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Old Sep 6, 2012 | 04:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Radioman
I'm somewhat confused, my Rubi sway bar disconnect works in both 4H and 4L. It will attempt to reconnect at speeds above 18 mph. OP says his will work only in 4L...
They do disconnect in 4H, they probably haven't tried it.

I doubt the programmers will override this since above 18mph disconnected could be dangerous.
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Old Sep 6, 2012 | 04:59 AM
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Originally Posted by JamesWyatt

They do disconnect in 4H, they probably haven't tried it.

I doubt the programmers will override this since above 18mph disconnected could be dangerous.
Liability notice should suffice. Plenty of people have driving way faster than that with no sway bar.
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Old Sep 21, 2012 | 10:52 AM
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Originally Posted by ronjenx
Maybe on a Canadian JK, but not on a U.S. JK. The dealer "can't do it", either.

For those who may get the feature confused with other owner programmable features...
What I an referring to is, I would like to prevent the headlights from turning on when I unlock the doors with the remote.
So far, I have not seen a successful way for me or the dealer to accomplish this on a U.S. JK.
When I bought my '12 the salesmen showed me how to do this, but it's in the settings on the dash controlled by the controls on the steering wheel. Maybe this isn't a feature on the JKs without the newer steering wheel...
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Old Sep 21, 2012 | 11:27 AM
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Lockers are 4-Lo only. Sway-Bar disconnects in 4-Lo or 4-Hi from the factory.

FYI .. one of the bolts fell out of my sway links while wheeling last weekend. I ran disconnected for several days including driving home from North GA mountains until a got another bolt. I really didn't feel that much difference running disconnected vs. connected. I had no problem running highway speeds and cornering.

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Old Jan 27, 2013 | 10:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Ryans_GP
The TrailDash does not disconnect the stock Rubicon Sway Bar (Smart-Bar), but it does turn off the light on the dash if you have removed the sway-bar for something else. Why they let you activate the lockers but not the sway bar is beyond me.
I believe your wrong. I own the traildash, the option to disconnect the sway bar is on the same screen layout as the diff lockers. ( The screen with both axles on it ). I supposedly did disconnect the swaybar from the traildash, the trail dash lit up and indicated it was. Now I never did go offroad, flex and confirm it was disconnected. All I had to go on was the traildash telling me it was disconnected. I only got it a month ago, never had a chance to get on the trails yet, and its the dead of winter.
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Old Jan 27, 2013 | 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by CanadianRubi
You can program your Jeep not to turn the lights on when you lock/unlock. Should be written in your manual, if not I know for a fact it is posted on this board. No programmer needed, can be done with your key fob.
The only JKs that can program whether the headlights come on when unlocking are those equipped with Uconnect and EVIC. Those JKs have 6 buttons on the left of the steering wheel, or possibly dash buttons on earlier JKs without steering wheel buttons.

All other JKs must visit the dealer to get the headlights reprogrammed to stay off when unlocking.

Without EVIC there is a dance that will let you program what the lights do when you lock the Jeep, but not when you unlock it, unfortunately.
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