Apex autoLYNX SWAY on stock mojave

[2terpsjeep]

Fuzzy video but I love the Apex on my stock Mojave….Jack

Appreciate the vid, looks great (and like A LOT of fun)! I reached to Apex to see if I'd have to cut into my AAL fender liners to install these, and they thought I would. I really like them but having to cut into the metal liners scares me, and defeats the point of having them.

Wondering if anyone has the same set up - probably not - stock height/suspension Mojave with AAL fender liners/highline lights, chopped flares, AND Apex Autolynx - and most importantly whether they actually had to cut into the liners to make it all work or not? I feel like I'm looking for a needle in a stack of needles for someone to be a guinea pig for what I want to do, HAHA!

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[Rahkmalla]

Appreciate the vid, looks great (and like A LOT of fun)! I reached to Apex to see if I'd have to cut into my AAL fender liners to install these, and they thought I would. I really like them but having to cut into the metal liners scares me, and defeats the point of having them.

Wondering if anyone has the same set up - probably not - stock height/suspension Mojave with AAL fender liners/highline lights, chopped flares, AND Apex Autolynx - and most importantly whether they actually had to cut into the liners to make it all work or not? I feel like I'm looking for a needle in a stack of needles for someone to be a guinea pig for what I want to do, HAHA!

Honestly, if you're worried about cutting into fenders i'd just bring an 18mm wrench, an 18mm socket, and some zip ties with you and disconnect the old fashioned way. As much as I hated doing the tops, the bottoms are super easy to access.

 

[ecidiego]

Love mine. Used all 4 washers on each side....neurotic. get a crows foot for sure to torque.

 

[Bjeepz]

I'm still big on using a Rock Krawler adjustable ink on one side and the JKS Flex connect on the other side.. Problem is this bull shat setup is about the same price as doing a full Currie Antirock due to mfg's not playing ball. Also not a fan of relocating the shock reservoirs... such issues haha . The Apex links do look nice!

 

[Beemer533]

Just installed on my stock suspension mojave.

I watched a few different install videos prior to doing the job myself, including Apex's own video. None of the videos prepared me for how small my OEM sway bar links were going to be. I don't know if it's a mojave specific thing or something that changed in MY22, but my links where barely over 5 inches eye-to-eye, whereas every video i watched prepared me for them to be about 8 inches. Shortest position for the Apex Autolynx was 6.2. I ran with it because a slightly elevated sway bar is never a bad thing as long as you have full clearance. but then after getting the bottoms of the auotlynx 75% tight, i noticed the gap from the upper bushing to the swaybar was over 3/4 an inch on both sides.

the bushing in the lower end of the lynx didn't feel like they naturally wanted to bend that far, so i put in a call to technical support (lucky they were mountain time because I was doing this right after work eastern time). "no problem, the bushings are rated to function at that angle. We actually make spacers for people who are neurotic and want them vertical, but you don't need them". Okay, let's hope he was telling the truth and not lying to get me off the phone.

My word of warning: if you're like me and planning on installing this while on the ground (or with jack stands under the axles, not the body) be prepared for some tight wrenching. I'm talking twisting a nut 35-40° tops per turn. it was not fun. I think i spent 3 hours for what i imagine with a lift would be about a 30 minute job. That 5 link really gets in the way of a standard wrench in an area where i imagine with some droop you'd pick up a lot more rotation. And wouldn't you know it, the one double closed end ratcheting wrench i couldn't find was the 18&19mm. i have my 8-9, 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-17, and 20-21, but the correct one for this job was missing.

Test run on some local trails that are little more than ill-maintained washboard roads and brush comes this Friday. Let's hope they smooth that ride out enough that the wife enjoys it, cause i'm not a rockcrawler so this purchase was mostly to get her to enjoy offroading.

My 21 Mojave links are the same length. I just used the shortest setting like you did with no issues.

I bought their washer kit as well and used all 4 on each side as it didn't look quite right without them.

As far as comfort on the trail goes the disconnects definitely help, but IMO airing down will get the results you want. Dropping down to around 23 psi really smooths out the ride

 

[ecidiego]

Rotated tires today....so purdy!

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