aemsee Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 I'm gathering stuff for a three inch lift on the MJ. Any thoughts on sway bar links? Can't afford disco's right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoTGoD Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 Do you have to run them? Here in Ohio no one ever checks them...so I haven't had any on my lifted TJ for about 3 years now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLHTAZ Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 If you have the ability or access to the factility, you could cut and sleeve your stock links for now and then get the disco's when you can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildman Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 Do you have to run them? Man......every time I read this.......I'm reminded of This. aemsee - Here's a little budget saver for the disco. I'm sure you could fab up some for your self, I've seen a couple of disco setups, and it looks like the company's used 1/2" emt (electrical metallic tubbing) for the disco's :roll: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoTGoD Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 Do you have to run them? Man......every time I read this.......I'm reminded of This. I had a bunch of stuff typed out, but I don't want to get in to it here. Let's just agree to disagree. That being said, I have some JKS disco's that I took off the TJ that I will probably run on the MJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
possum Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 I don't even have a sway bar what so ever. But then again I don't drive the MJ more than a couple miles from my house to the wheelin spot. And I don't ever go over 45mph. My gearing just doesn't like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiNi Beast Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 I ran no sway bar with 5" lift and loved it, even on my XJ with 6.5" lift I run no sway bar and love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aemsee Posted July 25, 2008 Author Share Posted July 25, 2008 This truck will stay mainly a road vehicle. With my wife driving it as well as myself. Wouldn't consider going without a sway bar. But it isn't needed (for now) as a DD, so I have the luxury of putting in the springs and playing around with the links. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiNi Beast Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 well then.......... http://www.jcwhitney.com/ROUGH-COUNTRY- ... _10101.jcw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjtjnj Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 I had a bunch of stuff typed out, but I don't want to get in to it here. Let's just agree to disagree. That being said, I have some JKS disco's that I took off the TJ that I will probably run on the MJ. I had an 01 TJ that started to veer all over the highway. When I checked the front end a link was broken. They really DO something under there, there's no debate. The original poster should look on jeepsunlimited.com. The TJ's had the same links as the MJ, and people are always selling them and their suspensions cheap when they do mods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 The front sway bar is critically important for safety on pavement. Even at stock height, an XJ or MJ is scary top-heavy in an emergency evasive maneuver. You think everything is fine as long as nothing goes wrong and you just motor along in a straight line, but try to swerve to miss an animal or a child, and you're on your roof. Leaving off the sway bar links is NOT the place to scrimp on $$$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
summerinmaine Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 The front sway bar is critically important for safety on pavement. Even at stock height, an XJ or MJ is scary top-heavy in an emergency evasive maneuver. You think everything is fine as long as nothing goes wrong and you just motor along in a straight line, but try to swerve to miss an animal or a child, and you're on your roof. Leaving off the sway bar links is NOT the place to scrimp on $$$ I have a mini camper, so the C/G on my rig is a bit higher than stock. With all the Baja bashing I do, I've had my sway bar disconnect itself twice. Bolts just vibrate out. Each time, the handling turned so scary, that I had to stop and figure out a temporary fix. For my purposes, I can't imagine running without a swaybar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 I'm gathering stuff for a three inch lift on the MJ. Any thoughts on sway bar links? Can't afford disco's right now. Here's a thought: http://www.doityourself.com/icat/threadedrodcouplers A pair of these couplings with a piece of all-thread, and you're done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawn Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 i ran my '92 xj ltd with no sb's for about 6 months -around town and in the bush was fine ---out on the highway it was TOTALLY UNSAFE. freeway speeds changed everything - the side to side rocking was unbelievable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aemsee Posted July 27, 2008 Author Share Posted July 27, 2008 Thanks Eagle. I like that idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyComanche Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 A sway-bar debate! I want in! I want in! Nah, I won't. But let's just say that when I really looked into it, I don't think that many of us really understand the science behind them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jared Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 personally my feelings, if you have the sway bar use it. in the past my xj didn't and you would never notice a difference. now the jeeps unlimited thread. 60+ mph in any suv in an emergency manuver is gonna get you to roll over, especially if you truck is lifted. i can talk from expiriance since i have rolled a vehicle before, and it was a car going about 70-80 not an suv. most suv's will roll at anything over 35mph STOCK, so his lifted xj rolled not because of no swaybar (99.9% positive because i wasn't there, and speed and brakes play the biggest part in losing control of the vehicle) but because he tried to swerve to avoid an accident when he should have hit them head on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 now the jeeps unlimited thread. 60+ mph in any suv in an emergency manuver is gonna get you to roll over, especially if you truck is lifted. i can talk from expiriance since i have rolled a vehicle before, and it was a car going about 70-80 not an suv. most suv's will roll at anything over 35mph STOCK, so his lifted xj rolled not because of no swaybar (99.9% positive because i wasn't there, and speed and brakes play the biggest part in losing control of the vehicle) but because he tried to swerve to avoid an accident when he should have hit them head on. This is why I long ago stopped looking at Jeeps Unlimited. This is a CHOICE bit of advice from a real expert: Do NOT swerve to try to avoid accidents. It's always better to hit an oncoming vehicle head-on." FWIW, I have put a 2000 XJ Classic (in stock trim) into a four wheel power slide at 60 MPH, in order to avoid a moron who came up a freeway on ramp and chose to dart right out into traffic rather than use the acceleration/merge lane. It did not roll over, and it was completely controllable. The front sway bar was connected. I doubt very much I would have survived if the sway bar had NOT been connected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWLONGSHOT Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 DUPLICATE post... :roll: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWLONGSHOT Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 As far as I am conserned, I wouldn't run on the road without them, it is not smart. But Its your life, do with it as you will... Back on tpoic... I once cut a factory set and sleeved it with a piece of steel tubing and re-welded it back together. You could do it just that easy. If you don't have access to a welder, I'll be happy to make you up a set. Send me the measurements and the factory discos, I'll get the tubing and weld them up 4U. :cheers: CW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 The XJ/MJ stock sway bar end link length was increased to 8-1/2" after 1991. I just used a set of these longer links with a bar from a V8 ZJ for my 3" lift, works fine. :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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