Why are my Disconnect getting F***** up?

fdsa487 · Jun 8, 2005

I can see by looking at them that they are rubbing on a bolt and that is the reason that they are getting messed up. Do you think that i should cut the end of that bolt off or that if i got longer quick disconnects that it would solve the problem? Here are some pictures.:us:

XJack · Jun 8, 2005

A little hard to tell from those pics but...

Yeah, they're way too short.

MachineMan · Jun 8, 2005

If those are JKS then the sway bar goes underneath that bracket with the button head bolt on the disconnect side.

fdsa487 · Jun 8, 2005

No they are not JKS that is what i think that i want to get. These are RE and made for a 4" lift (i think)

JeepFreak21 · Jun 8, 2005

fdsa487 said:
No they are not JKS that is what i think that i want to get. These are RE and made for a 4" lift (i think)

Here's a rule of thumb... a lot of stuff for a 4" lift, won't work for a 6" lift.

Just make longer tubes.
Billy

fdsa487 · Jun 8, 2005

JeepFreak21 said:
Here's a rule of thumb... a lot of stuff for a 4" lift, won't work for a 6" lift.

Just make longer tubes.
Billy

I know im trying to get peoples opinion if the disconnect is or is not made for a 4".

JeepFreak21 · Jun 8, 2005

fdsa487 said:
I know im trying to get peoples opinion if the disconnect is or is not made for a 4".

Looks like it to me. (well, 4.5, since they're RE).
Billy

Jes · Jun 8, 2005

:confused1

Starboard M · Jun 8, 2005

Yeah, you deff. need longer tubes. Make them yourself or buy them.

Yucca-Man · Jun 8, 2005

Starboard M said:
Yeah, you deff. need longer tubes. Make them yourself or buy them.

Or relocate the frame mount forward and down...

Goatman · Jun 8, 2005

fdsa487 said:
I know im trying to get peoples opinion if the disconnect is or is not made for a 4".

Looks like you're getting what you want..........they're too short.

Not hard to figure out.

4Banger · Jun 8, 2005

fdsa487 said:
I can see by looking at them that they are rubbing on a bolt and that is the reason that they are getting messed up. Do you think that i should cut the end of that bolt off or that if i got longer quick disconnects that it would solve the problem? Here are some pictures.:us:

You can try to cut'em. (though, I think it's a bit tight to get a hacksaw in.)
I would just pull the bolt's and turn 'em 180*. That way you will have the locking nut on the outside. (meaning on top off the swaybar)
The Bolthead is usually thinner then the nut. Especially when it's a Ny-Lock Nut like the one in the picture.
So, yeah. Go ahaed.
Get some longer quick disco's, unbolt the Brackets from the Swaybar, turn the Bolts up side down, get new Lock Nuts, put it back together and you're back on track.

slowrider · Jun 8, 2005

I'm going through the same thing on my RE kit and after talking to them there sending me the sway bar relocation kit shown above. The tec said they should be a part of the 5.5 kit.

DDawg16 · Jun 8, 2005

I am going to assume you have that side jacked up.
Looking at the top, the way the top is cocked to the side is not good for normal geometry...the top needs to be inline with the main rod, otherwisem yout putting too much side force on the bolt.

Personally, having looked a the RE and other disconnects...and having bought and installed the JKS, I think the JKS is a much better setup.

I have found that it is cheaper to do it right once than not quite right several times.

fdsa487 · Jun 8, 2005

I know i wish that it had JKS's on it. Since i already have these im just going to order the longer center tube from RE.

xjcrawlr · Jun 8, 2005

Since i already have these im just going to order the longer center tube from RE

Why? Go to Home Depot, Lowes, even Ace and get 24" of 1" round tube, a hacksaw, and a 3/16" drill bit. Go home, measure, cut, drill, install. If your feeling froggy you can even but a little "S" bend in it to make it fit better. Kinda like this;
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fdsa487 · Jun 8, 2005

jpnjason said:
Why? Go to Home Depot, Lowes, even Ace and get 24" of 1" round tube, a hacksaw, and a 3/16" drill bit. Go home, measure, cut, drill, install. If your feeling froggy you can even but a little "S" bend in it to make it fit better. Kinda like this;
______________
l l
/ \
l l

Please elaborate more on this "S" bend you speak of. I think i will do that this weekend (the Home Depot thing) but i dont know what S bend your talking about. Have you ever seen it? Any pictures?

Thumpersdriver · Jun 8, 2005

This may be belated, but I notice two things from your pictures. First, the bolt in the top disco mount is incorrect. (the bolt is supposed to go upside down with the nut at the top.) Second, in the first pic, if the vehicle is sitting on the ground, yer sway bar is WAAYY out of position, and pulled entirely too far down. Yes, longer discos, but that will do nothing to fix the chewing up of the top mount unless you flip the bolt so the nut is on top. Thank you, drive through... :laugh3:

fdsa487 · Jun 8, 2005

THANKS for the advice. I will get the longer tubeing from home depot this weekend and fix the "short sway bar disconnect problem" and I will flip that bolt around and put the nut on the top. Thanks for the info!!!

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