Re: Learned my lesson - broke a stabilizer bar
 

Torsion bar in a Jeep? You're lucky if you only broke a sway bar link after
hitting a 5" concrete slab at 20mph...

Carl


"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:459FF48C.660A3A7F@sympatico.ca...
> What kind and how rock hard are you running for tires?
>
> What flavor of Jeep?
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
> Thoth1126@gmail.com wrote:
>>
>> Never climb concrete at an angle. always straight on. I went up a 5"
>> slab to get somewhere and I wasn't going slow enough (20mph) and not
>> head on. I approached it frm the driver's side at a 45 deg angle and my
>> passenger side stabilizer snapped at the top where it connects to the
>> torsion bar.

Re: Learned my lesson - broke a stabilizer bar
 

Torsion bar in a Jeep? You're lucky if you only broke a sway bar link after
hitting a 5" concrete slab at 20mph...

Carl


"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:459FF48C.660A3A7F@sympatico.ca...
> What kind and how rock hard are you running for tires?
>
> What flavor of Jeep?
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
> Thoth1126@gmail.com wrote:
>>
>> Never climb concrete at an angle. always straight on. I went up a 5"
>> slab to get somewhere and I wasn't going slow enough (20mph) and not
>> head on. I approached it frm the driver's side at a 45 deg angle and my
>> passenger side stabilizer snapped at the top where it connects to the
>> torsion bar.

Re: Learned my lesson - broke a stabilizer bar
 

Torsion bar in a Jeep? You're lucky if you only broke a sway bar link after
hitting a 5" concrete slab at 20mph...

Carl


"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:459FF48C.660A3A7F@sympatico.ca...
> What kind and how rock hard are you running for tires?
>
> What flavor of Jeep?
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
> Thoth1126@gmail.com wrote:
>>
>> Never climb concrete at an angle. always straight on. I went up a 5"
>> slab to get somewhere and I wasn't going slow enough (20mph) and not
>> head on. I approached it frm the driver's side at a 45 deg angle and my
>> passenger side stabilizer snapped at the top where it connects to the
>> torsion bar.

Re: Learned my lesson - broke a stabilizer bar
 

Carl wrote:
> Torsion bar in a Jeep? You're lucky if you only broke a sway bar link after
> hitting a 5" concrete slab at 20mph...
>
> Carl
>
Yep I know it. I'll never do stupid s#$% like that again. By torsion
bar I meant Sway bar.

Re: Learned my lesson - broke a stabilizer bar
 

Carl wrote:
> Torsion bar in a Jeep? You're lucky if you only broke a sway bar link after
> hitting a 5" concrete slab at 20mph...
>
> Carl
>
Yep I know it. I'll never do stupid s#$% like that again. By torsion
bar I meant Sway bar.

Re: Learned my lesson - broke a stabilizer bar
 

Carl wrote:
> Torsion bar in a Jeep? You're lucky if you only broke a sway bar link after
> hitting a 5" concrete slab at 20mph...
>
> Carl
>
Yep I know it. I'll never do stupid s#$% like that again. By torsion
bar I meant Sway bar.

Re: Learned my lesson - broke a stabilizer bar
 

Ah. You're better off buying a 3.5" Rubicon lift kit. Not much more, WAY
better quality. www.rubiconexpress.com

Carl


<Thoth1126@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> Carl wrote:
>> Torsion bar in a Jeep? You're lucky if you only broke a sway bar link
>> after
>> hitting a 5" concrete slab at 20mph...
>>
>> Carl
>>
> Yep I know it. I'll never do stupid s#$% like that again. By torsion
> bar I meant Sway bar.
>

Re: Learned my lesson - broke a stabilizer bar
 

Ah. You're better off buying a 3.5" Rubicon lift kit. Not much more, WAY
better quality. www.rubiconexpress.com

Carl


<Thoth1126@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> Carl wrote:
>> Torsion bar in a Jeep? You're lucky if you only broke a sway bar link
>> after
>> hitting a 5" concrete slab at 20mph...
>>
>> Carl
>>
> Yep I know it. I'll never do stupid s#$% like that again. By torsion
> bar I meant Sway bar.
>

Re: Learned my lesson - broke a stabilizer bar
 

Ah. You're better off buying a 3.5" Rubicon lift kit. Not much more, WAY
better quality. www.rubiconexpress.com

Carl


<Thoth1126@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1168125927.129132.213430@s34g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
>
> Carl wrote:
>> Torsion bar in a Jeep? You're lucky if you only broke a sway bar link
>> after
>> hitting a 5" concrete slab at 20mph...
>>
>> Carl
>>
> Yep I know it. I'll never do stupid s#$% like that again. By torsion
> bar I meant Sway bar.
>

Re: Learned my lesson - broke a stabilizer bar
 

Carl wrote:
> Ah. You're better off buying a 3.5" Rubicon lift kit. Not much more, WAY
> better quality. www.rubiconexpress.com
>
> Carl

$879.95 and there are no shocks or front swaybar links!
I don't know..