If you are concerned about off camber, then a sway bar is preferable over disconnected. Though it is also beneficial to learn how difficult it really is to roll a TJ.
Try 10-12, that will really scare them. You’ll be fine though. The footprint really only starts to grow about 15I have been airing down, but I have only been going down to 20psi. I was just commenting to my friend today that next time I will try 18 like the other girls are running. I will try the 15 instead. It may have helped a bit more on the little rocky areas we hit.
Oh yeah, your stick. Just make some homemade ones. $6. There’s a how to on this somewhere around hereI'm not sure if that word was the one to use. If disconnecting the links help keep the body of the Jeep level when going over a rock on one side, and level ground on the other, that is what I would like. I know it won't help going up a slanted slope. I try to avoid those as much as I can. I just have a little fear of that do to rolling my VW Bug when I was younger. So when the girls I go wheeling with drive up a slope and their jeeps are leaning, I stay on the flat trail. LOL
I think I will just try disconnecting my current links, at home, LOL, just to make sure I can do it. Then do it the next time I go wheeling. If I like how it feels and performs, I will ask for the JKS's for Christmas.
Thanks for all the replies you guy's. Makes learning about this stuff nice. I am have a blast off roading so I appreciate all the info you guys give!!
If disconnecting the links help keep the body of the Jeep level when going over a rock on one side, and level ground on the other, that is what I would like.
Yes, having the antisway bar disconnected will help do exactly that. It will help keep the Jeep more level when one front tire is on a rock and the other is on the ground. Let us know your impressions once you try it.
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I always thought this made for a good visual on the benefits of disconnecting your front sway bar. We'll pretend the forks are just a very large rock or ledge that needs crossed,k.
First pic is connected. Notice where the front tire sits in relation to the fender.
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Also, notice how stuffed the opposite rear tires is.
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In this pic, we are disconnected. See how much more stuffed the front tire is in the fender, and now the opposing rear tire isn't nearly as stuffed. the body of the jeep is more level and less tippy.
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What is happening is that when the front is connected and the tire is lifted, the front sway bar is keeping the axle and body parallel. The rear sway bar is being over powered by the front.I always thought this made for a good visual on the benefits of disconnecting your front sway bar. We'll pretend the forks are just a very large rock or ledge that needs crossed,k.
First pic is connected. Notice where the front tire sits in relation to the fender.
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Also, notice how stuffed the opposite rear tires is.
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In this pic, we are disconnected. See how much more stuffed the front tire is in the fender, and now the opposing rear tire isn't nearly as stuffed. the body of the jeep is more level and less tippy.
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This is an awesome offer! Don't worry, I will use them for sure!!
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I always thought this made for a good visual on the benefits of disconnecting your front sway bar. We'll pretend the forks are just a very large rock or ledge that needs crossed,k.
First pic is connected. Notice where the front tire sits in relation to the fender.
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Also, notice how stuffed the opposite rear tires is.
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In this pic, we are disconnected. See how much more stuffed the front tire is in the fender, and now the opposing rear tire isn't nearly as stuffed. the body of the jeep is more level and less tippy.
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Reopening an old thread instead of posting a new thread. I read through this one a few times but not totally sure... does front sway bar disconnects help in off camber situations? Does it reduce the possibility of rolling or tipping the Jeep on its side?
In the first phrase I think you mean when the front is connected. Right?What is happening is that when the front is disconnected and the tire is lifted, the front sway bar is keeping the axle and body parallel. The c rear sway bar is being over powered by the front.
When the front is disconnected, the front axle is able to move independently of the body. Now the rear sway bar is able to keep the rear axle more parallel to the body.
In a more ideal off-road setup, both F&R sway bars would have similar resistance so that the axle movements relative to the body would be more similar.
What do you mean by that?A disconnected sway bar in an off camber scenario will lead to more lean.
What do you mean by that?
If the front antisway bar links are disconnected the TJ will tilt more, when the one tire is lifted? (than when it is connected?)
I think I am understanding something wrong.
I thought that the body would stay more level when the front antiswaybar is disconnected.During a simple lean like this...
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... the body will lean further when one or both antisway bars are disconnected.
All of this is much easier if you remember that an antiswway bar works to keep the body/frame parallel to it's axle.