RKTJeep Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 Several months ago i replaced the orginal front axle for one out of a 94 XJ. During the swap i replaced all front end bushings, ball joints, u-joints, and axle seals. I also installed a rough country adjustable track bar (The truck has an unknown lift that came with it). The front end was aligned right after the swap. After the swap i noticed a hard clunk when going around tight turns mainly switch backs, and when hitting bumps while turning. I had the mechanic that performed the alignment try to search for the cause, but he couldn't narrow it down. The one thing he did notice was that the sway bar had some witness marks at the bushings where it looked like it had been shifting side to side. When i got it home i disconnected the sway bar and took it for a ride, and the noice was gone. Thinking that this was an issue with the bushings binding i went and greased up all the sway bar bushings, put it back together, and the noise was back. Today while doing some electrical work i noticed that some of the grease had made its way onto the passenger side coil springs. I went and check the drivers side and there was grease on the frame rail and the road grime had been scraped away. So it looks like this issue may be with the sway-bar or sway-bar links. I did my research before performing the axle swap, but maybe i missed something. Do i need to get a different sway-bar for the 94 axle and/or different end-links? Driver's Side: Notice the vertical scrap on the frame, just above the sway-bar end-link. Passenger's Side: Notice the grease on the coil spring, above the sway-bar end-link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 Synergy sway bar relocation brackets and/or longer end links. http://comancheclub.com/topic/38552-sway-bar-relocation-brackets/?hl=synergy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RKTJeep Posted April 16, 2017 Author Share Posted April 16, 2017 Your link sends me back to this page, might want to double check the hyperlink source. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeep Driver Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 You can alter your bar, this opens you up to endless lengths and arrangements. I just ordered Helwig 7977s for the rear, when they come in and I get the rear situated I'm ordering for the front as the front is getting moved around again. This is only relevant to you in that my rears are for a 04 F250, adjustable, just making the point that one can make just about anything work and work properly. I think Helwig has one link that is designed like yours but longer, may want to check that out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 Your link sends me back to this page, might want to double check the hyperlink source. Fixed it......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 IIRC, ZJ links are longer than XJ/MJ links Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 IIRC, ZJ links are longer than XJ/MJ links Nope, same length. 1985-1997 Ford 350 rear sway bar links work well though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RKTJeep Posted April 30, 2017 Author Share Posted April 30, 2017 Late Update: I went to take some measurements for the bolt spacing on the sway-bar bushing mounts. I plan on making my own spacers/offsets. After comparing the setup in links you provided it looks like there are already drop brackets installed. See images below. This has me even more puzzled, if this is the case, since i thought i had finally found a solution to the probablem. Does anyone recognize these brackets? It would be nice to identify the lift that is on the truck. I'm to the point where I may borrow a go-pro and mount it underneath the truck to see if i can pin-point something... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 The lower flange on those brackets (where the sway bar mounts attach) have slotted holes. Why not just move the brackets as far forward as they'll go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpd.diesel Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Late Update: I went to take some measurements for the bolt spacing on the sway-bar bushing mounts. I plan on making my own spacers/offsets. After comparing the setup in links you provided it looks like there are already drop brackets installed. See images below. This has me even more puzzled, if this is the case, since i thought i had finally found a solution to the probablem. Does anyone recognize these brackets? It would be nice to identify the lift that is on the truck. I'm to the point where I may borrow a go-pro and mount it underneath the truck to see if i can pin-point something... Those drop brackets look like mine. I bought a 4" Rough Country lift about 4 years ago. I have mine all the way forward. No interference. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcbill Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 Late Update: I went to take some measurements for the bolt spacing on the sway-bar bushing mounts. I plan on making my own spacers/offsets. After comparing the setup in links you provided it looks like there are already drop brackets installed. See images below. This has me even more puzzled, if this is the case, since i thought i had finally found a solution to the probablem. Does anyone recognize these brackets? It would be nice to identify the lift that is on the truck. I'm to the point where I may borrow a go-pro and mount it underneath the truck to see if i can pin-point something... Those drop brackets look like mine. I bought a 4" Rough Country lift about 4 years ago. I have mine all the way forward. No interference. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using Tapatalk Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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