Are my sway bar bushings too short?

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04-04-2024, 03:12 PM

Kai Demarco

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Are my sway bar bushings too short?

Originally this was gonna be a "Is this safe" post but I think I figured out what happened. My sway bar links bushings in the front look really messed up:

My jeep has two inch pucks in the front, and I think the sway bar links are no longer long enough for them. My jeep has been driving rougher and rougher, the shop that did the lift was a little sketch. Is the solution to get new bushings and upgrade to longer sway bars?

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04-04-2024, 03:38 PM

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Yep, you need longer Sway Bar Links.

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04-04-2024, 05:48 PM

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Are those pictures with the Jeep at ride height? If so, looks like way more than 2" of lift, and your sway bar links are much too short. I think the sway bar is supposed to be angled up between 0-15° from horizontal.

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04-04-2024, 06:28 PM

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Mine was the same way when I bought it. It handled like dog poop. Looks at least 2 inch lift but more like 3 in my opinion.

Longer links and new bushings