Rear Sway Bar Questions

wayoflife said:
Nope, the primary reason for running about the same length bump stop extension as you have lift is to help prevent the over compression of your coils. In other words, to prevent them from being squashed down to the point where they no longer return to their original height. The prevention of rubbing things like your fenders or bottoming out your shocks is a perk.



Umm, yes, on BOTH my 2007 and 2012 Rubicons. If they've changed things since 2012, it's news to me.
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Well I'm at a loss as to why mine is 7/8" then, or unless yours were JKs not JKUs. But it is what it is. Anyway as far as preventing coil over-compression good point. But I could've had 5" bumpstop just mayyyybe hit it.
 
I'll just trying to figure out why my jeep with factory arms and budget bilstein shocks seems to be flexing fine.
 
chitown35 said:
Well I'm at a loss as to why mine is 7/8" then, or unless yours were JKs not JKUs. But it is what it is. Anyway as far as preventing coil over-compression good point. But I could've had 5" bumpstop just mayyyybe hit it.
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The 2 JK's I still own are 4-door Rubicons. One of the JK's I sold was a 4-door Sport and the last was a 2-door Sahara. Take a tape measure to your sway bar and take a photo of it. To the best of my knowledge, there is only ONE rear sway bar and only ONE bushing set that is sold. If there really were 3 different diameter sway bars out there, there would be 3 different bushings needed to accommodate them as well. The different part numbers are just that - it happens all the time over the course of a vehicle's life especially when the owner of the company has changed 3 times in the last 9 years.
 
chitown35 said:
Well I'm at a loss as to why mine is 7/8" then, or unless yours were JKs not JKUs. But it is what it is. Anyway as far as preventing coil over-compression good point. But I could've had 5" bumpstop just mayyyybe hit it.
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We're all still talking 'rear' sway bar correct? You aren't referring to measuring your 'front' one correct?
 
wayoflife said:
Is that reading 3/4" or is it just the angle of the camera that makes it look like it? Kinda looks like 1/8" is going above the bar.
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I think it was the camera angle, here's a better shot
 

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wayoflife said:
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Seriously though, could you imagine having a rear sway bar that was about as thick as your front sway bar?! :shock:
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Reminds me of that guy a week or so ago who wanted to put a Rubi swaybar in the rear for God knows why
 
Actually thinking back, this is about the third time I've seen a thread on the rear not getting good up travel with MC. Maybe the springs are too stiff. Idk.
 
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