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Sway bar - is this upgrade worth it?
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JayBros
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Look at it this way, if Ron's sway bar wasn't worth it he wouldn't be selling as many as he is. FWIW, when I bought my Spyder I had the dealership install one as part of the OTD deal in which they also laser aligned the machine. Soon after taking possession I went looking for semis traveling the interstates around greater Charlotte where the speeds are routinely 70 or more. I found two semis barreling along with an open lane between them and intentionally pulled into the open lane and increased my speed so I would swiftly get through their blind spots. As I passed through by the nose of each truck I could feel lots of wind buffeting of my upper torso, perfectly normal, but the Spyder was completely unaffected, tracked straight through with no swaying. Send Ron an email and ask any questions you want and you will receive complete, thoughtful, no BS answers.
When I wanted an sway bar upgrade at Lamonster they sold me on the Elka front shock upgrade vs the sway bar, at least to try that first. I was ready to add both. I have a '21 RT. They indicated I would get more benefit overall from the Elkas and in fact the added sway bar may detract a bit from the Elka benefit. Like JayBros I have run the interstate, trucks and wind, and found the RT very stable. On my half mile of gravel and some bumps I noticed right away a smoother ride but also at 70-80, in wind and hard cornering everything seems very controlled and stable. From what some say the 20 and 21 models may benefit less than earlier models from the sway bar. It would be nice to try each one at a time and then both.
floridarider
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I have the Baja Ron sway bar. It's really an anti-sway bar. Made a huge difference on my 2018 RT. A much more stable feel to the bike.
StillKickin
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On my 2012 RT, I installed a sway bar, didn't really notice any improvement. Installed Elkas and was a happy camper, made all the difference. On my 2019 RT I've done nothing, it rides great.
Mikey
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done both and loved them both as much!! Now come the tires!!!! As soon as I wear out my old ones!
Snoking1127
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I did not wait to wear out the Kendas, Federals on the front and General on the rear.
1. Front tires
2. Sway Bar
3. Shock adjusters
4. Rear tire
With a few weeks between each.
RICZ
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Ditto here....almost. Ron's sway bar and front Federals. Those made a good ride even better. The rear will be a winter project or an impulse buy.
RICZ
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Imagine, if you will, how much more of an improvement the bar will make. If you ride aggressively, you will absolutely love the results. If you don't ride hard, then save your money.
We did the tires first (Vredestein Q5), then the BajaRon sway bar.
The tires were a HUGE improvement. The sway bar was a bit more subtle, but after a day of riding at Maggie Valley, my wife said she was not as tired. That made it worth it.
We don't corner as hard as most of the posters here appear to, but there is still some difference noted. :thumbup:
The tires were a HUGE improvement. The sway bar was a bit more subtle, but after a day of riding at Maggie Valley, my wife said she was not as tired. That made it worth it.
We don't corner as hard as most of the posters here appear to, but there is still some difference noted. :thumbup:
RICZ
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Ron suggested to me to do one thing at a time; first car tires - WOW, then the sway bar - WOWIE WOW WOW! I'm stopping there, at least for now. I'm very pleased with the results. Thanks Ron.
RayBJ
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I did in this order.
The sway bar ~300 delivered
Elka front shocks ~ 775 delivered
Car tires (3) ~300 delivered
Elka rear shock ~675 delivered
Transam87020
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I am the 3rd owner of my 2015 rts. How can I tell if my sway bar has been upgraded to a Baja Ron's already ?
RICZ
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If the links from the bar to the A-arm are black plastic, then they are OEM. If metal - usually a color - that's a Bajaron. Especially if the links have that name, or another supplier's name on them.
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