Post by Lyle on Nov 22, 2002 17:28:00 GMT -5
After installing my JKS "Quicker Disconnects" for disconnecting the front sway bar on the trails, I was very happy with the ease of use, except for one thing: the "storage pins" that you bolt into the frame for holding up the disco's and sway bar when disconnected seemed great in principle, but in practice, I found that my 10.50 wide tires on factory rims were hitting them, and snatching out the "click pins" that hold them in place. After the first experience of losing the click pins, and not being able to re-connect the sway bar for the ride home (spooky on the coil sprung TJ!), I stocked up on the little click pins at Tractor Supply. Then, I discovered that the first time wasn't a fluke. Every time I went wheeling, I'd lose the dang little click pins. After running into Ben W. and telling him the story, he went over to his Jeep and pulled one out of the glove box... one that he'd found on the trail at Shoe Creek. Yep, one of mine that I'd lost. So, figuring that littering the trails with those things wasn't exactly environmentally friendly, I looked for another solution.
I removed the storage pins completely, cut a couple of short lengths of small diameter rubber hose (windshield washer hose), tied them around the strut at the inside top of the fender in a loop with a double knot, stuffed the knot up over the strut, and, there ya go. Not especially elegant, but works great! They're always there, no muss or fuss to strap the sway bar and disco's up, no messing with zip ties, and, like a big rubber band, they hold the sway bar up way out of the way when disconnected. I know this may not mean much to you if you have a leaf sprung front as you've probably long since removed the sway bar completely (if you had one to start with), but, this works good for my TJ, so thought I'd pass it along.
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I removed the storage pins completely, cut a couple of short lengths of small diameter rubber hose (windshield washer hose), tied them around the strut at the inside top of the fender in a loop with a double knot, stuffed the knot up over the strut, and, there ya go. Not especially elegant, but works great! They're always there, no muss or fuss to strap the sway bar and disco's up, no messing with zip ties, and, like a big rubber band, they hold the sway bar up way out of the way when disconnected. I know this may not mean much to you if you have a leaf sprung front as you've probably long since removed the sway bar completely (if you had one to start with), but, this works good for my TJ, so thought I'd pass it along.
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