JamesDowning wrote:bartonmd wrote:...and is a lot harder on bearings and suspension parts due to the excess weight on the outside tire during corners....
Excess weight? I believe there is actually less weight on the external tire without a roll bar. A roll bar tends to unweight the inside tire by counteracting body rotation/roll. As a result, the external tire would get transferred more weight when the roll bar is installed.
This is true when talking about forces on the control arms by themselves, however, when you start talking about the body rolling over and putting more weight on the outside tire, then it changes...
However you're right about more body roll = more camber change in corners = riding more on the edges of the tires during turns.
I also think there's a big difference between a lifted truck without a roll bar and a stock one without... due to geometry change of the front suspension, a lifted vehicle should exhibit less body roll than a stock truck. So maybe that should be the mantra... disconnect the front, but only if lifted...
Depends on whether or not the non-lifted trucks' inside strut tops out under cornering... Most of the camper change will be toward the end of the stroke, where the lifted guys are, already.
Mike
