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Old May 16, 2011 | 03:01 AM
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Default Poor man quick disconnects I need Guidance

I am looking and looking, but I cannot find what i am looking for. I have seen the bottom cotter pin style setup what are the best type of setups while still using the stock links for a home brew disconnect.

Could I make a quick disconnect for the top and bottom of the end link ? share you recent attempts and designs of doing this.

Also is the bottom link bolt pressed in or will it come out nicely.
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Old May 16, 2011 | 09:25 AM
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I run poor man disconnects, its called no sway bars. But I don't know man
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Old May 16, 2011 | 02:17 PM
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Originally Posted by DUDE454
I run poor man disconnects, its called no sway bars. But I don't know man
this!

You don't need them on an XJ
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Old May 16, 2011 | 09:22 PM
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will make a video of mine and post tomorrow
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Old May 16, 2011 | 11:56 PM
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Use a wing nut at the top with a little hitch pin so it can't back off, along with the pin at the bottom
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Old May 26, 2011 | 02:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Logdog
Use a wing nut at the top with a little hitch pin so it can't back off, along with the pin at the bottom
I disconnected for a trail run and haven't reconnected them haha. How did you do the wing nut cant i mess up the threads by drilling a whole ?
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Old May 26, 2011 | 05:01 AM
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I cut of the threads on the front swaybar link... and cut the link of the rear sway bar

welded the 2 together

cut down the rear sway bar link mount and welded a bolt to the top of it, then bolted it to the front sway bar

and used a clevis pin and cotter pin for the disconnect part

looks like this

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Old May 26, 2011 | 12:09 PM
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Originally Posted by bigboy813

I disconnected for a trail run and haven't reconnected them haha. How did you do the wing nut cant i mess up the threads by drilling a whole ?
You just have to concentrate when u start, and use as small of a bit that will work. It's pretty easy I think, just tighten the nut down like it would normally be then drill a couple thread rows above that. I'm 15 and figured it out sooo... lol
^ that's a harder way to do it but its preference I guess, I can just throw my links in the back vs them still being there

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