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Author:  tonycrd [ Fri Oct 17, 2008 7:57 am ]
Post subject:  JKS KJ Quick Disconnects / any good?
Probably been asked before, sorry couldn't find any info on them through the 'search'.

Well, are they? They seem pretty well build...
Author:  jerbacher [ Fri Oct 17, 2008 8:45 am ]
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i think they work very well. ive heard of people having problems with the stainless steel posts coming unscrewed, but has not been an issue for me.
There is also a noise issue. Some say they clunk around a lot, some say they dont. Mine do. Jeepinbyal has a service pack for sale for it now that preloads the clips or something to keep them tight. I have not gotten this yet, so I dont know how well it works. There is a separate thread somewhere on here about it though.
The bottom line is that when you add something thats meant to be easily removable to the suspension, its probably gonna make some noise. Its just a trade-off that you have to be willing to make.
They are pretty easy to take off and put on, but can be a bit of a pain if you are on uneven ground trying to put them on. And by the way, if you adjust the length of them so they go on when you are on uneven ground, your jeep will drive around all lopsided probably!
As far as off-road performance goes, it allows your front suspension to move independently. I'm sure you already understand this, but you can stuff the left while drooping the right. You cant do that with the bar connected. My avatar shows this happening actually.
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Another alternative is just to unbolt the factory links when you're offroading. This is not a bad idea, its not that difficult and if you only want to do it once in a while its not that bad.
Author:  tonycrd [ Fri Oct 17, 2008 11:32 am ]
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Nice! Thanks for sharing your experience with them.

Unbolting the OEM studs is a b... ( female dog ), especialy when you need to put them back on after you did some mud.
Author:  Glend [ Sun Aug 29, 2010 7:29 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: KJ Quick Disconnects / any good?
I just wanted to bump this back up to discuss the JBA Disconnects and the use of the "Service Pack" with them.

I have a new set of KJ disconnects from JBA and when I installed them I found that if I used the Service Pack washers they were impossible to disconnect! The clamp was also a major pain in that the wheels have to go full lock turnout in order to get the clamp over the post and be able to turn it.

They disconnect fine with the washers off, and don't sound noisy to me (but they are new). The good news is that I have no more tyre rub on the sway bar (due to it being rotated upward I guess).

Is the Service Pack just to be used when the bushings have worn or is there some way to do it on new discos that allow you to disconnect them?

Secondly, when they are adjusted for my 2 3/4" lift the post hits my brake line and ABS wire at full lock. Now JBA includes a mention of this in the instructions: bend the brake hardline out of the way and relocate the ABS wire mount hole; but can I just shorten the posts with the adjuster nut to avoid contact and thus avoid tampering with the hardline?

I have emailed JBA but got no response.

:banghead:
Author:  Vranes17 [ Tue Aug 31, 2010 7:48 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: JKS KJ Quick Disconnects / any good?
would like to a picture of a truck with them on and one without them, just to see what the difference is.
Author:  LibertyCRD [ Wed Sep 01, 2010 9:53 am ]
Post subject:  Re: JKS KJ Quick Disconnects / any good?
Is it damaging in any way to disconnect the bar while offroad on the KJ? CVs losing boots, tires stuffing into liners, A-arms contacting springs, etc... Any negatives to using a quick disco on these rigs?

I LOVED my home-made quick disco on the YJ...but that was a totally different animal.
Author:  CamaroDave [ Fri Sep 24, 2010 2:40 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: JKS KJ Quick Disconnects / any good?
bump. wondering if it is worth getting the disconnects or not.
any kj guys that have been to moab, do you leave the sway bar connected or not? i always took it off my sfa vehicles but never an ifs so i dunno if it is bad or good or what?
thanks
Author:  JL Rockies [ Fri Sep 24, 2010 4:23 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: KJ Quick Disconnects / any good?
Glend wrote:
I just wanted to bump this back up to discuss the JBA Disconnects and the use of the "Service Pack" with them.

I have a new set of KJ disconnects from JBA and when I installed them I found that if I used the Service Pack washers they were impossible to disconnect! The clamp was also a major pain in that the wheels have to go full lock turnout in order to get the clamp over the post and be able to turn it.

They disconnect fine with the washers off, and don't sound noisy to me (but they are new). The good news is that I have no more tyre rub on the sway bar (due to it being rotated upward I guess).

Is the Service Pack just to be used when the bushings have worn or is there some way to do it on new discos that allow you to disconnect them?

Secondly, when they are adjusted for my 2 3/4" lift the post hits my brake line and ABS wire at full lock. Now JBA includes a mention of this in the instructions: bend the brake hardline out of the way and relocate the ABS wire mount hole; but can I just shorten the posts with the adjuster nut to avoid contact and thus avoid tampering with the hardline?

I have emailed JBA but got no response.

:banghead:



Hmmm... that's stange and probably an isolated incident... there's no way JBA would ship a product without extensive R&D. :POPCORN:
Author:  JL Rockies [ Fri Sep 24, 2010 4:24 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: JKS KJ Quick Disconnects / any good?
CamaroDave wrote:
bump. wondering if it is worth getting the disconnects or not.
any kj guys that have been to moab, do you leave the sway bar connected or not? i always took it off my sfa vehicles but never an ifs so i dunno if it is bad or good or what?
thanks



MOAB is my backyard and I've never disconnected my sway bar... just sayin'
Author:  CamaroDave [ Sat Sep 25, 2010 10:35 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: JKS KJ Quick Disconnects / any good?
JL Rockies wrote:
CamaroDave wrote:
bump. wondering if it is worth getting the disconnects or not.
any kj guys that have been to moab, do you leave the sway bar connected or not? i always took it off my sfa vehicles but never an ifs so i dunno if it is bad or good or what?
thanks



MOAB is my backyard and I've never disconnected my sway bar... just sayin'

Exactly what I wanted to know. When are you going to moab next?
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