mattgt5

In considering it in the rear. The stock sway bar and stock muffler contact a bit on the trail. I ordered a new exhaust system and if that doesn't fix it the anti rock will be where I turn.

GJeep

The rear anti-sway bar is more important than the front one. I drove daily, for months, with the front anti-sway bar disconnected. Besides some more banking when cornering, there was no control issue.
I wouldn't do it with the rear SB.
Replacing the rear SB with the AntiRock means making it softer, which I wouldn't do if the front SB is the harder stock SB -- you may have a handling problem in emergency maneuvers.


Does anyone use Metal Cloak lift and 6Pak shocks with the Currie AntiRock front sway bar, or both front and rear AntiRock front sway bars? How is the handling on & off road?

karls

GJeep.....

If the rear is far superior and more important for driving than the front then why is the front one so much thicker? I usually don't pull the BS flag but let's not scribe anything as internet truth without there being some solid facts behind it.

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CerOf

This is contrary to just about every thing out there on anti sway bars.

That said, I've run without both, just the front, just the rear. Missing rear and never looked back. Missing front was a huge hit to handling.

Broke my rear A-SB in middle of Montana, pulled it off in a rainstorm in the Walmart parking lot, never put it back, didn't miss it.

When I upgraded from stock to an addco on the front, I drove without and it was WAY boaty!!!!

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JK Inspired

Amen to thee "Internet truth." It will get ya into so much trouble if blind to it.

GJeep

Without going down to 'BS' type of language, I'll just say this:
Try doing some emergency maneuvers with the rear anti-sway bar disconnected.

After trying emergency maneuvers with the front anti-sway bar disconnected, I can say that it isn't THAT important. There was some more banking, but no control problem.
Now, If the rear anti-sway bar is even less important, why don't you remove it to increase articulation?...

CerOf

The rear is about as big around as my pinkie and quite flexible. It does not limit your axle articulation. The front being much larger (stiffer) does resist tortional rotation and DOES limit your axle articulation. That is why the rear doesn't really matter as far as disconnecting.


Caveat: I was running stiffer springs and shocks when I dumped my rear A-SB. This is why *I* didn't miss the rear. Front was a different story.

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karls

You nailed it- it doesn't limit much which is why they aren't disconnected.

I'll let you have your fame but would encourage people to do their own research on the effectiveness of sway bars (front and rear) before electing to run without one based on one person's opinion.

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SF Nick

I've had Metal Cloak lift for 2 years.

GJeep

Well, karls and the others who "jumped" on me :

Yes, the rear SB is softer.
When cornering, more pressure is applied to the front coil and less to the rear one, hence the difference between the anti-sway bars.

The basic difference between disconnecting the front SB or the rear SB is that the front
wheels can be steered while the rear wheels can not.
Without the rear SB, the Jeep tends to oversteer too much. An emergency evasive maneuver may throw the tail out, without having enough time/distance to correct.

....."....would encourage people to do their own research on the effectiveness of sway bars"

I did better than read about it -- I tried it.

With no front SB, the Jeep behaved a bit like an old, large and heavy American car -- it dropped the front corner more, needed some more steering correction, but was far from losing control.

With no rear SB, in an emergency evasive maneuver, there was excessive oversteer -- which may cause an accident.
It is a real safety issue with an unloaded Jeep, and more so with added weight at the rear and/or a slippery road.