bd100
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In prep for a trip I installed the Apex Autolynx disconnects. I chose to seal the snap rings from road salt and water using masking tape and gasket sealer, which seemed to work better than liquid electrical tape.
Assuming that these things last, they completely paid for themselves in that I was able to disconnect the sway bar and provide for my family a softer ride than otherwise. We were able to compare with and without disconnect and they're very happy to have the disconnect. This was their first time offroad and they were worried about all the bumps.
By the way, the stock Sport S shocks seemed fine. I did get some LT tires, though, which greatly reduced the side-to-side swaying, which was largely from the flex of the original street tires. On my first pickup I got whiplash from that after a few days.
And I had the LT tires at 55psi because they were getting pretty warm at 40psi while hauling our supplies and towing our trailer at 75mph. I didn't want to air down on the trails because we were not slipping and I was still carrying a cap and a lot of cargo even without the trailer. And airing back up to 55psi takes a while.
As for articulation and such, it did knock the suspension bump stops a few times when I was going faster than I should have on some largish rocks. But we never spun a tire.
To reconnect, I found it useful to place the palm of a hand on the ledge of the mounting bracket and get close enough to push almost straight down. Sometimes it didn't make a noticeable click on reconnect, but it worked each time.
Assuming that these things last, they completely paid for themselves in that I was able to disconnect the sway bar and provide for my family a softer ride than otherwise. We were able to compare with and without disconnect and they're very happy to have the disconnect. This was their first time offroad and they were worried about all the bumps.
By the way, the stock Sport S shocks seemed fine. I did get some LT tires, though, which greatly reduced the side-to-side swaying, which was largely from the flex of the original street tires. On my first pickup I got whiplash from that after a few days.
And I had the LT tires at 55psi because they were getting pretty warm at 40psi while hauling our supplies and towing our trailer at 75mph. I didn't want to air down on the trails because we were not slipping and I was still carrying a cap and a lot of cargo even without the trailer. And airing back up to 55psi takes a while.
As for articulation and such, it did knock the suspension bump stops a few times when I was going faster than I should have on some largish rocks. But we never spun a tire.
To reconnect, I found it useful to place the palm of a hand on the ledge of the mounting bracket and get close enough to push almost straight down. Sometimes it didn't make a noticeable click on reconnect, but it worked each time.
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