Should I install an Antirock or the factory sway bar?

roosterdrs

roosterdrs

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The Jeep was my brother's. When he passed away, I decided to buy it. At some point, he broke the driver's side sway bar mount and just removed the whole sway bar! I quickly noticed this and am in the process of getting it fixed.

Anyway, I was initially thinking I would install an antirock, but the Jeep isn't lifted--really no mods at all, just rockin 32s. Now I'm thinking I should just go with an OEM bar. I intend to make it my daily driver with occasional light wheeling from time to time.

What would y'all do?
 
roosterdrs said:
The Jeep was my brother's. When he passed away, I decided to buy it. At some point, he broke the driver's side sway bar mount and just removed the whole sway bar! I quickly noticed this and am in the process of getting it fixed.

Anyway, I was initially thinking I would install an antirock, but the Jeep isn't lifted--really no mods at all, just rockin 32s. Now I'm thinking I should just go with an OEM bar. I intend to make it my daily driver with occasional light wheeling from time to time.

What would y'all do?
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I am sorry about your brother passing.



I would also just find a used oem sway bar and quick disconnects.
 
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Thanks! That's how I was leaning, but really needed some knowledgeable input! This is my first Jeep. Looking forward to getting into all that entails, but not sure what I'm going to want. So I think it's best to take it slow.
 
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You're about 9 months too late. I was 30 minutes outside of Denver and I have a sway bar with mounts and disconnects. Now it would be prohibitively expensive to ship.
 
Might be unpopular opinion, but I say save your money. I removed my sway bar some time last year and it really doesn't bother me much.
 
lBasket said:
Might be unpopular opinion, but I say save your money. I removed my sway bar some time last year and it really doesn't bother me much.
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I agree it's not that bad. I've been driving it that way for over a month. And I'm sure the ride is smoother without it, but I also wanna be able to drive on the highway and survive if I have to make an evasive maneuver. Sometimes I have my kids in the Jeep too, so better safer! Who knows how long my brother had it that way. I'd guess close to ten years.
 
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roosterdrs said:
I agree it's not that bad. I've been driving it that way for over a month. And I'm sure the ride is smoother without it, but I also wanna be able to drive on the highway and survive if I have to make an evasive maneuver. Sometimes I have my kids in the Jeep too, so better safer! Who knows how long my brother had it that way. I'd guess close to ten years.
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Okay yeah, having others in the car lowers the risk you're willing to accept, I get that. Between the OEM and antirock I think the real question is whether or not you plan on offroading it, and whether you can find an OEM for very cheap. I probably wouldn't want to spend too much on an OEM before you might as well get antirock... if you're going to go offroad where it'll be worth it
 
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Okay yeah, having others in the car lowers the risk you're willing to accept, I get that. Between the OEM and antirock I think the real question is whether or not you plan on offroading it, and whether you can find an OEM for very cheap. I probably wouldn't want to spend too much on an OEM before you might as well get antirock... if you're going to go offroad where it'll be worth it
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Yeah, that's what I was thinking originally too. But the OEM should be under 100.
 
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roosterdrs said:
Yeah, that's what I was thinking originally too. But the OEM should be under 100.
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Yeah seems like if you're patient you could find a take-off. I took mine to get scrapped maybe 4 months ago, otherwise it'd be all yours brackets links and all.
 
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