Pajero Owners Club of South Africa

I saw this item on this website

http://www.4x4direct.co.za/shop/index.p ... qpj6r9mgk4
however it is for a 1999-2004 Hilux, I was wondering if it could be adapted to my Gen 3 setup???

Technically, I'm sure it will work.

Big question is: will it fit into the available space? It looks like quite a big piece of equipment.

If you really want to improve articulation, then why not the rear one as well?

I would like to know what the effect would be on articulation?

I took some pics of the stabilizer link-bar in question, the distance between the knuckles is approx 80mm centre/centre. Looking a the drawing(rough scaling in my head from 104mm), the distace between the removable pins is about that, give or take 5mm. The only issue I see is that the knuckes are aligned at differant angles to one another, mabye they can machine the slot slightly differantly for the pajero geometry. The other thing is do you need this device on both sides on the same sway bar or only on one side- if one side is disconnected surely that would suffice?? The sets come in packs of two, one for front and one for rear ?

Nick,

The Hilux in question has only one sway bar (front). So if the kit has two units, one is tempted to think both sides should get a unit.

Why don't you search the Aussie forum, they seem to have more modification bits and pieces for their Pajeros.

Hi Nick, One only needs to disconnect one side of the swaybars.
This means that the swaybar at the disconnected side moves as the other side articulates.It should not hit the chassis/body , as there is enough space for movement.
I have disconnected swaybars on different vehicles I have owned, and it has always made a big difference when offroading.It does have a negative effect on road holding, so a quick connect /disconnect option works well.On my Gen 2 Pajero I disconnected the front bar, but had gas shocks , so it was pretty stable and made a big difference climbing rocks . Was a lot more pliable, but cornering is not as sharp.
I have disconnected front and back swaybars on my Gen 3 Paj, but this is due to a very bad suspension setup I currently have. As soon as I have sorted the ride, I will make disconnects for the swaybars.
The ones in the pic is a nice simple design, but needs to be modified for the Pajero. The connections to to the chassis( Ok , the body) and swaybar is not in line with each other as with the Toyota one , but sit at an angle as shown in the pics you had taken.
One needs to remove the swaybar connector completely and have it replicated, using the design shown.