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Old Feb 10, 2010 | 02:22 PM
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anyone ever try it? i like having a rear sway bar. and was curious if anyone has made them or anyone sells em? any ideas? thanks guys
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Old Feb 10, 2010 | 02:32 PM
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The way the rear sway bar is made is much different than the front, there are no actual sway bar links.

im sure it is possible to engineer some kind of system that disconnects it, but i dont know if one exists
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Old Feb 10, 2010 | 04:28 PM
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just yank the rear swaybar out. it doesnt affect the handling much at all.
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Old Feb 10, 2010 | 05:06 PM
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just yank the rear swaybar out. it doesnt affect the handling much at all.
x2.. but some people don't like to take them off because it came from the factory that way
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Old Feb 10, 2010 | 05:25 PM
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x2.. but some people don't like to take them off because it came from the factory that way
well if they put it that way. then why lift it and put bigger tires? it didnt come from the factory that way....
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Old Feb 10, 2010 | 05:30 PM
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not every jeep is lifted =P and i know several people that have cherokees and still have them and refuse to get rid of it.
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Old Feb 10, 2010 | 05:33 PM
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lol i guess but wen my jeep was lifted three in. it would flex out with the rear sway bar. it didnt affect it till i went up to six in. so i took it out and didnt notice any on road handling differences at all. i still have my front sway bar with quick discos though
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Old Feb 10, 2010 | 05:34 PM
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well ive somewhat came up with an idea. i am lifting it re3.5 coming 2 16. i saw how someonemade front discos. i am going to use a set of front connectors. and weld them together and have pins to remove via the pin or a shaft pin. threw the center. need to further research and draw up a plan
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Old Feb 10, 2010 | 05:38 PM
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well ive somewhat came up with an idea. i am lifting it re3.5 coming 2 16. i saw how someonemade front discos. i am going to use a set of front connectors. and weld them together and have pins to remove via the pin or a shaft pin. threw the center. need to further research and draw up a plan
just chunk it man it's pointless i promise
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Old Feb 10, 2010 | 05:45 PM
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i might try it disconnected for a while. i just remember when i had an 04 ranger without a rear sway it suked cornering after a sway was added it was awesome. just dont want a huge amount of body roll.
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Old Feb 10, 2010 | 06:41 PM
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i have a 4.5in lift and no rear sway bar
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Old Feb 10, 2010 | 06:46 PM
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http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=101163
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Old Feb 10, 2010 | 07:24 PM
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rangers have a torsion bar front end which wont pick up the slop from a missing rear sway bar, unlike a jeep which has a front sway bar to pick that slop up.
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Old Feb 10, 2010 | 08:35 PM
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take the rear sway off, its pointless. just did a 4.5 lift on mine and removed the rear sway. kept the front with some homebrew discos, its awesome. i drive mine everyday to my job rather than starting up my diesel truck for the commute. As a daily driver it feels as sure footed now as it did before the lift with both sway bars.
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Old Feb 10, 2010 | 08:45 PM
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the ranger did have a front swaybar the torsion bar was just the springs.

i will probly just remove it. thought it was a good idea tho
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