Hahaha I didn't even know that was a thing.
GOOGLE TIME!

Thank you!

magicrobots

Trail turn assist! Hahaha I didn't even know that was a thing.
GOOGLE TIME!

Thank you!

Oh it’s a thing and you have it, my friend. I have used it two times both at very low speed and on a tight turn on loose ground. It is a very handy tool but like any tool you should only use it if you have to. It is not really intended to be used to do full throttle donuts. Also it can be very damaging to the trail so with great power comes great responsibility.

Now I'm curious is it staybar vs. stabar vs swaybar?

To answer OP's question, you rarely need to disconnect. Your Bronco has an incredible about of flex to it, you really only need to disconnect when your rock crawling or doing major obstacles.

As far as airing down the tires. This is something you do to increase your grip mainly for obstacles.

KingCakeKid

No I'm curious is it staybar vs. stabar vs swaybar?

Swaybar!

Jakob1972

Oh it’s a thing and you have it, my friend. I have used it two times both at very low speed and on a tight turn on loose ground. It is a very handy tool but like any tool you should only use it if you have to. It is not really intended to be used to do full throttle donuts. Also it can be very damaging to the trail so with great power comes great responsibility.

Excellent! Thank you, just watched some videos about it and shall go forth with new knowledge. Cheers!

Ford calls theirs StaBar disconnect

KingCakeKid

No I'm curious is it staybar vs. stabar vs swaybar?

To answer OP's question, you rarely need to disconnect. Your Bronco has an incredible about of flex to it, you really only need to disconnect when your rock crawling or doing major obstacles.

As far as airing down the tires. This is something you do to increase your grip mainly for obstacles.

If you want to get technical it is called a "stabilizer bar".

Many people call it an "anti-sway bar", which often gets shortened to "sway bar" or "swaybar".

I used to call it a "stabar", but it gets auto-corrected to the word "stabber", and I got tired of continually correcting it. Instead I started calling it "swaybar" since that usually gets auto-corrected to "sway bar" (although occasionally it'll end up as "swayer").

So... I guess I got bullied by auto-correct into calling it "swaybar"—the machine won.

RagnarKon

If you want to get technical it is called a "stabilizer bar".

Many people call it an "anti-sway bar", which often gets shortened to "sway bar" or "swaybar".

I used to call it a "stabar", but it gets auto-corrected to the word "stabber", and I got tired of continually correcting it. Instead I started calling it "swaybar" since that usually gets auto-corrected to "sway bar" (although occasionally it'll end up as "swayer").

So... I guess I got bullied by auto-correct into calling it "swaybar"—the machine won.

I think we should from now on call it a stabber.

funny autocorrect just tried to change it to stabbed. Lol love autocorrect.

RagnarKon

The stabilizer bar disconnect is not part of the Sasquatch package. It is currently only available on four trim levels:

• Badlands
• First Edition
• Heritage Limited
• Raptor

For most off-roading situations, you don't need it. If you aren't regularly lifting tires off the ground, it's not really necessary. It helps keeps the vehicle "planted" on the ground for maximum traction, but 95% of the time you can still complete the trails with just the front and rear lockers that are included in your Sasquatch package.

There are also manual stabar disconnect kits available that make it reasonably easy to connect/disconnect the stabar, if you are interested in that. Works the same as the hero switch, but you actually have to get out of the Bronco and disconnect them manually rather than having an automated system. As you mentioned, not very practical for day-to-day.

Below is a video that REALLY emphasizes what stabar disconnects is useful for. The first truck is a Ford Ranger that does not have any staber disconnect. The second truck is the Jeep Gladiator, which does. It's not really a fair fight as they are two dramatically different vehicles. And it should be noted the Ranger driver didn't do a very good job and could have handled it a lot better... BUT... it does show how much more "planted" a vehicle can be with a stabar disconnect system. (And it also shows you that you can still complete the trail without one.)

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Thank you - that’s exactly what I wanted to know.

TK1215

Front locker, rear locker, trail turn assist, traction control. The staybar disconnect would have been in the empty spot.

Lol… was looking at the second picture and trying to understand your caption…. Thinking “what empty spot”….