looking for replacement rear sway bar.

four_shot · Nov 13, 2014

Just did rear springs on Babs. While swapping the first spring, I discovered that the rear bar is broken inside the drivers side frame bushing. The little bit of research I've done so far is coming up empty.

Any one know who carries a new oem style rear swaybar for reasonable coin? Rock Auto just looked at me with a virtual blank stare when I searched the site. :wierd:Lol

cpefy3 · Nov 13, 2014

I think a lot of people run without them. You can go to a you pull it junkyard and probably get it real cheap. Just a thought.

four_shot · Nov 13, 2014

Not ruling it out, but my wife is hard on this truck so I'd like to find new.

Besides, the local you pull it in this area cant tell an XJ from a grand so it usually ends up being a cold and wasted trip.

"Yeah we have seven of 'em out there, oh they're grand cherokees, I thought thats what you said! Hey....what are you doing with that lug wrench....now calm down...gahhh!!!"

I'm good at hiding bodies.

8Mud · Nov 13, 2014

http://www.hellwigproducts.com/products/sway-control/truck-suv-sway-bars/

Kind of pricey but they used to make good stuff, I haven't bought anything from them recently. Hellwig rear sway is around $200 at Summitracing.

I wonder if the Grand sway bar isn't the same length and design, just slightly larger diameter?

Jegs might be a better bet, it is closer to you and free shipping. http://www.jegs.com/webapp/wcs/stor...0&Ne=1+2+3+13+1147708&searchTerm=hellwig+7568

Talyn · Nov 13, 2014

Addco makes stiffer rear bars. If you are looking for a stock one I would just post in the classifieds for one.

Goose_XJ88 · Nov 13, 2014

I thought I read in the NAXJA

PettyCash roadrace thread (and a few other autocross threads in there) that they use grand cherokee swaybars to get a stiffer ride... I could be wrong though.

JeepXJ93 · Nov 13, 2014

I think Quadratec has the ADDCO swaybar for $180. I've had a lot of different set ups on the various XJ's i've owned, from stock, to 5" Lift and 35's....from 20 years old and stupid, to 30 years old and somewhat smarter when it comes to daily driving....All I can say is I never missed having a rear swaybar, hardly ever noticed it was gone. On a stock suspension all I noticed was a softer hit going over bumps on the backroads. But to each his own. I have a stock bar and brackets and end links that i just removed from my 96 XJ if you want it. Sand it, paint it, maybe get a new bushing set and you are all set. Let me know if you're interested.

MikeMc · Nov 13, 2014

There must be hundreds of them in XJ owners' garages/backyards. I would give you mine for free if you lived closer.

1x1_Speed_Craig · Nov 15, 2014

I have one from a clean, 94K-mile 1999 XJ near Grand Rapids, Michigan. $35

four_shot · Nov 19, 2014

1x1_Speed_Craig said:
I have one from a clean, 94K-mile 1999 XJ near Grand Rapids, Michigan. $35

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four_shot · Nov 19, 2014

JeepXJ93 said:
I think Quadratec has the ADDCO swaybar for $180. I've had a lot of different set ups on the various XJ's i've owned, from stock, to 5" Lift and 35's....from 20 years old and stupid, to 30 years old and somewhat smarter when it comes to daily driving....All I can say is I never missed having a rear swaybar, hardly ever noticed it was gone. On a stock suspension all I noticed was a softer hit going over bumps on the backroads. But to each his own. I have a stock bar and brackets and end links that i just removed from my 96 XJ if you want it. Sand it, paint it, maybe get a new bushing set and you are all set. Let me know if you're interested.

pm sent too.

looking for replacement rear sway bar.

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