Rough County Lift Fix

MRanderson

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Over the last couple weeks I’ve seen thread after thread about issues with the Rough Country kit. My issue was the clunking in the front end, which was due to the horrible sway bar link contraption included with the kit. The drop down bracket adds another bolt. The links have bolts that constantly loosened. So I replaced the nuts with lock nuts and this held for a few weeks but have recently loosened. So I finally had it! I took my OEM links and shortened them the 1.5”.

Ive read other people just reinstalling the oem links but please note - this will push your sway bar down 1.5” and will change the leverage on the sway bar which “in theory” will affect articulation. Also, you need to shorten your links, not lengthen them with this kit. When the sway bar is attaching below, you lengthen the links with a kit. When it is below the links, you have to shorten them, which is why RC included new links that were short.

so here is how to properly fix the problem, by shortening the OEM links to size!

I marked sway bar link at the center with 2 marks, 1.5” from each other.
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next I cut the section between the marks out
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took the paint off where I was going to weld
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Then welded is back together with the bolts opposite of eachother
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I’ll be giving this a try over the next weeks and will report back!

Please ask whatever questions you have or comments below, I’ll respond.
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MRanderson

MRanderson

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Jared
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yuccamanufacturing.com
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Bronco Sport Big Bend
Today was our first day driving with our correctly cut to length sway bar links. They feel great and have been working well both on and off road.

100% the Rough Country Drop Brackets will break from off roading. Oddly enough mine broke last week.
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The OEM links are much better built and include fine-tread bolts with locking nuts!

A little red for some low-key flare

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