Re: Lateral stress on sway bar mounts
 

Thanks for all the responses. I'll be making my own quick-discos. The reason
I can't return them is that they are the smallest set Skyjacker makes. I'll
save them for my next lift or sell them later. I only have a 2" lift on my
XJ so the sway bars position should be OK.

Thanks again,

Carl


"Steve" <xjlifter@bogus.com> wrote in message
news:lt69e.16586$Ln.745161@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca...
> Hi Carl,
>
> You won't need much of a pin to hold your link - very little lateral
> stress. You should, however, ensure that your swaybar arms are within 5
> degrees of OEM specs when the vehicle is at rest on a level surface:
>
> http://www.jksmfg.com/images/swaybar...20XJ_proof.jpg
>
> Using OEM links with a lift may pull your swaybar arms too low. If the
> links you got with your Skyjacker kit are wrong, why not return them and
> exchange for some that fit?
>
> Steve
> http://xjeep.dyndns.org
>
>
> Carl Saiyed wrote:
> > The sway bar discos that came with the lift kit on my XJ are too tall -
They
> > bottom out on the fenderwell. I re-installed the stock links, but I
would
> > still like to have removeable links. The sway bar connects to the axle
by
> > the bottom of the link. The bottom of the link rides on a bolt that
passes
> > thru a bracket on the axle. The bolt has a 17mm head and is pretty easy
to
> > remove/re-install with two wrenches.
> >
> > What I want to do its buy a new bolt of the same size, but longer.
Without
> > threads would be ideal. Drill a hole in the center of the bolt, and
insert a
> > locking pin that came with my Skyjacker sway bar discos. This would
allow me
> > to pull the pin, and slide the bolt out, thus allowing for a budget easy
> > sway bar disco without the need for wrenches.
> >
> > I'm concerned about the amount of lateral stress put on the bolt. The
> > bracket on the axle cradles the bottom of the sway bar end link and
looks
> > like it holds all the lateral movement, while the bushing/bolt
combination
> > manages the vertical and fore/aft load.
> >
> > Does anyone know how much lateral stress is put on the bottom bolt? I
don't
> > want one pin breaking off and leaving me with half an anti sway system.
Am I
> > crazy?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Carl