I know I could remove my rear sway bar after installing a lift but will it affect handling on the highway?

 

It wont affect it much.

My son's 96 has one, my 97 doesnt.
Cant tell much of a difference.

 

What type of lift?

Were new spring packs installed?

If you are still running the stock packs, I would say YES, your handling will suffer.

OEM springs weaken and rely on the added stability the rear swaybar adds.

 

if you tow any kind of trailer or boat i'd say keep it. otherwise you wont notice it too much

 

Its a 4.5 lift with AAL but I think im going to get the complete new spring pack shortly after I noticed how much the AAL settled.

 

I don't have a rear sway bar anymore. Chucked it after the lift. My XJ handles fine on the road, and better off the road, lol. But I don't tow anything so I can't say how it would handle that...

 

The rear sway bar has been the first thing i have removed off any xj i have owned < 4, and ive done it stock even before lifting because they IMHO are useless in the rear on the XJ.

 

I left mine on..If I ever do any sort of wheelin that required the articulation I'll take it off before heading out but I forgot to take it off and to lazy to do it..Now when I do the rear axle swap it'll come off.

 

Unless you are drifting in your xj you will never know it isnt in there.

 

Drive mine and you will notice the difference. It sways more without it but the front sway bar keeps it in control. If you've driven a TJ without sway bars, then you'll know what "swaying" is. I run Old Man Emu soft suspension system and it's not as stiff as most kits out there so it sways more. I wish i kept mine on but don't think it would work well at 4.5".

It's all about the condition of your springs and their spring/shock rates. test drive it with it disconnected and see if you feel it's good enough to be removed or not. every jeep is different.

 

i ditched mine after realizing with blocks in the back it rubs the tires, trashed a tire that way, luckily it wasn't the bigger ones.

it handles fine, only time it is noticeable is on a very bumpy road that is also more than 40 mph, and sometimes rail road tracks, i feel the rear end a little bit. completely tolerable. normal highway it is completely unoticeable.

 

The rear springs on my 91 are Rusty'd full 4.5" packs and on my Son's we did a 3" AAL to some VERY worn stock packs. We removed the rear sway bar from both of the XJs when we lifted them and have felt no difference on the road.

 

rear sway bar is xtra you don't need it

 

took mine off, i dont even notice it. plus when you wanna go park in a ditch or something at work...nice instant flex in the back

 

Is it possible to disconnect but leave it on to see how it rides w/o it on?