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Old 03-20-2012 | 11:37 AM
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I'm thinking about taking them both off but not sure what the side effects will be any advice??
Old 03-20-2012 | 11:40 AM
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Take the back one off you don't really need it. But get front quick disconnects for the front.
Old 03-20-2012 | 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Everett
Take the back one off you don't really need it. But get front quick disconnects for the front.
That was what I was thinking about the back one but quick discos are expensive I don't want to spend the money if I'm going to go to the army next year but I never know
Old 03-20-2012 | 11:59 AM
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everret is rite .thats how mine is.
Old 03-20-2012 | 12:09 PM
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RC disco's are very reasonably priced and work very well.
Old 03-20-2012 | 12:13 PM
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Take them both with it and just ride to see how you like it.

I had owned two 87 waggys. One rode great no sway bars and one rode like **** with no sway bars. Ended up keeping the front one hooked up.

I have been riding my waggy with no sway bars for what 4-5 years now.
Old 03-20-2012 | 02:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Everett
Take the back one off you don't really need it. But get front quick disconnects for the front.
that should be the end of this thread lol. Keep the front on with disco's if you spend alot of time on the road. if anything do it for the other people on the road.
Old 03-20-2012 | 02:46 PM
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BODY ROLL!!! I won't drive on the street without a front sway bar. I unbolt it and use bungee cords to tie it out of the way when I go wheeling. quick discos would be nice, but I knocked out the pressed in studs and used bolts on the axle end. it makes it easier to reconnect, just be sure and stop on level ground when hooking/unhooking them otherwise it's a pain in the ***
Old 03-21-2012 | 08:55 AM
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Originally Posted by LongArmXJ
that should be the end of this thread lol. Keep the front on with disco's if you spend alot of time on the road. if anything do it for the other people on the road.

So because I daily drive with out Disco's I am a danger to all others. Don't think so.

Slam on the break and she stays true to the line. Swerve out of the way and she leans but settles right back in. I don't have a super lift with big tires maybe that is the reason she is drives great with out front sway bars.

Like I said every rig and every setup will be different. Been driving on it for years this way and I know other that have drove on it longer than I have.
Old 03-21-2012 | 09:19 AM
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If your not looking to pay for quick disco's then I would suggest making your own by going to a tractor supply and finding the correct bolt diameter and length you need with one of These then remove the pressed in bolt for the lower link and use the new adjustable quick release stud instead. Then just use a quick release pin at the hole on the end of the stud. To remove your lower link. That would give you a quick disco for the front and I would completely remove the rear sway bar, ....... There about useless as **** on a bullfrog.

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Old 03-21-2012 | 09:58 AM
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Originally Posted by XJ Stryker
So because I daily drive with out Disco's I am a danger to all others. Don't think so.

Slam on the break and she stays true to the line. Swerve out of the way and she leans but settles right back in. I don't have a super lift with big tires maybe that is the reason she is drives great with out front sway bars.

Like I said every rig and every setup will be different. Been driving on it for years this way and I know other that have drove on it longer than I have.
Yea having no sways on a large lift and tires can be dangerous especially for others. I think so. BUT i have no sways on mine and i have 8.5 lift and 36's! Haven't had sways in a while but i don't recommend it for anyone that doesn't know how to drive.
Old 03-21-2012 | 11:05 AM
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Originally Posted by LongArmXJ

Yea having no sways on a large lift and tires can be dangerous especially for others. I think so. BUT i have no sways on mine and i have 8.5 lift and 36's! Haven't had sways in a while but i don't recommend it for anyone that doesn't know how to drive.
I grew up driving lifted rigs because all my cousins have or had them at one point but I'm all about being safe while on the road I'm just gonna make some discos
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