4" lift kit...do I need longer stabilzer link

[ynotcycle]

How will I know if I need an extended stabilizer link? I will be installing a 4" lift leaf spring kit this weekend and wanted to make sure I had all the parts to complete job over the two days. I will mainly be drivng my truck on paved roads with the occassional trip off road...light duty 4wheeling.
Your thoughts and experiences are apprciated.
Cheers,

[srobertsfsj]

Tony, are you talking about the track bar or the sway bar?

[serehill]

Hmm

If you're installing on one of the vehicles in your sig it shouldn't have a track bar. I have a 4" lift with stock links. It really doesn't matter for the sway bar. The bar will simply be lower.

[Strode]

Yea, I have the same question about the sway bar on the front.

I have a 4" lift kit, with the lower 2 leaves removed. While it isn't fully loaded yet, with just the drivetrain, my sway bar angles down at a 45* angle. Wondering if I need longer links too? And who sells them?

[Ristow]

my '83 has a 4" lift,the sway bar works fine unaltered,it simply swings down to the links.

[manimal]

If you are talking about the panhard bar, CUT IT OFF!(just my OPINION). I am positive that is what caused my frame to crack.(the panhard bar)

[ynotcycle]

I am talking about the bars that hook to the front sway bar. I guess it will just swing a little lower.

[ynotcycle]

The part is a skyjacker stabilizer bar #sBE 506

[FSJ Guy]

my '83 has a 4" lift,the sway bar works fine unaltered,it simply swings down to the links.

X2. There's nothing for the anti-sway bar to hit if it's a little lower.

[Hippie Metal]

I havent run sway bars since i bought my jeep 5 years ago. It sees street and woods, never even close to a problem

[tgreese]

The sway bar will work better if you restore its original geometry. Lengthen the links the same amount as the lift.

But if it works ok and you're happy with it, you can leave it alone.

[999 Offroad]

How will I know if I need an extended stabilizer link? I will be installing a 4" lift leaf spring kit this weekend and wanted to make sure I had all the parts to complete job over the two days. I will mainly be drivng my truck on paved roads with the occassional trip off road...light duty 4wheeling.
Your thoughts and experiences are apprciated.
Cheers,

I have 4" lift springs on my 83 wagon and i took the sway bar completely off. Those springs are much stiffer than stock so you don't need the sway bar as much. If you're doing any wheeling that is going to flex your springs a lot you don't want that sway bar connected. But if you leave it on, like others have said, the stock links will be fine. The sway bar will just hang down a little.

[dan01ster]

Does anyone have a source for sway bar links for a J20 ?
The OE Jeep part number was 5352788 but has been discontinued.
This part number for J10's is different ie 5355594. Does anyone know what the difference might be? Length? Thickness of the rod? Bushing diameter?

The OE J20 ones on my truck are 8" from bolt to bolt.
I expect the '20 unit is longer than the '10 unit.

I suppose I might have to go to a quick disconnect version, but not sure about their durability/strength on this truck. BTW it has the 8400lb GVW with 9 leafs.
Thanks mates

[bg2pres]

2 pieces of advice;

Original geometry rides better. I started without, then added and its better!

Don't limit your droop, get disconnects. If not, lengthen your bars.

If you are in a money crunch, save for them later...

[serehill]

HMM

Lengthening your bars won't accomplish anything really on a 4 ".
If you want flex then you get detachable links.
If your purely off road you don't need them to me if you drive on the road they are a must have.

only my opinion