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Old 03-24-2009, 11:00 PM
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Hi i just installed a 4inch lift on my Cherokee and am going to put bigger tires on it now. I noticed that my sway bar is about 1 to 2cm from the tire. Should i just remove it? Is there any bad that would come from this. Thanks alot
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Yep remove it.
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Remove it you wont notice a diff. anyway.......
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remove it then have fun there is no difference
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i didn't notice this till it made a groove around one of my rear tires by the time i drove home. luckily they were the stock tires. i just removed mine.
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sway bars who needs one let alone two, front = gone ........rear= gone........ uh oh
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you can take it out, unless you tow a big trailer or something, then you might want it. but if you dont you wont notice much of a difference
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Mine's gone, barely even notice it. I also used parts from the rear sway to make rear upper BPE's. I'de much rather have the BPEs than that sway bar any day.
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Originally Posted by funkle95xj
Mine's gone, barely even notice it. I also used parts from the rear sway to make rear upper BPE's. I'de much rather have the BPEs than that sway bar any day.
Sorry for my ignorance...but what is BPE?
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bar pin eliminator.
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