JeepinbyAL Front Swaybar disconnects?

[El Cid]

It'll be interesting to see how these look/work, since we apparently haven't seen what they will actually look like.

4xGuard has been working on discos for over a year, and there have been consistent long-term problems with getting them to function -- mostly due to the load our swaybars carry, which is substantially more than a Wrangler, Liberty, or the like.

[06blkhemi]

I'd like to just remove the rear ones,but not sure how the handling is going to be,with how top heavy our rigs are..

[superacerc]

I'd like to just remove the rear ones,but not sure how the handling is going to be,with how top heavy our rigs are..

Haven't had mine on in about 4 months or so now. It's not even that noticable while on the street and doesn't sway noticably much different when at speed even when quickly turning the wheel. I drove to Georgia and back from houston with no issues as well as everywhere else i've been driving around. Probably about 6000 miles without the rears put on. I do notice when I go into my driveway which has a considerable bump that as my front drives over the whole jeep bumps sideways (usually one tire hits first and rocks the jeep to one side) but when my rears go up one at a time the jeep barely even moves as the axle can articulate without affecting the whole jeep as much.

[superacerc]

As an expiriment I took off the fronts as well and drove around the neighborhood. At 30mph on concrete it gave me quite a bad feeling as I turned the wheel quickly to see how it would react. The nose dives down on one side and it would surely be dangerous at freeway speeds with a quick lane change and likely to flip.

[06blkhemi]

On my Cherokee XJ,with lift and tall tires I never ran with the sway bar connected. Maybe the new springs and shocks stiffened it up enough so I didn't feel any different?

[ruquik]

So for all those non believers, this is what they look installed.

[Sal-XK]

Nice thanks for the update.

[El Cid]

Looks good! Very flexy WK.

Interesting to see that it appears to be the same configuration that other folks have tried (based on the JKS modeling). How are you (JBA) preventing long-term bolt-shearing on that bottom bolt/post? That's been the trouble-spot for all those (including me) who've tried something similar: all seems to be well and good for miles and months until one day it loads up in a turn or in a bind and the bolt snips clean. Made us (4xG) shy away from offering it to the market given the legal concerns.

You've obviously solved the issue, since you're selling them to people, so how did you do it, I wonder? Or is that a trade secret?

[ruquik]

The post design/material has many years and miles of use on the Libertys.

BTW, the rear sway bar is still connected. I can't understand the reasoning to disconnect the rear. Just like on TJ's, leavinged it hook up forces the front suspension to work better and more balanced.

-Brad

[El Cid]

Interesting. Good luck with it.

I agree about the rear, by the way. It has never made much sense to me to pop it loose.