what problems can stock front sway bar links cause on a 4" lift? can it cause death wobble or a shimmy in the steering?

 

I believe they can cause the sway bar to pull straight down and/or flip which is a pretty sure way to do damage or cause a serious wreck.

 

thanks.

the reason I am asking is because when I did My 4" lift I didnt think it was that important if I didnt care about getting alot of flex so I just left the stock Links on the front. well the other day I got some death wobble or a really bad shimmy in the stearing ( Not quite sure which but it was really rough). I checked the torque on my track bars. the back one was a little loose but it still happend after I torqued it. anyway I am planning on changing out the links tomorrow because I have found that it is not a good Idea regardless.

could this fix the shimmy or death wobble I experienced? I have had My lift on for 850 miles with no problems till this. Also going to check my toe in this weekend.

 

If the links are too short, the bar is always under tension, not just in turns, etc.

The bar ends are therefore always pulling up, which interferes with shock valving for example, by adding upward forces.

If the bar settled into a cocked position to essentially relieve some of that tension, that would put uneven torque on the other arm, etc.

Some people swap the longer rear links to the front, and just get new longer rear links.

Food for thought.

 

I didnt know the sway bar is pulling up. do you think any permanent damage was done?

 

i would check the lower brackets that the links are bolted to.

mine are bent from the links that came from my lift, when i switched to JKS, the ride got alot better. i had to take some heat and a hammer to the brackets to get straight enough to even connect everything

FWIW: when u do connect your new discos, the correct angle for the sway bar is +/- 5 degrees from the neutral parallel position. as long as u are in the range of neutral to +/- 5 degrees, you should be good to go.

 

ok guys I just checked my toe in and it is perfect. I just changed out my sway bar links as well.

since my toe in was fine could the stock front sway bar links on the 4" lift have caused my death wobble or shimmy?

 

Check your trac bar and torque it to like 135lbs.

 

If memory serves me correctly, I think the proper location for the sway bar when static is with the ends just slightly (like five degrees) high compared to the ground. In other words, NOT parallel to the ground, but pointing up slightly where the links bolt on.

 

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