2022 AEV Gladiator Rubicon build

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And I got busy removing the old RC electric running boards. You know, the fact that they survived and never stopped working is a testament to their quality! Kudos to Rough Country!

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I think the new bumper is arriving today or tomorrow, so time to delete the sway bar!

 

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Well, I was right, the bumper showed up, along with everything else!

 

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So with the bumper install in mind, I thought I'd take a couple of minutes (hours) and get that new sway bar installed. First, I pulled the factory disconnecting bar:

 

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Then I started piecing together the new Off Road Only trick, twin bar.

 

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The sway lock concept keeps the thinner inner bar connected at all times, and with the flip of a lever, engages the thick outer bar, which actually improves on-road handling

 

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As per usual, I greased everything prior to assembly. I then pieced together the bar and mounts on the bench, then bolted that into the stock position.

 

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I packed the factory Rubicon disconnect connector in grease, then placed that inside a plastic bag, then taped all that up and zip-tied it out of the way.

 

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Then using a supplied puller, I pulled the right side arm onto both the inside and outside bars.

 

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It works quite well. You thread a stud into the end of the bar, then place a washer, then a nut to capture the assembly. Just turning the nut with a wrench pulls it all together quite nicely.
On the drivers side is the fixed inner.

 

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Then the outer arm, which contains the locking device, is assembled.

 

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Showing the lock/unlock lever

 

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I screwed in the grease zerk into the end of the inner bar, then lubed everything.
I will not attach the arms to the axle until I install the new springs. I purchased 4" for the front and 5" for the rear. They are onsite so that will happen PDQ.
Now I am set up perfectly to install that new Gen Right aluminum bumper.

 

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The end links are really beefy. They assemble from solid aluminium cylinders drilled and tapped to assemble the various parts into one solid assembly

 

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Based on the supplied cylinders of different lengths, I was able to build end links of the proper length.

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