Antirock sway bar

BigClay

BigClay

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So what are the opinions regarding Currie's Antirock sway bar? Better than just disco sway bars? Would it be best to have the Antirock front and rear? Lets hear it.
 
When I went to antirock (front only) the stability was more than prevalent offroad. There was a great deal more control and less tipsy.

Once I added the @IronManAndy arms....I gained more flexibility and I stayed more level across sketchy areas that had me forming a peak in my seat on previous trips. But the kicker was the fox shocks.

You add anti-rock, Ironman arms, AND fox shocks and (mindblown)

She's a completely different animal now

I can't comment on rear...but Jason says they're not as drastic as what you experience on front alone, but front is WELL worth it!!!
 
Generally, buggies put em only on the rear, because the rear is much softer than the front. This limits the rear roll and make the buggy feel more stable, more even front to rear.

However, for the street, you're not flexing like you are offroad. And with the front end being generally heavier, this makes the front springs roll more than the softer rear springs. So the front bar is more important on the street to keep that stable feeling.

Yes, I believe they are better bars than stock. Any way you go!
 
Disconnects fucking suck.

Antirock is nice, but for what they cost, I'm having trouble justifying buying a second bar. Cyd's jeep works fine with the stock front bar.

The Currie rear bar has the same strength as the stock bar. It's a good solution for packaging problems, but doesn't bring anything to the table from a performance perspective.
 
, Front antirocks make life a lot easier on the trail and street, keep the body much more stable than disconnects. Makes the body not follow so to say the front.

If you are running your stock rear bar in a TJ or a jk without long arms you will be fine and they work well. I have wheeled my jk with stock rear sway bar and an anti rock, I could tell very little difference. The front antirock makes a huge difference. As Shawn said disconnects suck having to take the damn things on and off,,, in the rain,, and mud!

For a TJ and JK a front antirock is one of the top mods you can do.
 
Jason W. said:
As Shawn said disconnects suck having to take the damn things on and off,,, in the rain,, and mud!
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Disconnects make the performance suffer. Put disconnects on a TJ, and the rear suspension stops articulating. The body just follows whatever the rear axle is doing.
 
Jason W. said:
It is not as tight as a factory but feels very good in turns and stable.
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This

With a lift, factory arms and front Antirock it was looser in the corners than stock for sure. New arms all but eliminated that though so it's back to almost being as good as stock on road again.
 
CasterTroy said:
With a lift, factory arms and front Antirock it was looser in the corners than stock for sure. New arms all but eliminated that though so it's back to almost being as good as stock on road again.
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That doesn't make sense. You didn't change the link geometry, you didn't change the bar tune. I think the improvement is in your head.

To get decent performance out of the front antirock on the street, I had to turn it up to the third or fourth hole. To get decent performance off-road, I had to go switch to the first hole.

If you have a rear locker, a soft tune on the bar is going to mean much worse pushing in corners and more pronounced lifting of the inside rear corner on braking, or the inside front on acceleration.
 
shawn said:
That doesn't make sense. You didn't change the link geometry, you didn't change the bar tune. I think the improvement is in your head.
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Nope

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My shit was JACKED, yo! Not only were they reminiscent of Serge Kovaleski's t-rex arms....the bushings were toast

Plus, I'm now 1-1/2" longer in the rear and stretched an 1" in the front
 
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Those arms are just dented.

I drive this exact test case most every day of the week. Same springs, same shocks, similar track width and wheelbase, same link geometry, similar tires, different sway bars. If you think the antirock handles the same as stock on the street, you're wrong.
 
CasterTroy said:
When I went to antirock (front only) the stability was more than prevalent offroad. There was a great deal more control and less tipsy.

Once I added the @IronManAndy arms....I gained more flexibility and I stayed more level across sketchy areas that had me forming a peak in my seat on previous trips. But the kicker was the fox shocks.

You add anti-rock, Ironman arms, AND fox shocks and (mindblown)

She's a completely different animal now

I can't comment on rear...but Jason says they're not as drastic as what you experience on front alone, but front is WELL worth it!!!
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Whats the deal with @IronManAndy arms? I've ran anti rock on my TJ for years with no issues. Just curious whats different on his style arms.
 
01tj said:
Whats the deal with @IronManAndy arms? I've ran anti rock on my TJ for years with no issues. Just curious whats different on his style arms.
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I think he has enduro joints on his control arms. Tonsss more misalignment available to droop the axle.


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They come however you want them. Bushings on both ends, joints on one end, joints on both ends, etc. Stock length or long-arm/control arm style.
 
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