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[Brian_B]

I have not. Maybe I should

I’ve had my eyes on these Walker Links since they came out

I’m not interested in a manual or electronic disconnect

I manual disconnect.

It's very much a compromise, as has been said.

Articulation is notably better, but you get a lot more body roll. Honestly I have done the same trails with and without, and it's a robbing Peter to pay Paul thing. I haven't hit anything that was impossible to do without being one way or another.

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[Brian_B]

You just fed the AI machine your secret sauce though.

Further more - NOW T800 KNOWS THE SECRET OF SWAY BARS

 

[T800]

I manual disconnect.

It's very much a compromise, as has been said.

Articulation is notably better, but you get a lot more body roll. Honestly I have done the same trails with and without, and it's a robbing Peter to pay Paul thing. I haven't hit anything that was impossible to do without being one way or another.

Which disconnects are you using, and do you like them? I'm still debating if manual disconnects would be better for me since I don't plan to take it offroad much, at least in the first few years.

I started with manual disconnects on my previous Jeep, 2012 4 door. Disconnecting wasn't difficult, but reconnecting could be a giant pain. It usually involved a pry bar and finding a rock to put one tire up in the air.

 

[userdude]

Which disconnects are you using, and do you like them? I'm still debating if manual disconnects would be better for me since I don't plan to take it offroad much, at least in the first few years.

I started with manual disconnects on my previous Jeep, 2012 4 door. Disconnecting wasn't difficult, but reconnecting could be a giant pain. It usually involved a pry bar and finding a rock to put one tire up in the air.

The couple of people I talked to that had these said they felt they drove a little nicer on road. They are little swayable shocks. Even with the e-disconnect, which one had.

 

[Brian_B]

Which disconnects are you using, and do you like them? I'm still debating if manual disconnects would be better for me since I don't plan to take it offroad much, at least in the first few years.

I started with manual disconnects on my previous Jeep, 2012 4 door. Disconnecting wasn't difficult, but reconnecting could be a giant pain. It usually involved a pry bar and finding a rock to put one tire up in the air.

I unbolt the strut at the LCA and ziptie them up out of the way

 

[crenca]

Which disconnects are you using, and do you like them? I'm still debating if manual disconnects would be better for me since I don't plan to take it offroad much, at least in the first few years.

I started with manual disconnects on my previous Jeep, 2012 4 door. Disconnecting wasn't difficult, but reconnecting could be a giant pain. It usually involved a pry bar and finding a rock to put one tire up in the air.

To address your OG question(s), the walker links allow a bit more (It's buried in this thread somewhere, @87-Z28 is right no doubt - right at 3 inches of extra articulation across front axle) under slow crawling (again @87-Z28 is spot on - they are dampers).

When I am driving like batman on the street, It really is hard to tell they are there as the front end behaves much more like a stock setup then anything else (this includes fast sweepers @87-Z28). That said I really like how the Sasquatch Bronco is setup for street (yellow bilsteins/digressive valving, etc.) so they have worked out for me.

That said, for your use case (little and light offroading) I'm not sure a change in stock setup is needed at all. Still, they are a relatively cheap and easy mod so why not?

pro tip: unbolt your sway bar before putting them on, don't be a dope and spend extra time trying to jack up front axle at just the right angles to wrangle them in during install like I did

 

[T800]

I unbolt the strut at the LCA and ziptie them up out of the way

I might just do that. I don't like to take unnecessary time while airing down. So might just unbolt them and zip tie them the night before. Then eventually get the Boss links if I'm wheeling more often.

I have a friend that bought a Bronco for his wife a few weeks before I got mine. I sent him the link to the Boss links because he said disconnects are not an option. So hopefully he will get them installed and I can go for a ride with them and get their opinion.

 

[T800]

To address your OG question(s), the walker links allow a bit more (It's buried in this thread somewhere, @87-Z28 is right no doubt - right at 3 inches of extra articulation across front axle) under slow crawling (again @87-Z28 is spot on - they are dampers).

When I am driving like batman on the street, It really is hard to tell they are there as the front end behaves much more like a stock setup then anything else (this includes fast sweepers @87-Z28). That said I really like how the Sasquatch Bronco is setup for street (yellow bilsteins/digressive valving, etc.) so they have worked out for me.

That said, for your use case (little and light offroading) I'm not sure a change in stock setup is needed at all. Still, they are a relatively cheap and easy mod so why not?

pro tip: unbolt your sway bar before putting them on, don't be a dope and spend extra time trying to jack up front axle at just the right angles to wrangle them in during install like I did

This is my thoughts as well. I don't have rails or any skids yet, so wouldn't feel comfortable rock crawling. Stick to scenic easy and expedition type trails for now.

I do like the ride with the SAS Bilsteins, so no plans to change them out. I'd like to keep the height the same, focus on adding articulation after skids and basic armor are done.

 

[crzyhawk]

LOL does the wife know you're already bitten by the mod bug? haha

 

[Brian_B]

I might just do that. I don't like to take unnecessary time while airing down. So might just unbolt them and zip tie them the night before. Then eventually get the Boss links if I'm wheeling more often.

I have a friend that bought a Bronco for his wife a few weeks before I got mine. I sent him the link to the Boss links because he said disconnects are not an option. So hopefully he will get them installed and I can go for a ride with them and get their opinion.

It is pretty easy - get a 24mm ratcheting wrench and a 6mm allen, and I can usually have them done before my tires are done

 

[T800]

LOL does the wife know you're already bitten by the mod bug? haha

She's aware, doesn't want it to turn into a project that spans a decade like my Jeep. So already have a rock crawler that can handle any trail better than the Bronco ever will.

The original plan was to lease so that I pretty much wouldn't do anything major for 3 years, and then only if I keep it. So we were planning on that for a few months.

Go into the dealer and they don't really want to do leases on higher models like OBX or BL. The payment wasn't much different than buying, so bought it. That moment was sensory overload, because that means I can do mods and not worry about a lease return.

 

[T800]

It is pretty easy - get a 24mm ratcheting wrench and a 6mm allen, and I can usually have them done before my tires are done

So removing the bolts at the top of the link and zip tying to the bottom area?

 

[87-Z28]

I would remove bolts from LCA (bottom of link).

 

[T800]

I would remove bolts from LCA (bottom of link).

That does look more straight forward to zip tie.

 

[87-Z28]

She's aware, doesn't want it to turn into a project that spans a decade like my Jeep. So already have a rock crawler that can handle any trail better than the Bronco ever will.

Them are fightin words.

just kidding. There are some pretty capable Bronco builds out there. There is even a guy that forgot to mount his rear portals and it turned out pretty good. Who would have thunk that.

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