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What is the proper method for sway bar end link adjustment?
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Tons of design features aren't discussed in detail in the FSM, the term "sway bar" appears once in my FSM in section 23-10 where they tell you what type of grease to use on the bushing.
You are totally correct about "close enough" It's just in general slightly up has a positive effect and down has a negative effect and neutral is well, neutral. Aftermarket companies eyeballed the stock setup and said 10, I hope it didn't seem like I was suggesting 10 was a magic number.
As the Jeep ages and things start to harden, soften and sag they don't work like they are supposed to anymore, I think Jeep kinda assumes if your springs sag you replace the springs and not adjust other parts to match.
As far as challenge, that makes an interesting discussion. I'm not trying to put a value or importance on this compared to other things. I have adjustable links and mine are set at less than 10 degrees up, I've never cared to fix it because I don't think it's a big deal.
liquidfluidity
TJ Enthusiast
Does the angle really matter as long as the sway bar is not able to flip under full droop? Once I get new links bought for the rear, maybe I'll try the max and minimum numbers to see if the ride is actually affected.
It doesn't matter nearly as much as this 10° thing is making it sound.
liquidfluidity
TJ Enthusiast
I think 10* is just the happy "safe" medium. Manufactures prolly use this number for liability reasons.... but then, enough people have used this number and has seemed to worked well.
HuskerJeep
TJ Enthusiast
A bit of an older thread, but right on topic for me. I’m starting to think my PO had some sort of lift kit that was partially removed. There was a drop pitman arm and it appears the sway bar disconnects may have been for 2”-4” lift kits (best I can tell).
I’m at 1.5” of spring lift and I checked the front sway bar angle and am getting around 18*. I’m thinking the sway bar discos are too tall for the springs I currently have.
Any thoughts or input? How would this be affecting drivability?
I’m at 1.5” of spring lift and I checked the front sway bar angle and am getting around 18*. I’m thinking the sway bar discos are too tall for the springs I currently have.
Any thoughts or input? How would this be affecting drivability?
As long as they aren't hitting anything it probably isn't a big factor. If you are having problems there are a ton of other things to check first.
89grand
TJ Addict
Mine are adjustable, and are pretty much parallel. I notice no obvious body roll. I may tweak it up some. I don't think I'll measure 10 degrees. I'll probably just eye ball it.
HuskerJeep
TJ Enthusiast
Ok. I notice a little bit of rocking/swaying from time to time, but I'm not sure if that is typical TJ behavior. I certainly wouldn't call it a problem though. I suppose this could be part of why I notice it since having the sway bar angle higher reduces the strength of the sway bar.
As @pagrey states if it's not hitting anything it's fine, but I would suggest that the ends are too high and should be level when both wheels are on a level surface. Imo the 10° thing is not even worth a discussion.
As I understand the function of a swaybar is to minimise the drop (or rise) of one wheel relative to the other by linking them together via the swaybar attached to the frame. This is why articulation is increased when the endlinks are disconnected when on the trail.
If your endlinks are not adjustable I would replace the end links with adjustable ones. RC has a set that runs about 80 bucks.
As I understand the function of a swaybar is to minimise the drop (or rise) of one wheel relative to the other by linking them together via the swaybar attached to the frame. This is why articulation is increased when the endlinks are disconnected when on the trail.
If your endlinks are not adjustable I would replace the end links with adjustable ones. RC has a set that runs about 80 bucks.
Because chasing a 10° measurement is a meaningless goal.
Something I noticed with longer aftermarket rear drop links, stock rear sway bar, and DC driveshaft. Lifting the rear differential nose reduced the distance the sway bar hoop traveled before making contact with the nose, which happened when both wheels were up at the same time. At 3 inches of spring lift, with 9.5 inch drop links, and 18.5* differential angle at ride height, up travel was limited to only 3.5 inches by the stock rear sway bar. Stock drop links kept the stock hoop from making contact at over 5 inches of up. Both sides going full squat is rare, but I have seen broken stock rear sway bars on this forum with longer drop links in the pics.
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