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Did shop install sway bars in wrong?? Plz help

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Old 03-05-2014, 02:15 PM
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Default Did shop install sway bars in wrong?? Plz help

lift is teraflex 2.5 coil with adapters didnt notice this till jus now but the sway bars look to be installed wrong. they are not atached to the lower part on the same side. can someone plz tell me if this is wrong or correct install ifwrong can u point out which s the correct way it should be installed. thanks..
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as u can see the driver side sway is connected on the far side of the bracket away from the wheels. the ps side sway is connected on the inside of the bracket closer to the weel side. is this wrong if so how should it be? thank you.
fyi i have been driving like this for 2weeks at least 500 miles.
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The passenger should be flipped to be like the driver side.
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Yea just unbolt lower and move to inside...
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Originally Posted by Jeep-Junkie34
The passenger should be flipped to be like the driver side.
Originally Posted by Rebar-7
Yea just unbolt lower and move to inside...
Thank you both. i figured it was wrong but was nt 100% sure . is this something i can do at home or does my jeep need to be lifted off ground for everything to be lined up before i can disconnect and move? again thanks
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can be done on the ground easily, at least if it's level ground it should be easy.
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Originally Posted by Christarp
can be done on the ground easily, at least if it's level ground it should be easy.
thanks alot bud will do this asap
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Classic. Just saw a post somewhere else a couple weeks ago where a shop had the front track bar upside down. Fortunately, a couple of us noticed before the vehicle was lowered the next morning.

I'd check all the work. If they don't know how to install a sway bar link, I'd be a little worried about the rest of the install.
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Could be just a stupid mistake. The installer was getting near the end and wasn't thinking. I hope that's it at least. If you have a torque wrench, I'd check everything to be sure.
If you're going to do any real off roading, you're going to want disconnects anyway......
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It's a simple fix but if you paid someone to install it I'd be pissed. How can you trust everything was torqued to spec if they can do the obvious correctly.

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Originally Posted by Invest2m4
Classic. Just saw a post somewhere else a couple weeks ago where a shop had the front track bar upside down. Fortunately, a couple of us noticed before the vehicle was lowered the next morning.

I'd check all the work. If they don't know how to install a sway bar link, I'd be a little worried about the rest of the install.
That jeep had a purple lift right??? I saw that also and saw that couple at a couple Jeep meet and greets here in Maryland.


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