Sway bar Links
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JK Enthusiast
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From: El Paso, TX
Sway bar Links
I just put a 4" lift on my Jeep JK and the guy who helped me install it was telling me not to put the sway bar links on. Well me being as hard headed as I am. I put them on. But Ive been looking at so many pictures of peoples jeeps on this site and notice that many if not all dont have the sway bar links on theyre jeeps. Whats the advantage to not having them on? Its my daily driver. I drive about 10 miles to and from work daily. If I take them off will It also affect the alignment?
Some advice and input would be helpful
Some advice and input would be helpful
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JK Freak
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From: El Paso, TX
I just put a 4" lift on my Jeep JK and the guy who helped me install it was telling me not to put the sway bar links on. Well me being as hard headed as I am. I put them on. But Ive been looking at so many pictures of peoples jeeps on this site and notice that many if not all dont have the sway bar links on theyre jeeps. Whats the advantage to not having them on? Its my daily driver. I drive about 10 to and from work daily. If I take them off will It also affect the alignment?
Some advice and input would be helpful
Some advice and input would be helpful
JK Freak
Joined: Feb 2010
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From: Seattle, WA
You definitely don't want to get in the habit of driving on road with your front swaybar disconnected. One quick directional shift to avoid something and then quick the other way to correct and your chance to roll over your rig is pretty high. Take it for a drive around the block and you'll see what I'm talking about. You'll definitely want to get some longer links for the front if the lift kit didn't come with a means to get the job done.
JK Freak
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From: Seattle, WA
A sway bar will not affect your alignment, it will however affect your Jeep's on-road manners.
The sway bar prevents the non-uniform up/down travel of the axle. You have them front and rear. Basically with a sway bar attatched the jeep will drive better, at the cost of suspension travel off-road.
Google sway bar disconnects and you will find pages of pros and cons to swaybars. I completely uninstalled them on my 97' jeep TJ, she wheeled, but my road-trip to seattle was miserable.
I would recommend a set of quick disconnects.
The sway bar prevents the non-uniform up/down travel of the axle. You have them front and rear. Basically with a sway bar attatched the jeep will drive better, at the cost of suspension travel off-road.
Google sway bar disconnects and you will find pages of pros and cons to swaybars. I completely uninstalled them on my 97' jeep TJ, she wheeled, but my road-trip to seattle was miserable.
I would recommend a set of quick disconnects.