Sway bar disconnects help!

Jake Wilson

New member

• Mar 18, 2015

• #1

What do you guys do with your disconnects once you release them from your sway bar? I have a pair of JKS and I release the top of them when I went off roading this last weekend. Well it got caught on my tire and bent the bracket. I got the disconnects back on but I don't want it to get worse the next time I disconnect the sway bar. To clarify I only disconnect the top from the sway bar. I did not completely remove them. Should I have just completely removed them?

 

GregMort13

Caught the Bug

• Mar 19, 2015

• #2

From everything ive ever read, zip ties will be your best friend

 

Clem319

New member

• Mar 19, 2015

• #3

Yes remove them, zip tie the sway bar and throw the links in the Jeep.

 

OverlanderJK

Resident Smartass

• Mar 19, 2015

• #4

You take the JKS discos off all the way. That's why they have pins top and bottom.

 

Jake Wilson

New member

• Mar 19, 2015

• #5

OverlanderJK said:

You take the JKS discos off all the way. That's why they have pins top and bottom.

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Ok newbie mistake. I'll make sure to completely remove them next time.

 

noroad

New member

• Mar 19, 2015

• #6

you need a new bracket that one is junk and could break under pressure.

 

Jake Wilson

New member

• Mar 19, 2015

• #7

noroad said:

you need a new bracket that one is junk and could break under pressure.

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You don't think I can hammer it straight again!

 

Canvas JK

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• Mar 19, 2015

• #8

Jake Wilson said:

You don't think I can hammer it straight again!

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It is already bent and straightening would weaken it even more and cause failure.

Before I installed the Rubi Swaybar the quick disconnect links were zip tied to a fixed place out of the way.

 

Jake Wilson

New member

• Mar 19, 2015

• #9

Damn ok. I don't have a welder so I guess I'll wait till I order my c gassets fro, EVO and weld them all on at the same time.

 

aermotor

Member

• Mar 19, 2015

• #10

Disconnect the bottom and either zip tie the thing up or get brackets and you use the same cotter pin to secure them up top.

 

Jake Wilson

New member

• Mar 19, 2015

• #11

aermotor said:

Disconnect the bottom and either zip tie the thing up or get brackets and you use the same cotter pin to secure them up top.

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I like that idea. You make that bracket yourself?

 

aermotor

Member

• Mar 19, 2015

• #12

That photo above happens to be a Rough Country one. There was one similar on my Jeep when I bought it, I run JKS discos and they are great and stay out of harms way up there.

 

Last edited: Mar 19, 2015

MedixJK

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• Mar 19, 2015

• #13

aermotor said:

That photo above happens to be a Rough Country one.

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Yup. I run the same ones and the brackets work great.

 

Jake Wilson

New member

• Mar 19, 2015

• #14

Ok I'll look into that. Until then I'll just remove it when I go off roading