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seems like the king pins would break doesnt it?

 

You'll be fine. Just watch the turns or you'll scrape your mirrors on the pavement

 

Yeah, dude, there are no quick lane changes, stopping short and swerving, avoiding large amounts of unexpected trash in the road etc. in NJ, you should be fine

 

I would love to see any insurance inspector smart enough to figure out that anyone had removed their sway bar. Maybe blaming bigger tires or a lift kit, but only a fellow Jeeper would even think to look for a missing sway bar.

 

If it's a serious accident (i.e. someone gets killed or crippled) they would likely hire a forensic engineer experienced in vehicle accident reconstruction (we have one in our New Orleans office). Believe me when I say he understands all of the components on the vehicles better than any of us! They will examine everything from the wheel studs, ABS, computers, suspension, transmission, and tires all the way to the loose nut behind the wheel (steering).

I would suspect in a rollover accident the first things they will examine are the sway control systems.

I would not drive on a highway without the sway bar connected. I'm not especially comfortable with the DIY disconnects & will probably order the Terraflex Discos shortly.

 

There for those of us that can't afford a motorcycle as well as a Jeep we now have a compromise. Take the top off and disconnect.

 

The anti-sway bar is there for a reason, and as all know that reason is safety.
Advice like watch the turns, take it slow, be careful, and so forth IMO is bad advice. It's the unexpected that could be desasterous.
Back about 5 years ago I was driving the back roads of Pa. Driving a straight section of road at about 40MPH, a guy backed out his driveway in front of me, As I swerved to miss him, I lost control and almost rolled the Cherokee. It was only by the grace of God I regained control and got the XJ stopped. It was then I remembered I had not reinstalled the bar after a day of wheeling.
There is a big difference between driving a vehicle on the road with the swaybar installed as it should be and not installed.
My advice is to have it installed when on public roads. The life you save could be yours.

 

There have been plenty of posts about this. Bad accidents don't only occur when your disconnected. I don't understand out of all things, people get all worked up about safety with this issue.

Lifting your Jeep makes for a higher cg and makes it more likely to flip.
Aftermarket Bumpers are made of thicker steel and heavier, which would cause more damage than a stock bumper and more weight on your JK makes braking harder.
Big tires/wheels also has an effect on braking.

These are a few more things you could worry about but no one ever yells at people when they get a lift or bumpers.

My point is, take everything into account before you go ranting about safety issues on one certain thing.

I am not saying not to mod your Jeep, just pointing out the obvious.

By the way, I had a lifted Jeep loved it and will be geting another and will do it all over again soon.