It appears as though the front sway bar has shifted, remove the plastic sway bar cover behind the front bumper and take a look at the bushings that hold the bar in place.
That bar is pretty loose moving both ways. Bushings are probably stock. What would be a good replacement kit?
It’s suposed to be somewhat loose.
Gotcha. It recently started after a 12 hour drive due to a military move. Just noticed it after the drive ended. What’s the best temporary solution (If there is one) because I won’t start any work on the Jeep for about 3 weeks when I actually transfer.
Disconnect both links at the axle. This will allow the bar to rotate down so you can turn the upper bolt head to the frame. Do both side and Reassemble.
Temporary solution is some rubber hose split to fit around the swaybar just inside the mounts and held there with hose clamps.
When replacing the sway bar bushings they are available in smaller diameters if the bar diameter has been reduce by wear over time.
So the permanent fix would be replace the bushings? I am looking at putting in a Currie Antirock in the near future.
I'm running basically a stock form of the front suspension and during my frame swap 1-1/2 years ago my bar was sloppy and shifting side to side (do not do HD wheeling) mostly due to deterioration of the bar within the mounts and was probably missing a 1/8" from the original diameter. The reduced diameter bushings have held it steady since.
If your going to an Antirock, just use the band-aid
Ordered mine from McMaster-Carr years ago.
We all did at one time or another. Never even realized a Jeep parts company would sell that.
