quick question sway bar links

Just my $.02 worth, but I think Mike's concerns area a bit on the extreme side. I for one would not drive a TJ on the highway with the sway bar disconnected, simply because they're so damn squirrely. However, if you got in a bad scrape it's highly unlikely the investigators would even notice it was unhooked.

An issue with TJs that's been a concern since the beginning is that the rear axle can tend to "steer" the front when off road. As a result, Currie developed their "Anti-Rock" sway bar, which has far less roll resistance, but enough to maintain proper transfer weight front to the rear when the suspension's bound up. It's been effective enough that I'm now starting to see them fitted to SOA as well as coil sprung rigs.

Yes actually it does.

I have snapped a shock when I hit a big hole with one rear tire. The fast drop managed to snap the lower mount.

Now mind you that mount was already cracked from hitting a rock, but...

I have a 3" lift with 2.5" lift shocks, so am right at the edge of trouble. You need to be matched up.

Mike

SB wrote:

Only extreme due to having been there....

I am some damn glad I had mine hooked up when it 'was' checked.

Mike

Jerry McG wrote:

I do not recommend removing the rear sway bar at all. If it was even moderately safe to do so the lift kit companies would be selling disconnects for it. There isn't one company that makes them or recommends removing them. The only thing limiting your vehicle leaning in off camber situation would be the shocks. Not me.

Sean

TK sliders

I didn't think anybody but Harley used that t-27. Most riders I know stripped out the 27's by using a 25 with them, so replaced the bolts with allen heads.

-- Old Crow '82 Shovelhead FLT 92" 'Pearl' '95 Jeep YJ Rio Grande ASE Certified Master Auto Tech + L1 TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51

Did that guy yank the rear coils and put in leafs? but left the coils in front?

Looks cool....what are the driving differences having that?

resistance,

Like that he has half a chance to be able to keep up to a CJ7 when climbing sand pits or ravine walls.

The leaf springs are structurally more sound and they prevent the run away wheel hop that the TJ's get when climbing.

As soon as the TJ's wheels hop airborne, they start spinning and dig holes really fast.

Some TJ's with lockers don't do too bad trying to follow a CJ, but then lockers are crap on the roads around here in the winter, so they are more for 'trailer queens'.

Mike

SB wrote:

TK sliders are not disconnects...they give about 3-4 inches of slide but do not allow the springs to fall out like removing the rear swaybar would(which is the origional question). Operating a TJ with no swaybars attached would be very unsafe.

Sean

I speak from experience...TK sliders aren't worth the money. They're noisy, they make the rear swaybar hang too low, they just don't add much if any real-world advantage and they are a pain in the a$$ to re-connect.