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Front sway bar issue..Need Help!!

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Old 04-30-2018 | 12:25 PM
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I noticed that my front drivers side sway bar has my sway bar link pushed back to where it is just about hitting the front coil spring. Does anyone know why this might be happening or how to fix it? The first 2 pictures are the passenger side and the last 3 pictures are the drivers side where the issue is.





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Old 04-30-2018 | 12:32 PM
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Do you have a lift? Is it possible that the camber is off and the axle rolled and is causing the issue?
Old 04-30-2018 | 12:33 PM
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Yes, I have a 2.5 OME lift
Old 04-30-2018 | 12:34 PM
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But if you look at the pictures you can see where the passenger side sway bar link bolt lines up with the coil bucket bracket perfect but on the drivers side the sway bar link bolt is pushed back further then the coil bucket bracket. If that makes any sense.
Old 04-30-2018 | 02:59 PM
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Not and answer, but mine is really close as well. I just assumed when I added the new sway bar links/discos (Tereflex) My sway bar was once again parallel and made it look closer then it had before. Interested to see what other people say, everything else is riding great I didn't think anything of it...
Old 04-30-2018 | 03:34 PM
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That looks weird to me.....but it's so hard to tell in pictures due to optical illusions. When I look at mine on the driver's side straight on, the bolt on the sway bar lines up almost dead center with the TB bracket. In the pictures, you're appears to line up with the rear of the TB bracket, but I really think that is due to the angle of the picture, and have a hard time imagining how that could be otherwise from the sway bar position alone.

You're working with factory control arms? No adjustable arms right?
Old 04-30-2018 | 04:09 PM
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I have Metacloak adj lower control arms
Old 04-30-2018 | 04:11 PM
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Have you measured frame bolt to axle bolt on each side to verify you have the arms set at the exact same length?
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If you look at picture 1 and 3 you can see how the bolt on the JKS sway bar links sits about 1/2 to 3/4 further back from the coil bucket bracket then the passenger side does.
Old 04-30-2018 | 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by resharp001
Have you measured frame bolt to axle bolt on each side to verify you have the arms set at the exact same length?
Yes, it almost seems like the drivers side sway bar is longer then the passenger side sway bar. It cant move because it's bolted to the front in a fixed spot there is no way to adjust it forward or backwards



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