lordoeuf
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I haven't used this forum in at least a decade and I cannot figure out how to attach images. I don't use image hosting services. Hence I will have to explain my issue in words. Sorry.
I have '99 XJ with 5.5" of lift and have the fairly common problem of having the PS drag-link-to-tie-rod joint bang into the bottom joint of the JKS quick disconnect. So I thought I'd purchase the JKS weld-on sway bar relocation bracket which raises the sway bar quick connect attachment point up by 2". In doing so, the draglink joint will not longer bang into the JKS swaybar link.
The problem is that my JKS quick disconnects are already adjusted to the shortest lengths because I'm also using the chassis side swaybar drop bracket which drops and moves forward the connection point. I cannot simply get rid of that drop bracket because it moves the swaybar forward to prevent the quick disconnects from hitting coil springs when bouncing around in the Jeep.
Is the typical solution to this problem to lob off 2" from the female threaded side of the JKS disconnect tubes? Will doing so alter any performance of the anti-sway bar system?
I was also wondering if I welded on these 2" JKS extension brackets to the axle tube, will I be able to, at a later time, switch to a high-steer setup and keep the welded on 2" JKS relocation bracket? Or will I need to cut off the JKS and weld the factory swaybar mount back onto the axle? I currently don't have any issue with factory draglink/tierod setup, though I am using the Crown HD solid bar replacement product.
Sorry for all words, but I cannot figure out how to attach the photos I took to explain this better.
I have '99 XJ with 5.5" of lift and have the fairly common problem of having the PS drag-link-to-tie-rod joint bang into the bottom joint of the JKS quick disconnect. So I thought I'd purchase the JKS weld-on sway bar relocation bracket which raises the sway bar quick connect attachment point up by 2". In doing so, the draglink joint will not longer bang into the JKS swaybar link.
The problem is that my JKS quick disconnects are already adjusted to the shortest lengths because I'm also using the chassis side swaybar drop bracket which drops and moves forward the connection point. I cannot simply get rid of that drop bracket because it moves the swaybar forward to prevent the quick disconnects from hitting coil springs when bouncing around in the Jeep.
Is the typical solution to this problem to lob off 2" from the female threaded side of the JKS disconnect tubes? Will doing so alter any performance of the anti-sway bar system?
I was also wondering if I welded on these 2" JKS extension brackets to the axle tube, will I be able to, at a later time, switch to a high-steer setup and keep the welded on 2" JKS relocation bracket? Or will I need to cut off the JKS and weld the factory swaybar mount back onto the axle? I currently don't have any issue with factory draglink/tierod setup, though I am using the Crown HD solid bar replacement product.
Sorry for all words, but I cannot figure out how to attach the photos I took to explain this better.
