Is this normal Antirock behavior?

I am going to deviate a tad bit here and attempt to get to the root cause of your issue.
1- you don't have a shock problem.
2- you don't have a spring problem.
3- you don't have a swaybar problem, front and most likely the rear.

So, since none of those product the gentle side to side boat feeling, something else does. That is typically the driver, the terrain, or some combination thereof if we can fully rule out that your steering is tight and we aren't fighting play in the system. So, what you need to do for us is go take it for a test drive on a nice road at speed and check a couple of things. Can you hold the steering wheel steady on a straight road without a lot of minor corrections to keep it going straight?

When you drive, are you watching the road right in front of the rig and making minor corrections to the steering wheel based on road surface imperfections? Don't guess, hold the wheel very steady and look out several Jeep lengths in front of you and ignore road surface conditions. Does that change the the rocking motion when you do it that way?

Go take a drive and report back. I strongly suspect we have a driver problem and not an equipment problem.

I always keep forgetting the human element. @DustinfromOhio please do share what you find out.

Oh jjvw likes Blaine's comment that says it's not a shock or Antirock problem.

Of course, because it is possibly realistic solution to the problem than your constant suggestion to try the RS5000X. I have had the factory swaybar and the swayloc and tried both settings on it. I know what difference the swaybar makes .. if you atleast care to try your antirock at the extreme settings one time you would know too, and you can help people better (never questioned that intent FYI).
 
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Didn’t realize this would devolve so quickly lol. I attached a photo of my anti-rock, is it possibly the result of not being perpendicular to the ground? I want to upgrade to a 4” suspension lift at some point so I didn’t want to cut the links too short.

Regarding driver error, it’s not my daily driver so I notice it immediately going from the VW or Escape but I’ll pay more attention next time to try to identify exactly what’s happening.

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Are you in a windy area??? Doesn’t take much of a side wind to effect an LJ. Driving on the unlocked setting on the SwayLoc get a small amount of swaying after hitting a bump on one side. Not enough to bother me. Over all driving has me thinking I could have some money with an Anti-Rock. On the locked setting the Jeep corners flat and rides like a stock Jeep though tetch less smooth than unlocked
 
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My jeep has the same exact feeling. With the stock sway bar attached, the jeep felt very firm and planted. With it disconnected, it still drove straight, but the slightest gust of wind, bump in the road, adjustment to steering wheel, etc, caused what I'm assuming you mean "rocking" feeling. Makes perfect sense to me, the "sway" bar isn't connected. So now with the antirock installed, on the softest setting I get some of the "sway" feeling, but not as much as being fully disconnected. Adjusting to stiffer settings, takes away the feeling. That is both on road and offroad. My jeep drives perfect down the road, but the impact of rocking or sway greatly changes depending sway bar configurations. I don't get how people say they don't notice a difference. Rocking, sway, lean, it's all the same explanation to me for the same feeling. So to the OP, it makes sense to me, based on my experience, that you will feel more "rock, sway, lean" as the spring rate of the antirock is softer then the factory sway bar.
 
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My jeep has the same exact feeling. With the stock sway bar attached, the jeep felt very firm and planted. With it disconnected, it still drove straight, but the slightest gust of wind, bump in the road, adjustment to steering wheel, etc, caused what I'm assuming you mean "rocking" feeling. Makes perfect sense to me, the "sway" bar isn't connected. So now with the antirock installed, on the softest setting I get some of the "sway" feeling, but not as much as being fully disconnected. Adjusting to stiffer settings, takes away the feeling. That is both on road and offroad. My jeep drives perfect down the road, but the impact of rocking or sway greatly changes depending sway bar configurations. I don't get how people say they don't notice a difference. Rocking, sway, lean, it's all the same explanation to me for the same feeling. So to the OP, it makes sense to me, based on my experience, that you will feel more "rock, sway, lean" as the spring rate of the antirock is softer then the factory sway bar.

Yes, exactly what I’m referring to. Tracks perfectly, but kind of “sways” going down the road. I’m in Ohio where we have a ton of semi traffic so I really notice it on well worn sections of freeway. It’s nothing I can’t stand and don’t want to spend a ton to eliminate it, just thought someone would have some insight. Thanks for confirming I’m not crazy.
 
I've tried my Antirock at both the loosest and stiffest settings and there wasnt a whole lot of difference so I put it in the middle and just left it there.
 
I had this exact same thing going after installing my Antirock. I discovered that the slightest movment to my wheel felt like it was swaying side to side. I figured it out when driving down the freeway I would take my hand from the wheel and the issue would go away. I also don't like the sensation I get when getting on the freeway, it feels like I'm about to flip on my side. I run the Antirock at it's stiifest setting just to help minimize the swaying. I realized I don't like the Antirock when on road......
 
