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| With using an uncut Scout Dana 44 front axle, a few issues for
adapting the axle to the CJ frame came up. One was the spring pad
width. The other was the sway bar. My u-bolt plates were in a wider
position than the stock CJ-7. Therefore my sway bar disconnects would be
about 1 3/4" per side wider. To adapt for this I extended the upper
disconnects out from the sway bar by that much.
all this required was the hardware to the right. A 5/8" threaded
rod, 2 bolts, two washers and a long nut (forget what they call them).
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| It was assembled as seen on the right. Where the poly bushing
was to make contact with the threaded rod, I filled the threads with a aluminum
bondo type material so the threads wouldn't dig into the bushing. |
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| This is how it will lay out. The extended nut is the
offset width. The bolt to the far right is the bolt that will clamp down
on the sway bar. The sway bar hole that I went through with this threaded
rod is tapered so I had to ream it straight through. Don't try to drill
it. That won't work. It's hardened steel that won't drill.
Instead I used a few Dremel stone grinding bits of the same diameter as the
bolt. It took a little while but it cut through. |
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| After assembled and tightened, it worked out great. Very
stiff and easy to disconnect. |
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| Here's another shot of the finished product. |
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Custom Steering stabilizer mount.
(Modified stock mount)
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