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Old 05-02-2009, 03:49 PM
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I've heard its fine to do when wheeling or even just leave it off all the time. I have an 03 1500 2wd. I get pretty much no flex what so ever in my front end so with the sway bar off will that increase my flex? And will it cause other problems? I know jeeps sway bars disconnect easily and the power wagons automaticaly do but they have solid axles. Is it gonna cause problems for me with IFS if i disconnect them ?
 
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Old 05-02-2009, 05:22 PM
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You know what, they say dont drive with it disconnected. I hd a link break on my in my jeep, and it was rockin ride. When my buddy broke his on his duramax, he had to tow a gooseneck load the next day, and didnt have it connected, and he didnt see a difference in handling.

Safer to leave it on. I will say this, your front end was designed with a sway bar, you should probably leave it that way. lol. but its always fun to push things to the limits.
 
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lol yeah i would be leaving it on 99% of the time but i was thinking that when im wheeling it might help to have that extra articulation if its not gonna hurt anything.
 
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Some might disagree, but I think an occasional disconnection wont hurt. You might find, that its probably going to be a pain in the a$$ to do it. So try finding some quick disconnects, maybe off of a powerwagon?

I noticed most of your sig pics are of your truck flexin out. You should look into a straight axle conversion, maybe a four link should be involved. just a thought.
 
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ya and maybe a 4X4 if your going to do alot of wheelin???
 
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Id love to have a solid axle up front, but im no where near having those kinds of funds right now. Yeah some quick disconnects might be a good idea though, i could always talk to the off-road shops and see if they have any ideas, however they usually just feed me BS. It is only a total of 6 bolts to take the whole thing off though on my 2wd truck atleast, it would be something me and a buddy could do in 5 minutes. I might even check out some jeeps see what they use for thier quick disconnects.
 
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ya and maybe a 4X4 if your going to do alot of wheelin???
Meh!! my 2wd gets me through what I need to get through just fine, if i ever get a job again I'll just buy a 2nd gen ram with solid axles and build that up if i wanna get into more serious 4x4ing.
 
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You know what I would do, is do a search on JKS quick disconnects. Take a look at their setup. I ran them on my jeep when it was leveled, and after it was lifted, and loved them to pieces, the best $70 i ever spent.

Anyways, I dont know how much you are for fabbing, but they are a fairly simple design. Im sure you can make them yourself, I know some of the wrangler guys do it all the time.
 
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ok, check it out...

http://store.jksmfg.com/merchant2/me...ar_Disconnects

Theres the link. All you would need is a pin release somewhere in the mix. If you have a welder, a torch, and a steel supply near by, its an easy mod.
 
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heres a link for some help...

http://www.pavementsucks.com/forums/...p?topic=121209

homemade discos for a jeep, same principal...

http://www.4x4xplor.com/homediscos.html
 


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