What Sway Bar Disconnects Actually Do Off Road (Driving Test)

[@samlemma]

The best explanation re: what is sway bar - disconnecting it - why disconnect it -- very simple to understand - thank you sooooo much for putting it in such simple term for people like me - who is new to Jeeping and have min knowledge -

[@SmokinMonkeyOG]

Happy to help! We all start there lol I try to help out and make it easy to understand for anyone if you’re mechanically inclined or not

[@liu23usc]

That was a very good and thorough explanation. Wish would see some actual off-road footage next time.

[@SmokinMonkeyOG]

Have a lot of recent off roading videos with the TJ on my channel

[@christianpowers2825]

I know this video is 2years old but thank you for explaining and showing what the swaybar connects are doing and why I should get some swaybar quick disconnects I’m about to take my yellow 2006 TJ X to get a 3 1/4 lift installed and I don’t think I have quick disconnects in my lift

[@SmokinMonkeyOG]

They usually don’t come in kits but the JKS ones are really nice and well built

[@travisbrooks4783]

Dam dude you help me out so much with this video I have a 2003 jeep wrangler with a skyjacker rocklock I new to it and hated the way my jeep handles after the upgrade but I'm good now

[@SmokinMonkeyOG]

Haha glad I could help bro! I’ve been there before

[@JeepTJWheelin]

Next time I have to give my mother in-law a ride home, I'm disconnecting them for a more "interesting" ride for that battle axe! Indeed, there will be lots of slolem driving and hair pin turns!! She'll be screaming what's wrong with this f n Jeep!!!?? 🤣👵🤯😨🤣

[@jl6757]

Awesome insightful vid.

[@SmokinMonkeyOG]

Thanks!

[@johnshirbini5801]

Thanks man 👍

[@terrykinnell4201]

great video!

[@jeffreyjaystein]

Well done sir. 👏

[@PreachTheGospel07]

Thanks, you did a great job explaining, thanks for sharing.

[@SmokinMonkeyOG]

Thanks!

[@brianchristenson6055]

Great vid. Thanks man.

[@SmokinMonkeyOG]

Thanks for checking out the video!

[@PristineReviews]

i was out wheeling a week or so ago go into some gnarly angles with the sway bar connected and just today i noticed my passenger side got disconnected some how lol

[@ryjoseph5931]

Thanks!!!

[@leonardovillalba881]

Great video , thank you !

[@SmokinMonkeyOG]

Thanks!

[@crabbypadty393]

I was hoping this would be demonstrated off-road. I have a stock height 98’ on 31’s. Would you recommend sway bar disconnects for a stock height Jeep? They are priced much cheaper than a nice 2-3 inch lift. Or would you say a lift will be much better investment?

[@SmokinMonkeyOG]

Lift would definitely be a better investment but the price of the two is so much apart. I would get both. The Lyft will cost you hundreds if not thousands and the links will be like 100 bucks so if you want to do just the links first to see how much better it will be then you can definitely do that it’s nice and cheap but if you get the lift kit I would get both

[@crabbypadty393]

@@SmokinMonkeyOG that’s what I was thinking. Thanks!

[@SmokinMonkeyOG]

Always better to do the cheaper mod and see if you need more. Or upgrade once you hit your limit off road and want to do bigger more tough obstacles and trails

[@maddrummer910]

You think climbing us a hill sideways and having the bar disconnected would make the truck more likely to roll over?

[@SmokinMonkeyOG]

You know that’s a good question lol I think it would make you lean over more and make it more likely to roll but I haven’t been in this situation because climbing sideways usually doesn’t end well so I try to avoid getting sideways on slopes myself.

[@DumbCarGuy]

Here I am in an empty parking lot and some dude has to walk his dog right through it when he clearly sees me driving in circles.

[@SmokinMonkeyOG]

Lmao right!

[@remispappy]

Did you only do the front sway bar links? Do you plan to get Jks rear sway bar links?

[@SmokinMonkeyOG]

Just the front. I don’t plan to do jks in the rear. Possibly Currie anti rock but then I’ll be doing both front and rear. At the moment the rear doesn’t bother me it all works as it should.

[@chrisanderson4044]

Is it recommended to disconnect the sway bar on off camber portions of the trail? Or more so for just obstacles?

[@SmokinMonkeyOG]

We disconnect ours at the beginning of the trail and don’t connect till we get back on paved roads. Gives you a better ride off road

[@chaliHustles]

Do you need to disconnect if your doing just dirt trails and would disconnect if you were on a dirt trail?

[@SmokinMonkeyOG]

No I only disconnect when I want more flex for crawling obstacles. Dirt trails you’ll be fine

[@TheRedStateBlue]

no, you don't NEED sway bar disconnects... but having them makes playing offroad way easier.

[@jeffreyrue4569]

Do you have the rear anti-sway bar removed?

[@SmokinMonkeyOG]

Nope I have the stock one still

[@NEWFSTAH]

Did you invert the rear passenger spring?

[@SmokinMonkeyOG]

Drivers side. I did it in the video after this one I believe

[@BobNob1]

im getting dizzy lol