Has any body with a TJ or JK ever broke a sway bar link??

I broke one yesterday while on the trail. I have a RE 2.0 coil spacer lift with RE monotube shocks. I didn't replace the stock sway bar links after getting the JK lifted. I didn't have the $$$ at the time for the JKS adjustable links I want.

Leasson learned... do it right the first time when you get your Wrangler lifted. Be sure to budget for longer sway bar links.

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'06 Jeep KJ Sport... w/some stuff
'08 Jeep JK X... w/more stuff

It's an AZ LOST JEEPS thing....
other folks don't understand!!

ouch!
Never heard of one going that bad....
But one thing i do know is that all the JK's I am around are Rubicons

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Yeah, ouch is right. No big deal tho, it looks worse than it is AND the dealer said they would fix it under warranty. All they have to do is straighten the bottom bracket and put on a new link. It pays to be humble (something that doesn't come easy to me) and be a good customer.

Since I found out it's easy to straighten the bent bracket, I'm going ahead with my plan to take it to a 4x4 shop here in town tomorrow, have them straighten it and install the much beefier JKS quick disconnects.

The Rubi's are nice, but too expensive for my pocket book. It's bad enough paying $21,000 for a Wrangler X much less $32,000 for the Rubi... at least for the medium rated trails I do.

The JKS disconnects I'm getting....



Note: picture taken from Project-JK.com

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'06 Jeep KJ Sport... w/some stuff
'08 Jeep JK X... w/more stuff

It's an AZ LOST JEEPS thing....
other folks don't understand!!

One of the very first mods I bought for my YJ was a set of BDS sway bar linkages, even before I bought my lift kit. What a Beavis I was . You don't even need a front sway bar on a YJ.

You do need a front sway bar on a coil spring Jeep and BDS does make them; http://www.bds-suspension.com/products/acc_antisway.php

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my trail & highway ride (and occasional tow rig)
04 Liberty Sport with a 2.5" lift, ProComp 245/75R16 AT's and two Hella700FF lamps (more accessories to come)

my trail queen
95 YJ with a RE 4" lift, 33" ProComp Extreme's, M8000 Winch, Lockrite Locker up front, Super35 in the rear and 4.88 gears

Already installed the JKS Quicker Disconnents. Very easy on and off, less than a couble of minutes....

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'06 Jeep KJ Sport... w/some stuff
'08 Jeep JK X... w/more stuff

It's an AZ LOST JEEPS thing....
other folks don't understand!!

Very nice

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2008 KK Liberty Sport NIGHT OPS EDITION + GILLS
OEM & Custom Skids - Factory Tow Package - Rock Lizard Skink Super Sliders
Prototype JBA 4 Inch Lift - JBA UCA's - Flowmaster Super 44 OR - Whacked Resonator
Jet Stage 2 - RL Gecko Basket Rack - Custom Winch Bumper - Recon 10.5K Winch

Are you still running the shorty links in the rear?

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- Mike
'12 JK

Jeep Tech Files

~ Thanks!!

~ No need to change anything in the rear end for a 2.0 coil spacer lift.

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'06 Jeep KJ Sport... w/some stuff
'08 Jeep JK X... w/more stuff

It's an AZ LOST JEEPS thing....
other folks don't understand!!

That's right, I forgot that it was a BB.

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- Mike
'12 JK

Jeep Tech Files

i have a 09jk and 2 inch lift. heard clicking in front after mild off road trail. found right side sway bar was loose. only have about 3000 miles on it. but those disconnects will be on my things to do list. first i need the adjustable track bar to get rid of the bump stear.

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09 Detonator Yellow JK
-wrangler X
-HM rock rails
-diff armour
-ironman fabrication lower control arms
-jks adjustable track bar
-rockhard cage
-currie 4 inch lift
-genright aluminum rear bumper
-superchips tuner

03 Atlantic Blue KJ

Sway bar disconnects are the the cheapest most effective mod for TJ's. . . period.

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'05 Sport CRD 107k miles. NOBODY knows everything.