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Have you noticed in the past few years many off-road rigs have been using a torsion bar style sway bar?
The explanation to this recent transition is contributed to one fact: torsion sway bars can be produced to fit into compact spaces and are tunable to accommodate an array of suspension styles. This stabilization ensures that operator remains in control of the vehicle at all times. Today, aftermarket suspension manufacturers produce bolt-in kits that replace the factory sway bar with an adjustable torsion bar. Many off-road vehicles from mild to wild (including most King of the Hammers competition vehicles) use torsion bars in both the front and rear of the vehicle.
While the idea of using torsion bars as sway bars has been popularized recently it isn’t a recent discovery. In fact, Willys implemented a torsion bar sway bar system in the rear of the VJ Jeepster and in the front of some early Pickups.
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