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Old Apr 2, 2008 | 09:15 AM
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So yesterday I go
wheelin and it's the 1st time i've been off road with
the rear swaybar disco'd. I put the front of the
jeep on this little mound and get out to take a photo
and I figure while i'm out i'll take a look at the travel
on the rear. Glad I did. The brake line was stretched
pretty tight. Guess I will be modifying the bracket to
gain some extra travel in the line. Eventually I
will install longer brake lines but not right now.
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Old Apr 2, 2008 | 11:12 AM
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How does it handle on road with the rear sway bar disconnected?
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Old Apr 2, 2008 | 11:29 AM
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do you really need to disco the rear? i have never disco'd the rear and stuffed it plenty, and yes i had to add extended brakelines and drop brackets
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Old Apr 2, 2008 | 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Rubicon Rando
do you really need to disco the rear? i have never disco'd the rear and stuffed it plenty, and yes i had to add extended brakelines and drop brackets
me too...

Most advise against the rear disconnect. With the front disconnected I had to lengthen the brake lines in the rear.
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Old Apr 2, 2008 | 06:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Rubicon Rando
do you really need to disco the rear? i have never disco'd the rear and stuffed it plenty, and yes i had to add extended brakelines and drop brackets
Because i am not locked in the front and I have LSD on the rear I want to keep the rear tires on the ground as much as possible. In the video below you can see that I have hardly any flex on the rear without disco.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDNFJAgGpDk
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