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Old Jan 23, 2009 | 01:46 PM
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i have been through 2 brackets so far that the quick disconnects bolt to. running rubican express 4.5" la lift. only the passenger side bracket is bending. after it bends, it prevents me from disconecting properly. i have to unbolt the lower setup. i did speak with rubicon and was told generaly the bracket bends from not disconnecting even for light offroading. but only one side doing this. i wanted to see if anyone else has run into this problem. i just want to make sure that nothng else is misalligned or bent that would be causing this. any info, tips, or suggestions are appreciated. here is a pic
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Old Jan 24, 2009 | 01:53 AM
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I'd go with Teraflex - no issues at all. Looks to me that you need to eliminate the bracket plate and get a longer sway bar link.

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Old Jan 24, 2009 | 03:58 AM
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Wow, that looks a lot like the bent quick disconnect bracket i have on the passenger side of my Rubicon Express 4.5 Long Arm kit.

I was thinking about flipping the sway bar links to the outside...

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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 05:57 PM
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Originally Posted by JoeBlob
Wow, that looks a lot like the bent quick disconnect bracket i have on the passenger side of my Rubicon Express 4.5 Long Arm kit.

I was thinking about flipping the sway bar links to the outside...

did u ever try fliping the bracket on the outside? i didnt try it, but looked at and seems to me it will be too much of an angle for the disconnect coming down. im going riding on sat, so will prob try it and see how it works out
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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 06:22 PM
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I did but it didn't work. Maybe a double-throw-down would help...?
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