Its not unsafe.. it can be a tiny bit mushier for some.. compared to a rod disconnect. It is torsion bar.
Its def safe, tried, and capable.
Looking for thoughts and opinions on the Antirock
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Its def safe, tried, and capable.
Like I said, fine for 98% of daily driving. The differences in body roll don't matter... until they do.
True. But i was rebutting against the idea that it is unsafe.
I personally use disconnects due to the slightly extra stiffness on the road (and costs)... but i have increased sway and instability offroad when disconnected.
So if we are talking about safety... being completely disconnected offroad... off camber on a hillside... going from rut to rut... disconnects can roll you over. Where an AR would control the body sway.
Its a goofy thought that an AR is unsafe... especially when some have mentioned highway driving disconnected.
Late to the thread, but in the case of my SwayLOC it feels better than the factory sway bar on-road. Combine with my suspension setup there is virtually no perceivable body-roll. Off-road the SwayLOC feels identical to how my Antirock felt.
In my mind the SwayLOC has all the benefits of the Antirock but it has the added benefit of making for a much better ride on the street.
In my mind the SwayLOC has all the benefits of the Antirock but it has the added benefit of making for a much better ride on the street.
Any of you guys that have an anti rock and don't like it, lemme know. I have a buddy looking for one...
^^ This.
And as for whether or not a Currie/Rockjock Antirock Offroad Swaybar is objectively dangerous on the highway, does it really matter if the driver subjectively doesn't like the feel of the increased body roll compared to stock? I liked my Antirock just fine until I didn't.
There is a reason why Currie/Rockjock calls it an "offroad" swaybar. That is the environment for which it was designed and that is where it shines. At high speeds on the Interstate with a strong side wind or carving through turns on a racetrack not so much. To pretend otherwise is myopia.
Enter the SwayLOC Dual Rate Anti-Sway Bar - the best of both worlds for about $250 more than an Antirock.
I've yet to meet anyone who isn't glad they made the switch.
On that note, combined with my outboard tuned shocks, the SwayLOC, and the PSC, I have noticed that huge crosswinds on the highway that used to blow my rig around at high speeds no longer seem to have much effect. This has made the vehicle entirely different to drive on the highway. Whereas once I hated highway trips in the TJ, now I love them.
I think it comes down to how a rig is set up and personal preference. I have not driven my rig with an AR. I can’t seem to pull the trigger on one due to not wanting to hurt my on road drivability. I 100% trust Jerry when he says it’s fine on his rig. Especially towing. I have a few more questions on the swayloc, but will ask those in a swayloc thread.
Generally I find that "personal preference" is a direct result of limited experience. It belongs in the same file as "its a Jeep, it is supposed to drive and handle like shit".
I'll regret this but we don't even tune the shocks the same for the SwayLOC versus the Anti-Rock.
Agreed. No need to regret that statement. You no longer need as much help from the shock to control the body and it can focus on controlling axle movement.
Not really but sorta. Someone needs to set the record straight, very straight on shocks and body roll. The simple way to look at it that should create an epiphany or many, is there is no fucking difference between body roll side to side or body roll front to back. Think about that some and you'll figure out how much shock bullshit is out there.
That makes sense. Sway bars help with the side to side but not front to back. Shocks and springs control the front to back movement and also assist with the side to side. Or am I missing the message here?
How can you separate the front to back from the side to side if you are making the front to back work?
The only difference in controlling either F/B and side/side is the sway bars?
Shocks and springs don’t know which way the body is moving.
You are trying to separate the work. When you stop doing that, things make more sense. Take the swaybars out of it.