Clunking sound with sway bar disconnects

[IronScott]

I have Rock Krawler sway bar quick disconnects. I only have a couple thousand miles on them but they've developed a clunking noise. Took me a while to narrow down the noise. It's one of those things that seem magnified inside the cab. I've kept them lubed with the RK grease. I find it hard to believe the bushings would be worn already but maybe they are.

My question is this: is this type of sound just the nature of quick disconnects in general? If not, I'm going to switch brands. I have full RK suspension setup and am happy with everything else but this sound drives me freakin' crazy. I've got them disconnected right now because the sound is so bad.

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[AZ Hella]

I have JKS disconnects and they don’t clunk but they click like crazy.

 

[IronScott]

I have JKS disconnects and they don’t clunk but they click like crazy.

Ah! That's not much better. I'm halfway tempted to just run disconnected. I only use this JL around town and on the trails or in the woods.

 

[Bril]

I have Rock Krawler sway bar quick disconnects. I only have a couple thousand miles on them but they've developed a clunking noise. Took me a while to narrow down the noise. It's one of those things that seem magnified inside the cab. I've kept them lubed with the RK grease. I find it hard to believe the bushings would be worn already but maybe they are.

My question is this: is this type of sound just the nature of quick disconnects in general? If not, I'm going to switch brands. I have full RK suspension setup and am happy with everything else but this sound drives me freakin' crazy. I've got them disconnected right now because the sound is so bad.

I had the same issue with the Gen 1 Rock Krawler JL front sway bar links and they just seemed to be prone to clunking under stress. I switched to the Gen 2 RK swaybar links which have an added offset and can be completely removed without any tools as there are quick release pins on both ends. I run with the front links completely removed doing any extended trail riding as I find the electronic disconnect annoying automatically reconnecting at higher speeds and not allowing you to disconnect in 2WD unless you have something like the Tazer.

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