Sway bar removal

[tatalover78(2)]

Anyone take off their sway bar? If so how hard was it to do, and what was the ride quality like afterwords. Always have taken them off but was wondering about the phazer...

 

[braydene]

im taking mine off soon

 

[GypsyRoots]

I can only imagine that it comes off as easy as the bolts holding it, but with as many people complaining about how tippy their phazer is, I have to wonder why exactly you would want to remove it...
I am not being sarcastic, I really want to know.
I know very little about modifying sleds, but I can only imagine it increases roll and ski lift on the corners.
I suppose if you only rode in super deep powder it would be beneficial, as the sled would tip over easier... is that it????
Thanks!

 

[tatalover78(2)]

there's a couple of benefits. #1 weight, #2 it allows your front suspension to be independent making the sled absorb unequal bumps better without tipping the sled #3 better for off trail riding

for trail riding i probably won't take it off, but most of my riding is off trail.

 

[jp@weknowsnow]

i've thought about it.. my problem is the ice/snow build up around the steering boots and the sway bar/skid plate.. it reduces steer and makes the sled hard to control.. i've thought that removing the sway bar will give less area for this snow and ice to build up

 

[rfabro]

I removed mine and it sucked. Once it starts to tip over on one ski, it keeps going till that shock is pretty much fully compressed, and the other is fully extended. I did this after mounting the shocks pictured in my avatar- way better than even the GYT's on the FX. It was very tippy and darty on trails, and I did not like it in the pow, either. The one ski would compress too much and make it steer funny. I think you would need very stiff springs up front to go without a sway bar. It was way better, I thought, when I put it back on. I think those of you who are wondering should take it off to see for yourselves-- it comes off and goes back on easy. Just be careful with it off. I almost crashed like half a dozen times around turns and off-camber straights on the torn up road to the trails by my house.

 

[sniperviper]

Agree with rfabro! One guy here had his remowed and the mtn lite became almost impossible to drive after that. I think one of the reasons this sled feels so tippy is that the front shocks are fastned much closer to each other on the lower a arms than other yamaha models. Same skistance as on fex rx-1 but if you compare the shocks mounting on this two models you will se what I meen.

 

[phzmtnlite]

I have the Mtn Lite and the reason I think they feel tippy is because it rides higher. It is taller. Center of gravity is higher. All you gotta do is hang a little harder. The little trail riding I did with my Mtn Lite was awsome. On the Mtn Lite you can real low off the side in cornewrs and hang forward for ski pressure. Same concept as 4 wheelers. They are higher than sleds so you hang off to compensate. And yes it requires more than previous Yami models. I like it. Gives my 42 yr old body the workout it needs

 

[GypsyRoots]

Lenny, do you have your sway bar removed?

 

[Phazed-Coug]

I've had mine removed for awhile now on my mtn lite..
even today in slushy conditions it rode fine, the trails were wooped out pretty bad, and I have no complaints..
It does take some getting used to, but otherwise
i like it,