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Old Dec 3, 2009 | 09:39 AM
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i know removing your rear sway bar will give you more felx in the rear. and iv heards its useless to the jeep. iv also heard it can destroy you leafs. so my question is whats are the pros and ons of removing it and any suggestiong. its my DD with RC 4.5 add a leaf and i am running 33s if that helps at all. thanks guys
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Old Dec 3, 2009 | 09:44 AM
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Just buy quick disconnects...

Yes, having no sway bars (front and back) will help you flex more, just make sure your brake lines can take it.

But with that amount of lift, and no sway bars, that thing will be a death trap on road, hence the quick disconnects, sway bars when you need 'em, and none when you need to flex.
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Old Dec 3, 2009 | 09:46 AM
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i already have quick disco's in the front i know im not gonna remove the front one long as its my DD but im asking about the rear. iv never heard of disco's for the rear? i was thinkin just about removing it altogether
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Old Dec 3, 2009 | 09:52 AM
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yeah, I'd say if it's just the rear, get rid of it. Chuck that thing man!
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Old Dec 3, 2009 | 09:57 AM
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ok cool thats what i was planning on doing. thanks
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Old Dec 3, 2009 | 12:27 PM
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Originally Posted by nasonguy
yeah, I'd say if it's just the rear, get rid of it. Chuck that thing man!
yea i agree 100%. chuck the rear and keep the front. if you remove both, youre rig will flip faster then you can say "holy ****" doing a turn.
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Old Dec 3, 2009 | 12:31 PM
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yeah i got some quick disco's up front to take off when i whell and im gonna get the rear removed soon
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im gonna get the rear removed soon
I hope you're not going to take it to a shop or something.

It is extremely easy to remove it on your own, took me like 45 minutes to do mine, and that was with getting the rear end up on jack stands.
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Old Dec 3, 2009 | 02:10 PM
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Just make sure you have a cutting tool handy (angle grinder, sawzall...). When I did mine, most of the frame mount bolts broke the nuts free off inside the framerail and I had to cut the bolts.
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im gonna have my shop do it but there doing it for free. i got some other stuff i need done to the jeep so im just gonna have em do everything for me. they do most of the stuff for free
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SO do you guys think that taking both of them off you will just flip with the slightest turn?? Both of mine are long gone and i can still take left hand turns at 35-40, but why would you even need to go that fast around a sharp turn. I understand the whole if someone pulls out infront of you thing but i have had that happen to me and i was going about 40 and didnt tip. Plus its kinda fun.
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SO do you guys think that taking both of them off you will just flip with the slightest turn?? Both of mine are long gone and i can still take left hand turns at 35-40, but why would you even need to go that fast around a sharp turn. I understand the whole if someone pulls out infront of you thing but i have had that happen to me and i was going about 40 and didnt tip. Plus its kinda fun.

my buddy has no links fornt or rear. was doing donuts on a mall parking lot, flipped over like a top. so much body roll is what does it.
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Originally Posted by xjbuddy
my buddy has no links fornt or rear. was doing donuts on a mall parking lot, flipped over like a top. so much body roll is what does it.
Well duh, you just have to be smart
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Jeep Wrangler with rear swaybar on BlackBear pass switchback:



Jeep Cherokee on same switchback WITHOUT rear sway bar:



Its a JEEP anyways man! Chuck it.
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Old Dec 6, 2009 | 07:39 PM
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Originally Posted by xjchris
Well duh, you just have to be smart
Ill second that. I have known alot of people who dont run either and as long as your half way smart and realize what its gonna do your fine.
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