How practical are the Sway Bars on the KRX? Looks like they're fairly easy to remove & my buddy that has Teryx 4 seater said he took his off. He looked at my KRX & suggested removing. Said that would allow front suspension to "Flex" more. What say ye KRX riders?
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BobX2 has a great pic of his front disconnected on teryxforums.net. He might be able to comment on handling.
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Zero negatives to removing the front bar. Ran a ton of laps out on a local MX track that was designed for UTV's with the bar on, and another time with the front bar off. It handled just fine without it, even under those conditions. I will leave the rear bar on. It mounts at about the 1/3 point on the trailing arms and they have plenty of leverage to get some decent flex out of the rear. If you've done it with your Teryx then you know the benefits. It will take you less than 5 minutes to disconnect one link on the front (including finding the right wrench) and take it for a test ride.
Bob,
How did the KRX do without the sway bar while you were in Moab? I'm thinking of disconnecting mine before we head out next week. Ran it connected in September where we were there and it still did great. I'm just curious if there is a big difference. Thanks
How did the KRX do without the sway bar while you were in Moab? I'm thinking of disconnecting mine before we head out next week. Ran it connected in September where we were there and it still did great. I'm just curious if there is a big difference. Thanks
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Disconnecting gives true independent suspension (smoother ride) but with more sway. Its a tradeoff like everything, and what works for one may not work for you. Connect/disconnect sways based on the speeds your riding. Slower speeds like Moab you could disconnect both, Moderate speed start with disconnecting the front. Higher speed stuff like dunes/desert I would leave both connected up.
It did terrific. I would never hook the front bar back up. It has been off basically since I bought it. You will have to disconnect yours and give it a shot. Only then will you be able to appreciate the difference it makes. The rear bar is light enough, and there is enough leverage on it, that it flexes fine with it connected. Only takes a couple of minutes to remove the links and tie the front bar up out of the way. I just have zip ties holding mine up until I can get the grill out to completely remove the bar. Front bumper/brush guard is in the way, but the zip ties are working just fine...
Here is a shot of the rear. Front bar off, rear bar still connected.
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I disconnected mine a couple weeks ago. It definitely loosens up the articulation a bunch! I think it improved overall ride smoothness as well. As for body roll, I cant imagine it doesn't roll more, but it is still quite stable. I don't do much if any high speed stuff so I can't comment on that, but for trial riding and rock crawling it is a big improvement!
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Guys should start hitting up CA Tech to make some CATechUSA - Polaris, Can-am & Honda UTV Custom Parts & Accessories
They make some really nice detachables that I run on my X3 that do NOT rattle. Key to quick disconnects is finding some that don't rattle. Takes really tight tolerances like you get with anything CA Tech
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I actually did contact the about this a month or so back. The response was they don't intend to go into Kawasaki products .
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If they get enough demand they will build them... Response I got this week was they are “considering” it down the road. So seems they are starting to bend.
Keep emailing them guys
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