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Old 04-18-2010, 05:23 PM
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i've been driving for a couple of days with my swaybar disconnected just to see how the jeep would act. other than the front end squatting a little bit around curves / corners, i really don't see a big difference. i think i could just leave it disconnected all of the time. can this cause any type of damage to my jeep, or is there any legitimate reason why i shouldn't do this??
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you may roll over a lot easier if you had to turn quickly to avoid something.
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Under normal driving conditions it should be fine. I know several people with x's and they leave their jeeps disconnected when they know they are going on several runs close together. Just watch out on the corners and you should be OK.
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If I see a big black jk rolled on hwy 190, I'll know what happened.

With the way some of the assholes drive around here , cutting out in front of ya and stuff, I wouldn't leave it like that. They're there for a purpose.

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I've had mine off for a week now, no big deal. Just haven't gotten around to re-connecting. Whenever I go to Moab, I disconnect once when I get there and don't reconnect until were packed up and ready to go.
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Originally Posted by cpray
i've been driving for a couple of days with my swaybar disconnected just to see how the jeep would act. other than the front end squatting a little bit around curves / corners, i really don't see a big difference. i think i could just leave it disconnected all of the time. can this cause any type of damage to my jeep, or is there any legitimate reason why i shouldn't do this??

Hi Mate,
Please dont do it as ur insurance will not cover you in case of a crash. Also you will be held liable for damage to the other vehicles included. They will term it as illegal tempering with suspension.

Mani
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Originally Posted by White Widow
you may roll over a lot easier if you had to turn quickly to avoid something.
Originally Posted by mkjeep
If I see a big black jk rolled on hwy 190, I'll know what happened.

With the way some of the assholes drive around here , cutting out in front of ya and stuff, I wouldn't leave it like that. They're there for a purpose.
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Hi Mate,
Please dont do it as ur insurance will not cover you in case of a crash. Also you will be held liable for damage to the other vehicles included. They will term it as illegal tempering with suspension.

Mani
Didn't you guys read the reset of the thread? People said they drive around disconnected and have no problem. That must mean it's alright to do it.



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Originally Posted by ronjenx
Didn't you guys read the reset of the thread? People said they drive around disconnected and have no problem. That must mean it's alright to do it.



Quick disco manf. are gonna go outta business once everybody finds out.
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Do us a favor. Put back the sway bar links. Disconnected, you could kill innocent people

BTW This thread is not funny

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Originally Posted by cpray
i've been driving for a couple of days with my swaybar disconnected just to see how the jeep would act. other than the front end squatting a little bit around curves / corners, i really don't see a big difference. i think i could just leave it disconnected all of the time. can this cause any type of damage to my jeep, or is there any legitimate reason why i shouldn't do this??
One very simple reason... Wranglers handle bad enough, why make it worse by driving with the sway bar links detached? Sway bars are there for several technical reasons, but suffice to say that when the factory states that you should not drive on the street with the sway bar disconnected, it's not merely a suggestion.


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