I noticed a lot of people have swapped out the sway bars, and i was looking to do the same on my 5.7 limited with the srt8 bars. Can you really feel a difference? how significant? Is it just a straight swap?
Thanks
The srt bar looks tighter than the WK's. The curve in the bar looks smaller on the srt, like it doesnt go out as much. Curious how much they really cost to make. Can take my WK sway bar to a machine shop and see how much to bend one up using larger diameter tubeing. Same with almost every part, I bet a local machine shop can make anything cheaper if they have the right dimensions. The price mark up is alot on parts instead of going right to the source.
I dont know that you could have a solid piece bent to those exact specs with the same strength and fitment cheaper than 90. I think it would be a lot more trouble than its worth. If it were me I wouldnt mess with homemade stuff on something as important as my suspension.
Eh, the sway bar is more a performance mod. Off roaders unhook there sway bars all the time. I could remove it all together and not really mess up my suspension, but would prob handle like crap on roads.
True true, but not having one is also diff than having one that doesnt fit quite right, and yeah i couldnt imagine taking turns on the street without it. ha
I was always on ebay and other sites looking daily for mods, but now its to a point I have so many things I still have yet to do to my WK, everything just sitting in a box waiting to be installed or done. Right now because of christmas and some extra money I got for gifts im up in the air if I want HID's for my fogs or the rear sway bar. Im thinking HIDs in the fogs would make me happy right now.
I am in the middle of installing an SRT8 rear bar on my 07' WK and have a couple tips for those who might be thinking about doing this themselves. First, you will not be able to do this without removing at least one rear wheel. Just ain't enough room to work the bar out. Second, might as well jack up the rear end on stands and remove both wheels as it makes it a lot easier to remove the nut holding the links to the bar. On my WK this required the use of an 18mm wrench and a 7mm socket to hold the rod end that the nut threads on to. Third, you are going to need to raise the body up or let the axle droop to get the old bar out and the new bar in. If the full weight of the Jeep is sitting on the axle (as it was with mine that had the jack stands under the axle) things are just too tight.
Headed back out to install the SRT8 bar and hopefully make a short run to see how much it improves the cornering.
i ordered a rear sway as well joe... please explain more about this "Third, you are going to need to raise the body up or let the axle droop to get the old bar out and the new bar in. If the full weight of the Jeep is sitting on the axle (as it was with mine that had the jack stands under the axle) things are just too tight."
I struggled with attempting to remove the old bar for a good 10mins before I decided to lift the Jeep up at the jacking point in front of the passenger side of the rear axle. It didn't raise the body all that much but the bar came out in about 5 sec. All those twist in the bar need a little space to pull it out.
Installed the bar on my 2007 Overland today. Amazing difference.
One question...does the sway go over or under the brake lines? I really should have noticed when removing the old one but didn't. I installed it over the lines because it looked like it was right.
Installed the bar on my 2007 Overland today. Amazing difference.
One question...does the sway go over or under the brake lines? I really should have noticed when removing the old one but didn't. I installed it over the lines because it looked like it was right.
I second guessed myself on that after I had it in too. I'll check on which one I settled with but I know I put it on one way, wasnt sure, put it on the other, looked even more wrong, so went back to the other way. I should have recommended to take a pic of the old one on before it comes off!
Glad to see your enjoying the results tho
Wonder if there's a way to install 2 stock sways together under there, one on top of the other and add a bracket hooking to the links. Anyone wanna send me there old stock sway bar for shipping charges?
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