Sway bar position

[mgroeger]

I have a RC 2.5" budget boost. It comes with longer front and rear sway bar links that IMO suck. They do not have the articulation ball joint on the top portion like the stock ones do. They simply have rubber bushings that don't stabilize like the factory ones do, thereby causing a less than desirable ride when hitting bumps.

Until I get some sway bar disconnect links I was thinking about going back to the factory links both front and rear. Obviously this will bring the sway bar from a horizontal level position to a downward pointing position. I know that under hard articulation this can cause the sway bar to go in a backward position which can cause a big mess on the front end. For daily driving though are there any dangers/risks of having the sway bar links pointing downward?

Sponsored

 

[OffRoadWarehouse]

It’s different with every vehicle, but there’s a possibility the sway bar link could flip on something as harmless as dropping off a curb wrong, or going around a corner quickly (unloading one corner of the suspension). You can test it yourself by raising one corner of the Jeep at a time and seeing what it does.

 

[mgroeger]

Thanks for the info. I knew there was a risk of it flipping but I assumed that was off road only. I didn't realize something as simple as a curb could do that. We will be buying sway bar disconnect links in the near future and I think that one just got moved up in priority

Sponsored