Sway Bar Quick Disconnect Recommendations?

[Arterius2]

Well that's it. Having a SFA with no sway bar disconnect makes no sense, even at JL sport stock height, which is about the same as a JK rubicon. And disconnecting by hand is a royal pain in the ass, last time took me over 15 mins at least if not half an hour, and then getting them back on... I pulled the trigger on the JKS and got all the tools for greasing the bearings and the angle grinding to chop off that damn bracket.

There's no going back I guess.

I carry a small rubber mallet in my Jeep for the discos, they work fairly well to get it on and off. Never took more than 5 minutes at most for me.

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[entropy]

I carry a small rubber mallet in my Jeep for the discos, they work fairly well to get it on and off. Never took more than 5 minutes at most for me.

You got the quick discos? or are you wrenching?

 

[tonythehomie]

Forgive my ignorance -

I have a Sport, no lift and am considering the JKS disconnects.

What do I do about the back end? Is there a need to replace anything back there if I do the install the JKS (or another) kit?

 

[entropy]

Forgive my ignorance -

I have a Sport, no lift and am considering the JKS disconnects.

What do I do about the back end? Is there a need to replace anything back there if I do the install the JKS (or another) kit?

What do you mean the back end? the back of the jeep?

I also have a Sport and installing JKS next week. I will also install a rubicon suspension I have sitting in the garage, but even without the rubi suspension the disconnects are worth it.

You don't have to disconnect the back, ever, only the front. So no need to worry about the back. All you have to do is replace the stock sway bar links with the JKS ones, it is supposed to be a really easy install (less than 1 hr). The only caveat is that you have to cut a tab that gets on the way of the passenger JKS link, so I believe you cant ever install the stock links anymore. But the JKS are much better quality anyway and come with a better warranty.

 

[Arterius2]

You got the quick discos? or are you wrenching?

Quick disco, still can use a nice wack or two to smack it into place while on the trails.

 

[Arterius2]

Forgive my ignorance -

I have a Sport, no lift and am considering the JKS disconnects.

What do I do about the back end? Is there a need to replace anything back there if I do the install the JKS (or another) kit?

No, you don't need to disconnect rear links. It does not affect your articulation as the rear sway bar is flexible enough as is.

 

[entropy]

The only issue with cutting the tab I see is warranties. If I didn't cut the tab, and I had to take the Jeep for warranty issues, I could always install the old links before going to the dealer. I was wondering if I could install only the driver's side and leave the passenger side stock, and only disconnect the driver's side. Not sure if this is a bad idea or not. I am guessing they are different in length and that wouldn't work?

what's the point of that bracket anyway?

 

[Arterius2]

The only issue with cutting the tab I see is warranties. If I didn't cut the tab, and I had to take the Jeep for warranty issues, I could always install the old links before going to the dealer. I was wondering if I could install only the driver's side and leave the passenger side stock, and only disconnect the driver's side. Not sure if this is a bad idea or not. I am guessing they are different in length and that wouldn't work?

what's the point of that bracket anyway?

Which bracket?

 

[mgroeger]

Which bracket?

He didn't mean bracket, he meant the tab you need to cut off on the passenger lower side so that you can install the disco post. @entropy there is no real good reason that tab is there, it just is. I get what you are saying that the dealer could throw that in your face but unless you are having problems with the sway bar, a reasonable dealer, would recognize that you cutting that tab has no bearing on say a control arm or diff problem. The key is do you have a reasonable dealer. I really wouldn't stress over it, @ThirtyOne has been manually disconnecting his for 2 years now and has it down to a science and can be done in 10 mins.

 

[Gropax]

or you guys can just get a set of Rockjock Antirock sway bar kits one for the front and one for the rear. the cost is more then a quick disconnect but you don't have to do anything. i have one on the front of my JLU Sport S.

https://www.rockjock4x4.com/antirock-sway-bars-3

 

[entropy]

I installed the JKS disconnects. Theyre awesome but install took me a bit longer than expected. I had 2 main issues

1) drivers side sway bar link upper bolt was stripped. I could not remove it so I had to cut it off. I used an angle grinder with a steel cutting disc to get it off.
2) I did not have enough space to get my angle grinder on the passenger side to cut off the tab. I took off the passenger tire and the steering stabilizer. Then I let the passenger side drop and used jack stands to hold it. This gave me just enough clearance to get my dremmel in. I cut the thing off with a dremmel, then grind it and painted it black. Was a pita, I am sure there are better tools for the job, but all I had available were my dremmel, jackstands, and the jeeps tire jack. If you get a saw that easily fits in there or manage to get enough clearance for a angle grinder, it would be a piece of cake. In my case it wasnt so easy, messy cutting, but I managed.

The links are solid. Much better quality than oem and so easy to disconnect. Yeah you have to cut the tab, but this is a better option than a relocation bracket because you can have the sway bar sit at the right angle. And you can still fit an oem sway bar link anyway.

Oh and if you do end up taking the passenger wheel off, do yourself a favor and install the upper bracket right then before putting the wheel back on. Not a big deal, but it would be easier then than later.

 

[mjohns57]

Has anybody tried using these quick disconnect pins https://www.ohiodieselparts.com/pro...way-bar-quick-disconnect-pins-discos-set-of-2 with stock JL sway bar?

 

[DadJokes]

Has anybody tried using these quick disconnect pins https://www.ohiodieselparts.com/pro...way-bar-quick-disconnect-pins-discos-set-of-2 with stock JL sway bar?

I’d read reviews on them. It’s been a while so I’m not 100% sure but I thought I’d read a JL owner say they didn’t fit.

 

[entropy]

Has anybody tried using these quick disconnect pins https://www.ohiodieselparts.com/pro...way-bar-quick-disconnect-pins-discos-set-of-2 with stock JL sway bar?

You probably mean stock JL sway bar link. I would stay away from those cheap style disconnects, people always complain about them not lasting and having play which isnt safe. The JKS and other quick disco links are so much better than OEM anyway.

 

[SmoothJeepOperator]

Anyone on here try the swayloc system? It looks cool but that's a lot of money to spend when you can just manually disconnect.

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