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Old Apr 23, 2014 | 12:38 PM
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I put a 3 inch lift on my 91 and now the sway bar seems too long. It bumps against the coil springs. What size sway bar do I need? And if you have a website where I can get it plus some quick disconnect sway bar end links that would be nice
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Old Apr 23, 2014 | 01:08 PM
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if you have to keep the sway bar just Google swaybar endlinks/disconnects they're all over the place...
I would personally ditch the sway bar both front and rear...but that's me.
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Old Apr 23, 2014 | 01:25 PM
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See I'd like to keep the sway bar but if I get rid of it are there any dangers?
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Old Apr 23, 2014 | 01:32 PM
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Some will say its dangerous, I personally don't run either of mine. As long as you drive your Jeep like a Jeep and not a Porsche you'll be fine. your new spring probably have a higher spring rate then the OE so it will somewhat counter act the body roll. Its weird that your are hitting, I ran mine at 3 for a while with no issues, just got tired of taking it off and putting it back on, and wasnt going to waste money on quick discos. Try it without it, and see how you feel about it.
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Old Apr 23, 2014 | 01:34 PM
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Your jeep will explode on the next pot hole you hit!
It's more of a drive at your own risk deal, like riding a bike with no helmet. There's no issue on a normal drive, but if you ever find yourself having to maneuver in a high rate of speed the sway bar will help you maintain stability.
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Old Apr 23, 2014 | 01:48 PM
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Originally Posted by PurpleToxin505
Some will say its dangerous, I personally don't run either of mine. As long as you drive your Jeep like a Jeep and not a Porsche you'll be fine. your new spring probably have a higher spring rate then the OE so it will somewhat counter act the body roll. Its weird that your are hitting, I ran mine at 3 for a while with no issues, just got tired of taking it off and putting it back on, and wasnt going to waste money on quick discos. Try it without it, and see how you feel about it.
Same here.... all of it, expect I've ran a 4" lift with stock end links, until I tossed it. Even towed a loaded 5x8 enclosed uhaul from va beach area to tampa fl with no sway bar. Like he said, it's all in how u drive and ur personal preference.

I have come to terms, on a vehicle w atleast 1 set of leaf springs, sway bars and end links only get in the way of me wheelin
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Old Apr 23, 2014 | 02:46 PM
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I hate discos. I've watched and tried to wait patiently at the trail head while my friends fiddled with JKS or teraflex discos that were either stuck or stuck. because they were always stuck. complete waste of money. I'd rather invest in 2 nice-ish bilsteins for the front and call it a day

antirock is the way to go
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Old Apr 23, 2014 | 03:13 PM
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I hate discos. I've watched and tried to wait patiently at the trail head while my friends fiddled with JKS or teraflex discos that were either stuck or stuck. because they were always stuck. complete waste of money. I'd rather invest in 2 nice-ish bilsteins for the front and call it a day

antirock is the way to go
Haha, all my buddies that run discos also carry a big ****in mallet to. Unless your on perfectly flat ground they're stuck
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Old Apr 23, 2014 | 03:25 PM
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Yea i was just having that issue the other day with mine when working with my coils lol i just didn't put them back together since they never line up to make it really easy as the name kinda implies
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Old Apr 23, 2014 | 03:26 PM
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OK so clearly no disconnects but I do have a bit of an issue with stability cuz I need to tighten my gear box. Anybody know how do do it? My steering wheel is all over the place and when it's windy and I'm on the highway I'm all over the road
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Old Apr 23, 2014 | 03:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Atmos
I hate discos. I've watched and tried to wait patiently at the trail head while my friends fiddled with JKS or teraflex discos that were either stuck or stuck. because they were always stuck. complete waste of money. I'd rather invest in 2 nice-ish bilsteins for the front and call it a day

antirock is the way to go
^That's why I made my own links and use a nut and bolt to release them and then secure on steering skid.

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Haha, all my buddies that run discos also carry a big ****in mallet to. Unless your on perfectly flat ground they're stuck
I found that out too..
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