BWoody Sway Bar Links.......Anybody Try Them ?

Katmandu · **Posted:** Sun Feb 17, 2013 11:20 pm

Will these work on our KK's ?

http://bwoodyperformance.com/product_info.php?cPath=67_34&products_id=118

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Well here they are as promised finally a suspension upgrade for the Dodge Nitro, factory swaybar links are a weak 5/16 in diameter and the way the factory mounts the passenger link bids the rear swaybar with a 1" offset. We corrected the offset by moving our passenger link inside the oem bracket, and ours are a whopping 7/8 in diameter and custom energy suspension bushings we used to improve handling even more.

Our sway bar links are nearly triple the the size of the oem links!! The weakest link of the Dodge Nitro's suspension is the sway bar links due to the lack of diameter and lack of strength, significant improvments in handling were felt on the test vehicles. Adding these to your vehicle will make your Dodge Nitro handle like it should!!

DREDnot · **Posted:** Mon Feb 18, 2013 4:29 am

Why , did you break one?

I would like longer ones for the rear and disconnects for the front.

Katmandu · **Posted:** Mon Feb 18, 2013 12:59 pm

DREDnot wrote:

Why , did you break one?

No, I want to stiffen up the handling on my Liberty. Wanting to decrease the amount of body roll.

Ted15 · **Posted:** Mon Feb 18, 2013 4:27 pm

I just sent them message asking about longer links and if they'd fit a KK. :seuss:

Katmandu · **Posted:** Mon Feb 18, 2013 5:27 pm

Katmandu wrote:

DREDnot wrote:

Why , did you break one?

No, I want to stiffen up the handling on my Liberty. Wanting to decrease the amount of body roll.

My Liberty has too much oversteer.

I'm pondering getting a thicker rear bar like one of a Nitro R/T.

Scar0 · **Posted:** Mon Feb 18, 2013 6:48 pm

Looking at the lift threads, the KK and KA suspension parts are interchangeable.

Bmxer524 · **Posted:** Mon Feb 18, 2013 11:24 pm

How hard are you driving the KK to get oversteer?

I've thrown mine around and I have to force the rear to kick out and even then it's on low traction surfaces or a wet oily street. I've felt the body roll but it's by no means oversteer....

Anyways, maybe changing out the springs might give you the stiffer ride you want as well. Just giving another option for ya.

KK4x4 · **Posted:** Mon Feb 18, 2013 11:50 pm

Bmxer524 wrote:

:shock: How hard are you driving the KK to get oversteer?

I've thrown mine around and I have to force the rear to kick out and even then it's on low traction surfaces or a wet oily street. I've felt the body roll but it's by no means oversteer....

Anyways, maybe changing out the springs might give you the stiffer ride you want as well. Just giving another option for ya.

I got mine to kick out on a dry road ona nice warm day...although my tires are bald and I hut the ESP off button to get it lol does all that count?

Katmandu · **Posted:** Tue Feb 19, 2013 1:54 pm

Scar0 wrote:

Looking at the lift threads, the KK and KA suspension parts are interchangeable.

Cool! What model is the "KA" ?

Katmandu · **Posted:** Tue Feb 19, 2013 1:58 pm

Bmxer524 wrote:

:shock: How hard are you driving the KK to get oversteer?

Not hard at all.

Our 2012 handles much worse than our old 2005 KJ did. The 12 rides tons better, but the body roll is much worse.

This vehicle will never be off-roaded (while it's still my wife's primary vehicle), so I don't want the suspension to flex to go rock climbing. I need to give her a better sense of security while she is driving it. That is my primary motivation.

Bmxer524 · **Posted:** Tue Feb 19, 2013 2:15 pm

Body roll isn't oversteer though. Oversteer is when the rear kicks out when turning making you have to counter steer.

Anyways idk if anyone has ever tried it so I say go she's of it's what you want. Oh and the KA is the Nitro.

Katmandu · **Posted:** Tue Feb 19, 2013 2:19 pm

Bmxer524 wrote:

Body roll isn't oversteer though. Oversteer is when the rear kicks out when turning making you have to counter steer.

I know. Her Lib has oversteer and a lot of body roll.

Both of which can be better handled with a thicker rear sway bar. I'm thinking of getting one off a Nitro R/T.

tommudd · **Posted:** Tue Feb 19, 2013 2:28 pm

Better springs and shocks will also help handling and body roll
If you're sitting up a vehicle to handle better everything must be upgraded not just the sway bar

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