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Old Jan 30, 2011 | 05:41 PM
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hey i hear taht some people remove their rear sway bar for more travel, but when you do this, does it have any adverse affects on highway handling? i use mine as a daily driver, to commute to work, which is a 30 minute 75 mph interstate ride, but i would also like more flex.....does removing the rear sway bar have any nevgative effects on road driving?
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Old Jan 30, 2011 | 05:43 PM
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little bit of body roll but not much else
my lift actually told me to ditch it
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Old Jan 30, 2011 | 05:47 PM
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I ditched mine, I cant even tell a difference.
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Old Jan 30, 2011 | 06:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Desert Rat
I ditched mine, I cant even tell a difference.
^^this
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Old Jan 30, 2011 | 06:26 PM
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yep i got rid of mine and i couldnt tell a difference, only when flexing can you tell its not there anymore
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Old Jan 30, 2011 | 07:43 PM
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Heck, I took both mine out, Im not for or against it. On the one hand you gain a good amount of flex, but on the other you do get pretty good boddy roll and it bacomes a safty issue. Now with them gone i was still able to drift around corners but as you can tell i dont make the best choices.
The rear one has no effect on you and youll be just fine.
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Old Jan 30, 2011 | 07:45 PM
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my lift called for me to remove and then ditch it. I did not notice it changing anything. My front is also off right now and other then a little more body roll I have not noticed anything.
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Old Jan 30, 2011 | 08:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Desert Rat
I ditched mine, I cant even tell a difference.
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Old Jan 30, 2011 | 09:45 PM
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I felt it a little bit nothing major when I took mine out, but I didnt have a choice. Ditch it sway bars are overrated
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Old Jan 31, 2011 | 11:27 PM
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ya i took my rear one off tonight, didnt notice anything. thanks guys im looking at getting front diconnects, they are like 50 bucks, so i might as well, as im on road more than off, and i dont mind pulling a couple pins so i can get more flex in the front. i need to get different lca's first anyway, before i try to get more flex out of the front, now i got pro comp lca's with poly bushings. not the best for flex
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Old Feb 1, 2011 | 01:03 AM
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I ditched mine a while back and its fine on the expressway at the speed you were questioning and a bit faster to. The only thing i notice is when its really windy on the expressway, it tends to push the jeep quiet a bit and passengers think its a bit scary. I think thats more because its lifted and not to aerodynamic though and maybe partially because the swaybar is gone
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Old Feb 1, 2011 | 04:19 AM
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Tore mine out when I did my lift, seems to drive fine, but I didn't get it going all that fast with the huge leak in the freeze plug down the back of my head.
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Old Feb 1, 2011 | 06:50 AM
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Depends on how stiff your springs are.... for most of us the rear sway bar does little or nothing at all. ditch it.
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Old Feb 1, 2011 | 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Donnie_K
Depends on how stiff your springs are.... for most of us the rear sway bar does little or nothing at all. ditch it.
i have brand new 4" lift full packs from rough country, they are pretty stiff lol i have driven it and i cant even tell a difference now with it off. Thanks guys!
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