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we have a ton of semi traffic so I really notice it on well worn sections of freeway.
I'm on 35x12.5 tires, they don't fit the "tracks" on the highway. I get something similar where the Jeep is trying to find the path of least resistence. Never fully fits in the grooves and kind of drifts back and forth.
 
I'm on 35x12.5 tires, they don't fit the "tracks" on the highway. I get something similar where the Jeep is trying to find the path of least resistence. Never fully fits in the grooves and kind of drifts back and forth.

I think I've experienced this on quite a few sections of I-5 when I'm in the right most lane in the past.

One incident particularly comes to mind when the Jeep was new to me (usual crappy lifted stuff from PO with no attention paid to things, large wide mud tires) and I remember it feeling dangerous on the sections with some flowing water and tires wanted to hydroplane a little. It was an unsettling feeling.

I don't have anything unsettling like that anymore but I also tend to not drive too fast, or even much on that type of highway sections at all. I'm going to take an intentional short drive next time I get on the hwy and watch what happens in these type of roads.
 
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@psrivats for the most part it's tolerable/I've gotten used to it. Luckily my Jeep isn't my DD. Theres a few sections where its so much easier to be in the fast lane but then I'm the asshole holding up the fast lane
 
The SwayLoc really is all it’s cropped up to be. The biggest improvement for me now would be shocks. I really recommend a SwayLoc for someone experiencing sway problems. It’s kinda dreamy.
 
I experienced this feeling two different ways, I have an LJ with an anti rock on the stiffest setting as well.

I will second the rear trackbar comment I cracked my relocation bracket and it caused that slight oscillating feeling, like it was compressing an inch one side, rebounding to the other side repeat back and forth.

The other way I got that was experimenting and valving my shocks too light on the low speed side. It was super repeatable on one section of road. I got that motion with the stock sway bar too when valved too light.
 
Didn’t realize this would devolve so quickly lol. I attached a photo of my anti-rock, is it possibly the result of not being perpendicular to the ground? I want to upgrade to a 4” suspension lift at some point so I didn’t want to cut the links too short.

Regarding driver error, it’s not my daily driver so I notice it immediately going from the VW or Escape but I’ll pay more attention next time to try to identify exactly what’s happening.

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Not familiar with this product but a possible thing to check if not already done-is preload. Variance in the left/right ride height or mounting links length could be preloading the bar and your getting some sort oscillation that gets induced working of the bar. Again just spit balling another possibility.
 
It doesn't effing matter since neither of my TJs rocked side to side, despite having run 6-7 different shocks on my TJs over the past 25 years and Antirocks for 20+ years. If it ever did rock side to side, which never happened, I would have found the issue and fixed it poste haste.

My Antirock's sway was noticeable when paired with a 4" RJ kit and Rancho shocks (5000X and 9000XL), but it didn't bother me.

However, my dog had to battle the swaying which made me more mindful of the forces being exerted when making turns and steering adjustments.
 
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I just wanted to follow up on this thread in case anyone else ran into the same issue I was having. Over winter I pulled my front axle to paint, replace seals, etc. While it was out I added a .75” spring spacer as my bumper and winch had caused my 3” Zone springs to sag quite a bit giving me a ton of rake. I did not find anything loose while disassembling. With everything back together I’m happy to report that my ride quality is significantly better. With the antirock at its loosest setting I have less on road swaying than I did prior at its stiffest setting. My only conclusion is that the excessive rake was the culprit but I guess it’s possible that retorquing everything possibly could have contributed?
 
Right, whatever you say. I just must not realize my TJ is swaying side to side.


Before reading jjvw's post, I said the same answer aloud when reading Jerry's response (and it wasn't me being a jerk).

Lack of perception does not mean sway/rocking (physics) does not exist. I dumped my dog out the side of the Jeep soon after getting an antirock because I did not perceive the additional forces placed on the Rancho shocks. I became much more aware after that event out of necessity.

Even now with properly-tuned outboarded DSC Fox shocks, there is still considerably more relative sway when my Swayloc is unlocked (and low-speed adjusters are not turned in to compensate).

@Jerry you have been around a long time, and you know a ton of great info (i.e., you are an incredible asset to the forum). With that said, it's ok for an old dog to continue learning and I encourage you to embrace and relish those opportunities. You don't have to bear the responsibility of never being wrong, which is incredibly unfair, unnecessary, and will ultimately limit your growth and ability to help others).
 
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If I don't feel it, I don't feel it. Sorry to disagree. There are a lot of variables that can affect that, not just shock choice or Antirock setting.