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srt8 rear sway bar on 5.7

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#1 · (Edited)
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
 
#3 ·
Thanks Scott,
I thought having the eibach springs and Bilstein shocks/struts already that sways should finish it out nicely, i just wasnt sure which Component got the most results, glad to see I have the 2 of 3 that do the least ha, sr8 rear sway here i come
 
#4 ·
I definitely noticed a difference at the time. The installation was pretty easy.
 
#5 ·
what do you have to do to install
 
#6 ·
remove the old one, replace with new one.











j/k troy.

but its almost that easy. you have to disconnect the bar ends from the links. you need 2 wrenches for that. 8mm to hold the end of the link and 18mm for the nut. that gets both ends disconnected. then there are 2 center bar mounts with rubber bushings. new onescome in the kit you just reuse the bolts. i think those were 3/4 but dont hold me to that. the center bolts torque to 35 the ends to 85. thats it.
 
#7 ·
The rear srt sway bar is my next project once I get this srt exhaust on. From all I hear im looking forward to seeing what a difference it makes, just putting srt lowering springs in had an amazing effect on cornering and feel of the road. J4J has them for a good price, and I think we get a discount from here right?
 
#12 ·
Stock suspension setup= dog poop. LOL


And thats what I have dog poop. :lol:


On tight turns, its like a boat.

I think the stock is great for people that take it off road once in awhile. I recently went camping with these srt lowering springs and it absolutely blew, had to go 5 mph and I was being bounced around nevermind the girl in my passenger seat. I actually scraped my side sills twice on rocks that time too, but I was trying to follow a Ford F350 with a 4" lift on it. I realize you cant have it both ways, so no more off road for me.
 
#13 · (Edited)
Oh but you can have it both ways ........... you just have to own more than one Jeep! :D

Using car-part.com, I've located a rear sway bar off an 06' Commander when searching under the Grand SRT8. It's at a salvage place just 5 miles from my place. Anyone know if the Commander and SRT8 rear bars are indeed the same? All I would need is a new set of mounts & bushings, right?
 
#14 ·
Oh but you can have it both ways ........... you just have to own more than one Jeep! :D

Using car-part.com, I've located a rear sway bar off an 06' Commander when searching under the Grand SRT8. It's at a salvage place just 5 miles from my place. Anyone know if the Commander and SRT8 rear bars are indeed the same? All I would need is a new set of mounts & bushings, right?

The Commander and srt are the same rear sway bar, new bushings will be needed because of the bigger size. I think you can still use your original mounts though. The new bushing just has a bigger hole.
 
#17 · (Edited)
I just looked it up and according to justforjeeps.com you do need new mounts as well as new bushings with the srt8 sway bar. I would give them a call and triple check, I hate giving false info. They say the new bushings are different and will not fit the stock WK mounts. So for the cheap price they sell them I would get them too. why not do everything new, right? Or you can always buy polyurethane bushings which are much better than rubber, assuming the srt stock bushings are rubber. I might be wrong though. Scott can chime in on this im sure.

http://www.justforjeeps.com/resrswbarbu.html
 
#18 ·
you do need the bushings
 
#22 ·
maybe a little meet up Saturday Marcus? Put on a sway bar and fawk around for a while? Scotty, wanna make a road trip out and join us? hah jk
 
#24 ·
The bushings should come with the sway bar.

Make sure that the sway bar is evenly aligned before you tighten all the bolts.

It's worth the money, enjoy it!
 
#25 ·
also make sure and grease the bushings.
 
#26 ·
Curious, but what color does the sway bar come in? I know no one will even see the dam thing but I think a nice red sway bar would look good. I just did my upper sway bar in the front a nice flame red after it being black and it really pops out now and makes it look like a sweet mod, so i'd def paint the rear sway bar before its installed just for fun.
 
#29 ·
yes
 
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