Wrong DJM Parts

[axekick]

I bought the DJM "Rear Kit" off ebay for my 06. I had recently put 3" drop springs on the back and wanted to correct the geometry of the suspension.

The sway bar links don't match the ones in the instructions and they don't work. Appearantly they are supposed to reposition the sway bar a couple of inches to avoid interference and one is supposed to be offset a little and the other one straight. The offset one I got is offset a couple inches, though. It's joggled over.


Does anyone know which ones I got?

I ended up leaving the sway bar where it was and taking an inch out of the factory end links. It works fine. I'd like to recover some of what I spent on these parts, especially since I'm not even using them all. They weren't cheap but if someone needs them I'll sell them for a good price.

 

[bsims3996]

the pic of the kit i bought showed the straight end links but had the one thats offset a couple of inches, but it worked fine. from what i found out that at first they were straight and you installed the passenger side on the right side of the bracket to avoid interference with the panhard bar. then they changed them to one being offset so it could install in factory bracket and avoid the panhard here's the instructions i had , http://www.djmsuspension.com/Instruction PDF 0908/Kits/RK2007.pdf
pic #6 in the instructions are the end links i have.

 

[axekick]

Huh. I tried all that. Either the bracket was hitting the shock or the sway bar was hitting the panhard bar. Either way, taking an inch out of the stockers seems to work fine plus my sway bar is still centered. I used the tracking bar brackets but I'll be trying to sell the sway bar links. It does ride nicer now. Now I just need to get some spindles so I can get my travel back in the front. But for that i need bigger wheels. This is getting expensive, but my Hoe's worth it.

 

[MeanGreen03]

I don't get exactly what you're saying but I had an issue where my passenger side didn't go over far enough. I had to get a shim (bought at Lowes) to go into the bracket then the link went on the outside of the bracket to move it over the couple of more inches that was needed....

 

[axekick]

Something like that may have worked, but there would be some tight clearances in there. Anyway, its only a 3" drop so I don't really need to move the sway bar over. I just cut an inch out of the middle of the stock links and welded them back together to get a better sway bar angle.