Anyone running 5.5" lift? Need a measurement on your sway bar links!

[Katzer]

Doing a 4wd conversion on my 1989. Put in RE 5.5" coils and ordered some MOOG sway bar links suggested on lift thread on here. They seem way to short though. They are only 2" or so longer than stock. So with the u shape adapter they are only 3" longer than stock. Shouldn't they be 5.5" longer than stock for a 5.5" lift??? Can't find measurement posted on any of the links included in 5.5" lift kits. Any help would be appreciated.

[Tj1]

Running iron rock sway link brackets, moog links. Moog #K80244 IRO #10121. Link brackets add an inch on the 13 3/4 inch long links. I even drilled a hole at the end of the bottom bolt for a disconnect set up.

[Katzer]

I am almost positive those are the part number i ordered but the links are only. 8 1/2" long. Is the 13 3/4" measurement from end to end or from mounting hole to mounting hole. Gonna cut mine and weld in a piece of rod to lengthen them. Just need to know how much to add.

[Incommando]

Just guessing but maybe 5.5" total over the stockers length? That is how I did my first MJ with a 4" lift and it worked out fine

[Megadan]

Sounds like you bought Moog K80035 links, which are the ones I bought after I did my small front lift (2.2" after it has settled some).  Even those weren't quite long enough to restore the bar to a nearly level position  so I have ordered some swaybar drop brackets.  The K80035 links are only around 1.7" longer in effective length than the factory links when measured from the bottom hole center to the space between the two top bushings. That was enough to get my bar and links out of the coil springs at least.

Scroll to post 7 (bottom) and you can see the difference between the stock and K80035. http://comancheclub.com/topic/49830-did-my-lift-swaybar-clearance/

 

You can always disconnect the top of the links, pick and mark a fixed point to measure from on the current links, and move the bar up to a level position and measure the distance from that mark to the whole in the bar.  Add that difference to the current links.   When I did this I concluded I needed about another 1-2" of link length to be ideal, but since there are no cheap off the shelf links that work in a 9-10" length, I opted for drop brackets that cost me $30.

I also concluded that you only want to go so long with the links before than can potentially be some clearance issues with the wheel well/body under full compression.  Maybe I am just paranoid about it, but it was a thought I had.