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Old 05-15-2015, 04:20 PM
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Originally Posted by JE8154
so you don't flip it when your suspension articulates with the push button disconnects.
On road ride quality is not affected??
Old 05-15-2015, 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by DallasJKU
On road ride quality is not affected??
You won't be able to notice the difference between 5* and 15*
Old 05-15-2015, 04:29 PM
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Sorry I thought I read track bar for some reason.

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Old 05-15-2015, 04:59 PM
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Originally Posted by JE8154
You won't be able to notice the difference between 5* and 15*
Well since I don't notice anything amiss I will just not worry too much about it.
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Originally Posted by DallasJKU
Well since I don't notice anything amiss I will just not worry too much about it.
It needs to be parallel for better handling , are the sway bar links the same length for a 3.5 and 2.5 MC lift?
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We used the stock rear links on the front. It is far from flipping around when disconnected. With the "long" MC links we had interference at full lock and full wheel stuff.
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Originally Posted by 4x4chick
We used the stock rear links on the front. It is far from flipping around when disconnected. With the "long" MC links we had interference at full lock and full wheel stuff.
Interference with what? I ran the 6paks and used all 14" of travel. I had zero interference with uptravel and definitely preferred the insurance of longer sway links.

They weren't drunk when they came up with the sway bar link lengths. There are no real or perceivable issues with the design.

Interference at full lock? That doesn't even make sense....
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I can't remember exactly remember what the problem was, but when the steering wheel was turned full lock to the driver side and the passenger wheel was fully stuffed up, and the other way around, there was some rub between the sway bar and tire or sway bar and frame. Like I said, it was done almost a year ago and I can't remember exactly the problem. I could have been because of the wheel / tire combo and off set.

I never said they should not use it, just to make sure there is no contact between parts.
Old 05-17-2015, 11:56 AM
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So far the on road ride of the MC with OME is great. It's definitely much stiffer than stock, but handles all the bumps better than stock or my AEV on my last Sport. It handles crosswinds way better than stock because of the lack of body roll. Head on winds are probably a little worse only because of the added height and the fact that I run flat fenders so it can feel like I'm dragging a parachute sometimes. I can't wait to see its performance off road. Just waiting for the flooding to stop in Texas.
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Got to flex out the suspension yesterday. Coil does kiss the brace at full stuff, but I'm not concerned about it. My friend has a 2 door with 3.5 mc coils and brace, and I also saw the same thing. It didn't limit travel or anything.


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