Need help with vac pump relocation
- Thread starter KernHydro
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MTG
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KernHydro
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Thank you... I went to put the evo 1/4 bumper on and to my surprise I have to cut the lower bar off. Not happy about it probable getting a different bumper it seems silly to me to chop up a brand new jeep for bumper that leaves the sway bay disconnect in harms way. This is disappointing...
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StrizzyChris
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no writeup that I know of, but you can just notch it if you dont want to cut it off completely. Otherwise I just hacked mine off.
KernHydro
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MTG said:
No I was asking about the vac bracket because the instructions said some bumper need it removed...then I went to mock up the bumper and noticed it wasn't going to go without cutting it off. I would agree the bumper is going to add the same or more ridgedity. Its the protection of that handy elec discon . but If the motor rotates out of the way then I'll cut that fker off.
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StrizzyChris
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Those two functions is why its there. Mounting point and armor
Edti: Oh and it adds a little more strength to the frame by acting as a crossmember
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Serg5000
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This is more common than you think. i just helped my son install his Poison Spider front bumper and we cut that same bar off.
LOL!! it's funny because no other jeep has ever had it and most in the industry thought it was silly to have included it. give it a good look and you will see that your sway bar motor sits BEHIND it and even below it and this bar offers NO real protection for it. give it one minor hit and it will taco - trust me, i have seen it.
not exactly. this is NO cross member and there was no armor on a factory jk attached to it, only a plastic air dam. in fact, on the 07-09 JK's, the tabs holding it in place were super flimsy and just barely welded in place. it wasn't until 10 that the connections were beefed up with more welds.
much like a full width bumper made of plastic and one that offers no real protection, the only purpose of this bar was to satisfy mandated requirements. it offers no more strength and little to no protection to the sway bar disconnect motor.
don't get me wrong but, if you're really hitting that bar straight on, you need to pick better lines or get a spotter watching you. rather than keep the bar, which won't do squat to help you, you should clock it (rotate it up) and get it out of the way. doing this will give you a lot more clearance up front and you shouldn't be hitting anything at all. i have run a lot of aftermarket bumpers, most with a skid that kept the bar and now, i run evo bumpers on both my JK's and with clocked sway bar disco motors - no problems what so ever and much better clearnace.
the actual sway bar disconnect motor. the shape of it is oblonged and in its factory state, hangs down. you can rotate it up and out of the way.
i would just cut off what you need. the bumper will hide the rest nicely. this really is the best way to go as it give you maximum clearance.