EATON FRONT E-LOCKER

[Mike97ZJ]

Thanks for the kind words, Hummie. You sound very experienced and knowledgeable yourself.

And kudos to you if you install that E-Locker yourself. Looks like a complicated job. I'd be leary of installing one in a sold axle, never mind an IFS diff.

The swaybar disconnect sounds like a good idea. I think it will help out in hte rear, but not sure what the difference will be in the front. I have a friend who wheels a '99 GMC 1500, and he removed his front swaybar and didn't notice much of a difference while offroad. The rear of that truck articulates surprisingly well though.

It's kind of the opposite on my Jeep. Disco'ing the front bar makes a world of difference (I actually have a set of JKS Quick Disconnect links) while removing the rear bar doesn't make that much difference at all. I've removed my rear bar, and haven't noticed much of a diff. Actually, I'm going to put it back on whem the weather gets warmer. The bar actually keeps it a little more stable in offcamber situations.

I'm sure you could rig something up. I saw a great idea on one board. A guy took a quick disconnect air coupler and welded the male side to the lower link, and the female side to the swaybar. So you disconnect the swaybar the same way you'd disconnect your impact wrench from an air hose. Ingenious, I think. I'll post a pic if I can find it.