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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 02:41 PM
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So the full traction will improve on road ride correct? Looks like that may be only for lifts though..
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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 02:59 PM
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The Anti Rock was about the same as stock. I didn't notice enough of a difference to matter as it pertains to roll. I have a 4" lift and still can take the corners.

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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 03:39 PM
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Originally Posted by R8R ROK
I just installed the Full Traction HD rear sway bar , primarily because I tow my trailer. It feels much more solid in the back end on road and there is definately less body roll. Unfortunately I haven't been able to take it offroad and when I do I will only have one trip to compare it to while offroad. I called Full Traction prior ot ordering it and they told me that it would not hamper performance offroad.

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Thanks for the feedback! Are you stock?
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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 03:47 PM
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Originally Posted by R8R ROK
I called Full Traction prior ot ordering it and they told me that it would not hamper performance offroad.

Hopefully this helps.
There's gotta be some cost to offroad performance... Better onroad performance comes at a price. In this case, that price would be less articulation, almost guaranteed.

I'd factor quick disconnects into the equation if you go stiffer than stock.
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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 05:16 PM
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A heavier sway bar will not limit articulation compared to the stock sway bar, the axle will still be able to droop or raise as much as the suspension geometry allows. What a heavier sway bar will do is influence the likelihood of articulation. Having a heavy rear with a soft or disconnected front is going to force the front end to do more work. Generally this will mean that the rear won't articulate as much, at least not until it is under heavy load. So basically, a heavier rear sway bar will indirectly cause less articulation, but the sway bar itself will not be limiting it. Make sense?
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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 06:29 PM
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Some has to do with how long the arms are from the sway bar to the links. A heaver bar doesn't automatically mean stiffer. It depends on the leverage created by the arms to twist the bar. This is why some sway bar systems offer multiple holes to set desired stiffness.
Shorter the arms=less twist.

This is getting to technical.
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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 06:46 PM
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So the shorter the arms the stiffer it is?
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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 06:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Hellbound13
So the shorter the arms the stiffer it is?
In conjunction with the bar, yes.

Using the same bar, shorter the arm=more leverage needed to twist=stiffer.

Longer the arm=less leverage needed to twist=softer.

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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 06:56 PM
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Remember this pertains to the roll produced by turning. The lean and articulation. The sway bar has little to do with ride stiffness when driving in a strait line.
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Old Mar 23, 2010 | 09:48 AM
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This summer, TeraFlex will release the rear swaybars for the JK finally.
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