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Old 06-05-2015, 04:32 PM
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I've read and heard a bunch of people ditching the rear swaybar and everyone says no difference felt. However I do tow sometimes and I don't want to find out 4 hours into a long drive when I hit the steep curving mountains that I should've kept it on, so I just want to hear if anybody that says I should keep it or they have needed it.
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No XJ needs a rear sway bar, they are useless. Feel free to ditch it.
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On my 96 and 2000 I took off the rear S/B. Ive pulled a 16ft run about boat with my 96 with no swaybar and it does fine..the 2000 also no issues.
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I believe there was a factory package at some point that had a rear swaybar delete. Forget about it.. Consider better leafs and/or shocks.
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Ditch it and don't look back.
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right on thanks guys
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I believe there was a factory package at some point that had a rear swaybar delete. Forget about it.. Consider better leafs and/or shocks.
You are correct sir. The Upcountry package deleted the rear swaybar from the factory.
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ditch it but keep the brackets for BPE's
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It could be ordered that way on any of them, just worthless weight to haul around.
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i have a 1994 country and took mine off and can not tell at all
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i have a 1994 country and took mine off and can not tell at all
I thought country trim level didn't have rear sway bars
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is country and up country different packages?
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is country and up country different packages?
same thing
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I thought country trim level didn't have rear sway bars
my sons 97 country had a rear sway bar. so did my 00 sport
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