Distance between coils and sway bar disconnects

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00XJFAN

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Highlands Ranch,CO

• Dec 11, 2005

• #1

Just had my RE adjustable upper control arms and 4.5" RE coils installed and now the RE sway bar quick disconnect assembly almost touches the passengar side coil spring and has plenty of clearance on the drivers side. How do I and what do I adjust to give the passenger side more space to move it away from the coils?

2000 XJ, RE 4.5 Super Flex Kit with Adjustable Track bar and monotube shocks.

 

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Harvo

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Chattanooga

• Dec 11, 2005

• #2

My RE kit came with little brackets to move the whole sway bar forward andinch or two.

 

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MrShoeBoy

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Cincinnati, OH

• Dec 11, 2005

• #3

Is the wheelbase the same on both sides? Did you have it aligned yet? If the arms whernt the same length on both sides, the passenger side maybe pushed foward more than the driver side thus making the coil hit the discos. A good alignment shop should check that.

AARON

 

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Twistedimg

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Portland, OR

• Dec 11, 2005

• #4

It is also very possible that the spring is just arching a different direction on either side. Mine did this too. That bracket from RE comes with the 5.5" kit but not the 4.5" kit. It is pretty cheap to order seperate, something like $30 or you can just make your own as they are real simple.

 

jonboy

NAXJA Forum User

Location

beside myself

• Dec 11, 2005

• #5

Mine hit the springs, so I made these out of scrap 2x2x3/16 square stock to get a 2" drop and 1" forward. Same idea as the RE brackets, but beefier and free.

The left mount shows side and top, the right shows the bottom with 3 holes drilled. The hole in the middle lets me get a socket on one of the bolts that goes into the stock SB mount-hole on the frame.

 

Waterhammer

NAXJA Forum User

Location

New York, but not really

• Dec 12, 2005

• #6

I had the same problem. The JKS quicker disconnects have so much adjustment I was able to put my swaybar back in its original position with a good distance between the coils. You should also check control arm length, and make sure that's the same on each side, upper and lower, depending on what you've replaced.

 

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GirlScout1

NAXJA Forum User

Location

WA

• Dec 12, 2005

• #7

yeah if your discos are hitting the coils then something is out of wack. Alot of times it's because people are running short arms with long coils causing them to bow out.

 

rpraterxj

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Lake Forest, CA

• Dec 12, 2005

• #8

Order the kit from RE to relocate the swaybar. I just got mine and will be installing it this week. Only $30.