Sway bar hitting coils

mikem0141

mikem0141

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My jeep has a Rubicon express lift and the sway bar hits the coils where the sway bar connects to the sway bar link when articulated. How can I fix this?

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kbsvo2go

kbsvo2go

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Coil Spring Location
I had the same thing happen and found that the coil had popped out of the lower coil bucket. My lift was a dealer installed 2in Mopar and for some reason the coils would not stay in place.


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bouche03

bouche03

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Do you have an adjustable track bar? It's conceivable that after a lift, if the axle has shifted over due to the track bar moving on a radial arc from the frame, it could cause the sway bar to be closer to one front coil, which when suspension is cycled, causes the rubbing? This would make sense since the issue is on the passenger side, which is opposite to the fixed point on the frame.
 
mikem0141

mikem0141

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bouche03 said:
Do you have an adjustable track bar? It's conceivable that after a lift, if the axle has shifted over due to the track bar moving on a radial arc from the frame, it could cause the sway bar to be closer to one front coil, which when suspension is cycled, causes the rubbing? This would make sense since the issue is on the passenger side, which is opposite to the fixed point on the frame.
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I'll have to take a look at that could be right

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wayoflife

wayoflife

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mikem0141 said:
My jeep has a Rubicon express lift and the sway bar hits the coils where the sway bar connects to the sway bar link when articulated. How can I fix this?
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As in your spring is bowing enough on driver side that it makes contact with the end of the sway bar arm itself, correct? If you look on the passenger side, the coil there is probably sitting really close to the bump stop cup too. If so, you probably have too much caster set.
 
mikem0141

mikem0141

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wayoflife said:
As in your spring is bowing enough on driver side that it makes contact with the end of the sway bar arm itself, correct? If you look on the passenger side, the coil there is probably sitting really close to the bump stop cup too. If so, you probably have too much caster set.
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Nope both coils are centered, and the coils seem to compress pretty straight without really bowing out

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fiend

fiend

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Assuming you have a Sport and not a Rubicon, your sway bar is just sitting in a couple of rubber bushings and it can slide side to side. Stick a pry bar between the sway bar and he frame on the side where you're getting contact, and pry so that the sway bar slides a bit toward you. Try to get the same clearance between the sway bar and frame on both sides of the Jeep.
 
wayoflife

wayoflife

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Rubicon sway bars are attached to the frame using the exact same mounts, trust me, I've owned a Sport and a Sahara. The sway bar shifting side to side will not cause the ends of it to make contact with the coils - typically, the driver side coil. IF the axle is set too far forward OR too much caster is set, that can cause the ends of the sway bar arm to make contact.
 
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