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TickDontPick
05-04-2006, 04:30 PM
I know I wouldn't want to do this every time, but if I'm wheelin for an extended period of time, will taking off this part of the swaybar be like disconnecting it? Also are these bolts torqed or can I just tighten it real good to put it back on?5544
FrenchChili
05-04-2006, 04:37 PM
remove top & bottom nut

store your links where ya want

side note: the bottom bolt doesn't need to come out, it is pressed in

tigh swaybar up with rope.

Last but not least someone will probably chip in with homemade S.B. discos article....

and later on if u buy aftermaket discos, JKS is by far the easiest and you can adjust them when you get a lift...worth every penny

tighten good when you put them back on, but not excessive for the top part since the bushings need to have enough movement
TickDontPick
05-04-2006, 05:00 PM
So where is a good place to rope up the swaybar? Does it connect to the unibody somewhere under the front skid or is it going to be completely loose?
FrenchChili
05-04-2006, 05:04 PM
open the hood, see those little holes where can see through the wheelwell? ;)

just bring the S.B. up, pass a rope through the hole of it and through the hole in the wheelwell and tie! Now, it's out of the way!
weasel_ugs
05-04-2006, 09:15 PM
side note: the bottom bolt doesn't need to come out, it is pressed in


Neither side on mine were pressed in,there is also a torx head on it. Don
FrenchChili
05-04-2006, 10:39 PM
?....weird..what year is yours?
weasel_ugs
05-05-2006, 06:51 PM
?....weird..what year is yours?
1992 XJ.I dont think my 84 was either. Don
TickDontPick
05-05-2006, 08:47 PM
My bottom bolt wasn't pressed in either. I was in the process of making home made disconnects using these instructions today (http://www.4x4xplor.com/homediscos.html), but I didn't buy enough washers. So just how tight does that bottom bolt need to be? Using the instructions it worked, but it was too loose so I need more washers I guess. Any suggestions?
FrenchChili
05-06-2006, 12:15 AM
Yea...more washers:D

or an aluminum spacer...but washers will work. In fact, when everything is on and tight, it is possible to tac weld the washers so they become one piece.