Will parking on an incline make connecting sway bars easier?

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I'm new to jeeping. I have disconnected my sway bars one time and they were tough to get connected back because the pin did not reach the connector (hopefully that makes sense). They were close but I finally had to have someone jump on the bumper so I could slide the pin back in. I was on a flat surface at the time. Would connecting them while being on an uphill incline or putting the wheels on something make a difference?
 
I have the JKS quick disconnects, and sometimes I run into this. Often just turning the steering wheel one way or the other a little bit can make all the difference.
 
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I'm surprised companies don't supply this when they sell them.

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MikerDougie said:
I'm new to jeeping. I have disconnected my sway bars one time and they were tough to get connected back because the pin did not reach the connector (hopefully that makes sense). They were close but I finally had to have someone jump on the bumper so I could slide the pin back in. I was on a flat surface at the time. Would connecting them while being on an uphill incline or putting the wheels on something make a difference?
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Close the tailgate if you have it open with a spare on it.
 
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First make sure they are set and adjusted properly. Level ground should be the best for connecting. Turning the steering wheel helps also but I have the best luck when Dave is around to sit on one side or the other.
Dave is about 250lbs
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Weasellee said:
First make sure they are set and adjusted properly. Level ground should be the best for connecting. Turning the steering wheel helps also but I have the best luck when Dave is around to sit on one side or the other.
Dave is about 250lbs
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My Dave was the one jumping on the bumper :)
 
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Jerry Bransford said:
Totally unneeded when the antiswaybar link lengths are properly set and if you're on level ground when reconnecting.them. Totally unnecessary.
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Unnecessary when you air up and reconnecting at the mall maybe. I had the JKS and dreaded reconnecting.
Also the fact you have to deal with the quick clip wanting to disappear. Have some friends that still have them and everytime were airing up out come the prybars. If you plan to wheel often invest in and Anti Rock.
 
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Rubeyu said:
Unnecessary when you air up and reconnecting at the mall maybe. I had the JKS and dreaded reconnecting.
Also the fact you have to deal with the quick clip wanting to disappear. Have some friends that still have them and everytime were airing up out come the prybars. If you plan to wheel often invest in and Anti Rock.
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Yep I wouldn't know I'm just a mall crawler.
 
MikerDougie said:
I'm new to jeeping. I have disconnected my sway bars one time and they were tough to get connected back because the pin did not reach the connector (hopefully that makes sense). They were close but I finally had to have someone jump on the bumper so I could slide the pin back in. I was on a flat surface at the time. Would connecting them while being on an uphill incline or putting the wheels on something make a difference?
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You need to adjust the length of the disconnects so the bolt slides in and out easily on level ground at ride height and your sway bar is level or just above level.
 
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Rubeyu said:
My mall crawler comment wasn’t an attack just an observation on where you might find flat level ground
Now if I added the state of Florida that may have been a dig.
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I never needed pry bars to reattach the sway bar links. If the last one didn't line up, I would grab the end of the bumper and push up or pull down with one hand until things lined up.

And Florida is a hellhole.
 
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Rubeyu said:
My mall crawler comment wasn’t an attack just an observation on where you might find flat level ground
Now if I added the state of Florida that may have been a dig.
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If you understood how the TJ's antiswaybars really worked you'd understand exactly why I suggested reconnecting them when on flat ground. Being on flat ground aligns the disconnected links with their connection points so no prying is required when their lengths have been properly set. They can be easily pushed directly back onto their connection points when it's back on flat ground. And when I was still using disconnects up until 2002 we'd eventually end back up on flat ground after we were done wheeling where we'd reconnect them. I installed my first of two Antirocks back in 2002 and had installed a couple antiswaybar disconnects prior to that.

This is my current TJ on either Candyass or Hardass in AZ. And don't let my current state of residence fool you. I escaped from SoCal where I was born and raised to retire in FL just under two years ago.

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Jerry Bransford said:
If you understood how the TJ's antiswaybars really worked you'd understand exactly why I suggested reconnecting them when on flat ground. Being on flat ground aligns the disconnected links with their connection points so no prying is required when their lengths have been properly set. They can be easily pushed directly back onto their connection points when it's back on flat ground. And when I was still using disconnects up until 2002 we'd eventually end back up on flat ground after we were done wheeling where we'd reconnect them. I installed my first of two Antirocks back in 2002 and had installed a couple antiswaybar disconnects prior to that.

This is my current TJ on either Candyass or Hardass in AZ. And don't let my current state of residence fool you. I escaped from SoCal where I was born and raised to retire in FL just under two years ago.

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I know who you are. I've even wheeled with you once in a group.
You came up to me asking why I still had my soft top on and I was going to damage it on the next obstacle. Unbeknownst to you if wheeled that area many times both directions and at night and never even came close to touching the wall. Just because you did one time doesn't mean I will.

Here's a pic of my TJ out at Johnson Valley.

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Then you should understand why I suggested the Jeep be on flat ground when reinstalling quick disconnects.

P. S. I'm sorry I tried to help you by suggesting an upcoming obstacle might damage your soft top years ago. And I'm guessing it happened in Doran Canyon near Calico when I was leading a group through. There's one particular location in there that has damaged a lot of tops of even highly skilled drivers and I routinely cautioned drivers wheeling with hard or soft tops at that point. Who would have guessed that my routine caution to you would have insulted your skills.
 
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