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Swaybar disconnect
- Thread starter knowlt
- Start date
85xjwoody
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Little Suamico Wi.
knowlt said:
Been a while since I took mine off but you should be able to get the top nut off with an open end wrench. I don't know if your year would be different but that is how mine is and mine is an 85. I took off my sway bar, brackets, and the connecting arms also. I only wheel with my jeep so I just took off my sway bar entirely. Not much difference on the road.
Kim.
jeepinandy
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- SWVA
I've been running without any sway bars for a few months now. some body roll on the road but not to bad once your used to it
- Location
- Westminster, SoCal
You get used to it till you have to evade suddendly something! I know there are a few here who have been driving around without swaybar in the front on the freeway, but in an emergency you'll regret not having it.jeepinandy said:
- Location
- Westminster, SoCal
If you wanna make a simple disconnect at home, remove the nut on the tup, put on a wingnut and then drill through the swaybar link to slide a cotter pin or something like that.knowlt said:
85xjwoody
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Little Suamico Wi.
]Kejtar said:
X10!
I agree here. Highway driving and no sway bar is risky but can be done. If your jeep is for both on and offroad uses than I would go with Kejtar on making your own disconnects.
Kim.
Kejtar said:
Quick question for you - I've been looking into doing this per the Cherokee America writeup here - do you happen to know anywhere in the area that carries the necessary hardware? Home Despot & co. are useless for this, and I don't know what to look for when it comes to this stuff on Google.
85xjwoody
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Little Suamico Wi.
casm said:
Any local hardware store will have these items. It is easy to do.
Kim.
- Location
- Westminster, SoCal
Actually I'd leave the lower piece in the bracket as the lower piece sin the newer xjs are splined and pressed in. So that leaves you with needing 4 wingnuts and 2 washers and 4 pins which are easily obtainable from home depot, lowes, osh.casm said:
jfiscus
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Middletown, OH
casm said:
I've bought the parts at both Lowes and Tractor Supply before.
red91
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- exact location unknown
casm said:
a little afr from home but if you know what you need.....these guys are good...
http://www.tacomascrew.com/
my source for all my nut and bolt needs.