Air powered swaybar disconnect !!!

[TwinStick]

On page 36 of the Aug 2016 issue of Four Wheeler, EVO Manufacturing has just come out with an air powered swaybar disconnect for the Wrangler Rubicon. Seeing as how their manual disconnect works on our trucks, I see no reason why this would not work, as well. Pretty cool.

http://www.evomfg.com/


It is not on their website yet though. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

It gives you the ability to disconnect & reconnect at any speed in any t-case position. It bolts in place of the factory actuator.

[Low_Sky]

An all air-powered PW would be interesting indeed.


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[Reloaderguy]

I'm holding out for an electronic disconnecting sway bar.

[FirerescuePW]

You know our trucks have...heeyyyyy, wait a... I see what you did there!

[RustyPW]

I'm holding out for an electronic disconnecting sway bar.

[NovA ProspekT]

Meh.

Serious question, why is air so much better than electricity?

Do the Rubicons require the transfer case to be placed into 4-high/low in order to disconnect the sway-bar and 4-low for lockers?

If so, I would have been much more impressed with a whole new SmartBar module/bypass system.

IMHO.

[TwinStick]

Yes, I believe they are the same as the PW.

Swaybar can be disconnected in 4 Hi or 4 Lo
Lockers can only be engaged in 4 Lo
Swaybar automatically reconnects over 18 mph.


I would also be more impressed with a system that lets the driver decide what he needs. If your so damn dumb that you f-up & break something by leaving lockers engaged on pavement, then you should automatically have give up your Power Wagon by default & turn in your f-ing man-card !!!

[cruz]

Serious question, why is air so much better than electricity?

Reliability would be my guess. Air controls just about everything on large trucks, hi-lo range for gear shifting, inter-axle connect and diff locks, to name a few.

[Low_Sky]

Serious question, why is air so much better than electricity?

Ease of repair, reliability, and you can inflate tires if your air system has storage capacity.


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[coder]

I'm holding out for an electronic disconnecting sway bar.

You have one...

[Retired BLM Rig]

Edited post to remove misleading information.

[Spikethedog]

That wouldnt work, the swaybar motor only turns one way, pushing the shift fork into disengaged position against a spring. Theres a plunger besides it that registers depth and when its happy it sends power to a an electro magnetic brake that is fitted at the end of the motor and i would assume simultaniously (sp?) shuts off power to the motor. Then all you need to Do is cut power to that brake to release it and let the spring push back the whole assembly back to engaged.(not sure if that will make sense to anybody its the best i can describe it in writing. Its a clever but overly complicated design imo no wonder it never work that long) I was thinking about a way to use a a 3 pos starter style switch that you hold for a pre determined amount of time then when you release it from "start" to "on" would actuate that brake but Icame to the conclusion that a cable system would be the simper way to go about it. My swaybar has been on a shelf for a few months now in the meantime and i havent missed it yet...

[Retired BLM Rig]

I haven't been inside the smartbar yet (I didn't get that far), I just assumed they were controlling it in a more traditional fashion.
Thanks for the education!

[rbpowerwagon]

There's a guy that made a water proof smartbar controller for jeeps. Haven't look too much into
It but here's the link. https://doogielabs.com/shop/schmartbar- ... smart-bar/