I just out bigger tires on my stock 97 Cherokee and they're rubbing against the sway bar when I turn all the way, how much would it affect my road ride quality without a sway bar at all?

 

I've been running for 4 months with both sway bars removed it's got more roll in the corners but it's a 4x4 not a race car so it doesn't bother me. Or you can get rims with the correct off set so that you won't rub. Or get wheel a set of wheel spacers. Up to you.

Black89

 

i want to remove my sway bars like dropping a bad habbit.. i wont do it though..

bottom line is it really isnt all that safe..

yeah, sure you can get away with it, but one mistake and you can have a catastrophe on your hands

 

For a stocker mine handles "OK" with both bars intact. It's fun to watch the zeros in the rearview almost crash when they tailgate me through turns.

 

It's a Jeep. That means High CG and a sway bar or bars isn't gonna stop a roll over. I've both worked on a ton in the past that have rolled and have also towed a ton that have rolled. If they are gonna go over they will go no matter what. Yes you get a tad more lean in corners but it isn't that much. The rear bars are so thin in diameter that they don't do much at all. As for the front's they aren't much better. I drive a winding river road section to and from town every day that has a posted 45 MPH limit. I drive it at 55 MPH most days when traffic is light. I did this with both bars on and have been doing it for months now with both off and I really don't notice much of a difference. Now worn out soft springs both coil and leafs along with bad shocks would not be recommended but mines an 89' with Red Ryders and 230K plus on it and it handles just fine.

Black89

 

I will admit that I haven't gotten around to taking off my sway bars yet but my other vehicle came from the factory without sway bars at all. Granted, it's a '76 Dodge Power Wagon and it rides stiff but it has never had sway bars. Like was said, it's a 4x4 not a race car. Sure, it might take some getting used to and some people might not like it at all.
You can take them off, try it out and if you don't like it, put them back on.

 

I never had a rear sway bar and have gone all summer with the front disconnected. I barely notice any difference but it really depends on how stiff your springs are.

 

Why not do a small lift and keep the sway bar?

 

Thanks for all the replies guys. I think I'm gonna run no sway bars and see how I like it and if I don't ill just save up some money and put a 3" lift on. Thanks for the help

 

My sway bar links broke & I ditched the bar totally. It will lean in a hard curve very bad but it's not catastrophic. I have found it not as bad as some folks swear it is.
Just don't drive like a dumba$$ & you will be fine.

 

Soft coil springs and sloppy shocks will flex a lot and the front sway bar is there to help you keep the vehicle under control by limiting body roll. Some people are okay with it and some are not. Generally with stiff suspension it's not much of an issue, as such a lot of leaf-sprung vehicles (like the Power Wagon lol) don't have 'em. Personally I prefer the safer route as I don't trust other people, animals, or kids, and there are times when I might not be as alert as I might otherwise be. Case in point I came aroud a corner on the highway and there was a big fat turtle waddling across the road-managed to swerve around it but the roll had me worried. I don't see any reason to mess with it so I haven't. I prefer a softer ride.

Regardless of what you decide to do about the sway bar I suggest getting offset rims. With fatter tires you'll want to get them out further, you're probably rubbing the LCAs too, and you can't exactly remove those...

 

Yea with 11.50 wide tires they're pretty wide and yea I've found them to rub on the lower control arms so next upgrade after the lift will probably be spacers.

 

Why not wheels with the proper offset? wheel spacers scare the **** of me...

 

not to be rude, but why do they scare you? I've ran them on the jeep for awhile on and off road with no issues. just check them every once in awhile.

 

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Exactly the wheel has to be removed to check & re-torque the spacer. Too many peeps ignore this and just set & forget. I check my alloys every 1,250 miles (& rotate every 5k), just because I don't want to be driving down the road & have one of my wheels pass me. lol