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Unread 07-08-2012, 02:51 PM   #1
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Swaybar disconnects - RC or JKS?

I need to get a set of swaybar disconnects and am trying to decide between the new Rough Country or JKS. The RC disconnects are less than half the price of the JKS. I'm leaning toward the RC due to price and because I won't have the need to disconnect very often. I live in Florida, so most my wheeling is sandy trails and mud. What do you guys think I should get?

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Unread 07-08-2012, 03:05 PM   #2
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the RC ones, while they work well and are easy to use, dont last long, mine lasted about 6 months before they started popping.
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Unread 07-08-2012, 04:01 PM   #3
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I have the JKS and my buddy has the RC discos. The JKS are beefier, greasable and have joints that make it easy to disconnect on uneven ground (ala the trail). The only downside to the JKS are the limited ways to keep them strapped up when disconnected if you don't have a stock front skid plate (I use bungee straps to keep them up).
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Unread 07-08-2012, 05:32 PM   #4
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I had the RC ones on my last XJ and they did fine. I eventually got to where I was just always leaving them disconnected because I was too lazy to connect them, especially when they were covered in mud. And with my new XJ I have ditched the sway bars altogether haha. I would rather have the JKS disconnects though, but I was trying to save money.
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Unread 07-14-2012, 04:28 AM   #5
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I'll second the JKS. I bought them after breaking a set of home brew disco's. They are real beefy and easy to use. Go with JKS its well worth the extra coin.
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