Rear Swaybar modification/placement

[HARDTRAILZ]

Was looking back at this thread and considering ordering the purple cranium, but had a thought. Yep I know that doesnt happen often Would there be any use for a diff skid since oour sway bar is below the rearend? Wouldnt it be a good thing if we could put the knowledge base here together and figure a way to get the sway bar above the axle or somewhere out of the way to give use a bit more rear end GC?

Any ideas guys?

[SteveTB03]

Here's a thought maybe Mike or someone could make a hollow tube swaybar that still uses the stock points but angles up away from the bottom of the axle raising it essentially.

I think having just a tube that goes from side to side would be good enough and hollow tube is strong.

So a hollow tube that uses the same mounts but which is made to be higher up would work wouldn't it?

[MrSmithsTB]

Custom sway bar would be one thing to consider. I've never really looked, but I'd wonder about the ability to flip the bar so it goes over the drive shaft. One thought that has been floating around in my head is using a spare diff cover as a template to make an 18ga steel cover.

[SteveTB03]

I don't think flipping the swaybar over the DS will work, you'll bend and snap the yoke or DS itself when you come down off of something hard or if you decide to take a jump.

I thought there was a company who made stronger diff covers but they wouldn't work with the spider guards so nobody bought them.

[Gordinho80]

Split this into its own topic...

Flipping the swaybar might be a bit tricky... angles and mounting might not line up right.

[HARDTRAILZ]

I may try it. i have been collecting swaybar links off trucks and jeeps I have lifted lately, maybe with one of them the angles and such could work. Need to get my back fixed up so i can climb underneath again. Damn Sciatica

[Trail X]

I believe you do need to use spring steel for something like this.

I've tossed the idea around my head some also... The only place I can see making sence is mounting a new, straight swaybar in the empty space where the old spare tire was. So the sway bar would be vehicle mounted.

The issue is trying to contend with the track bar, as it's kinda in the way.

[HARDTRAILZ]

The ideal would be to figure way to use a currie Anti-rock type set-up. Anyone dealt with them much?

http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f27/max- ... ck-132003/

Nice little description.

[Trail X]

That's the one I was picturing... I saw it on a jeep at my fabricator's place.

[TangoBravo]

I have used Curri before and I would use this company again. I have not used the anti-rock device but knowing how good the rest of there products are I would be willing to give it a shot.

[fishsticks]

Anyone tried running just the front sway and no rear? Older cars/trucks did this for years and it worked fine.

I'm so used to running w/o swaybars now that I forget I don't have them.

[HARDTRAILZ]

I am going to run tecore connected front and disco rear. I actually just pm'ed teebes about this. I think it will be the best set-up for us actually.

[HARDTRAILZ]

with anti-rock bar...





made me start looking into them when I was looking around the jeeps and saw that it was not fully disco'ed

[Gordinho80]

Are you going to run OEM links or something longer like the SMaxx?

[HARDTRAILZ]

On the front. I only have oem. The neilage ones never got done right. I have some JK ones i could try.

[TangoBravo]

Have any of you guys contacted Currie about our TB's? I breezed through there website shortly and they have a huge selection of things to choose from, it is my understanding that they have everything we need to piece together a kit for our truck if they don't already make one like I said I only breezed through the site real quick so they may or may not. but I would like to know so if anyone gets something lined up let me know I plan on doing measurments and what ever needs to be done to see if I can build a kit from there stock pile of universal stuff.

[teebes]

Have any of you guys contacted Currie about our TB's? I breezed through there website shortly and they have a huge selection of things to choose from, it is my understanding that they have everything we need to piece together a kit for our truck if they don't already make one like I said I only breezed through the site real quick so they may or may not. but I would like to know so if anyone gets something lined up let me know I plan on doing measurments and what ever needs to be done to see if I can build a kit from there stock pile of universal stuff.

I highly doubt they know/care about us... But, some of their stuff is generic enough that some fab work should help it. Would love to run one in the rear, but I need to focus on the brake lines first. I'll have to keep an eye on what you guys come up with

[TangoBravo]

This is very true, we are such a small market but I am sure I can piece together a system, they have a ton of stuff.

[HARDTRAILZ]

Teebes...I ran a ziptie to keep the lines off stuff but pretty well located...has worked so far.

[MrSmithsTB]

I wouldn't be opposed to changing to a 4-link setup and losing the sway bar altogether. Seems effective and a lot less complicated than adapting/fabricating a sway bar.
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