[PBach]

I'm surprised more aren't doing this:
who has cut off their front cross member? Actually....it is the front protection for the electronic swaybar disconnect.
Pictures?

 

[jeepik]

lots of people have done it

Kilby makes a kit for their bumper to do this

other manufacturers do it too

 

[Ctimrun]

I cut mine off and put on Expedition One's Rubi skid plate kit. It looks very clean and should have come from Jeep this way. I thought I had a good picture, but can't seem to find it right now. This is the best picture I can find right now.....

 

[WTF_LOL]

like you said, it isn't the actual cross member. I don't see how this offers ANY structrual support as the true cross member is a few inches back. It appears to be just a guard for the sway bar motor. May be also a crash bar as is required by some regulations but I don't see how it could work well for either of those situations either. People who have hit anything with it said it just crushed.

Anyway, I cut mine off. I was gonna cut it off at the frame but I decided to leave the brackets in case I ever want them for anything. I thought it would look funny at first but you really don't even notice them hanging down.

Here is the only pics I have online right now (not the best but, I am at work right now, Shhh...)

 

[SDMF]

I cut mine off too.

 

[PBach]

Yep....thanks guys. Mine is coming off this week. I'm doing a bunch of mods for rock clearance and this is one of them.

 

[John L]

Some aftermarket bumper mfgs use this bar to mount skid plates on. If I had cut this off my shrockorks skid would be wavin' in the breeze...

 

[WTF_LOL]

Some aftermarket bumper mfgs use this bar to mount skid plates on. If I had cut this off my shrockorks skid would be wavin' in the breeze...

but if you wanted to remove the bar you probably don't have the disconnect motor so there would be no reason to use the skid anyway...

I actually removed the bar on my X model so I didn't have to have the skid on my Shrockworks bumper any longer

 

[MOJAVEGREEN]

as far as I have heard, it is called a over-rider bar...correct me if I'm wrong, but I agree it seems to only be there to protect another car in the event of a collision. Hacking it off wont matter, there is still a real crossmember in the same region of the frame

 

[100dollarman]

I dont think it will hurt anything by chopping it off. I integrated it into my bumper/skid.


Hey PBach- I saw your JK in JP mag- very nice!!!

 

[PBach]

How are you guys getting rid of the Flashing SWAY BAR light after disconnecting the electronic sway bar and removing it?

 

[SDMF]

How are you guys getting rid of the Flashing SWAY BAR light after disconnecting the electronic sway bar and removing it?

Mine is still blinking, but I have been told the dealer can make it stop with some setting you can change with the star scan. When I take mine in for the clutch I am going to see if they can do that for me.

 

[ToyFamily]

but if you wanted to remove the bar you probably don't have the disconnect motor so there would be no reason to use the skid anyway...

I actually removed the bar on my X model so I didn't have to have the skid on my Shrockworks bumper any longer

If I had a JK I'd chop that too, which is one of the reasons it is bolt on, not everyone will be willing to cut it up but it's an option for those who do. The JK 4door build up in this months 4 wheel drive & Sport Utility opted for this with our stubby.

Nick

 

[John L]

If you take your time and cut it right it can be welded back on later if need be....

 

[j3ff3ry_j33p]

If, at a later date ( such as I was doing )anyone is searching & comes across this ( presently) almost decade-old thread in their search and is considering the removal of this “ Overrider Bar” or , as it’s more commonly referred to - the JK/JKU Bash Bar- as seen here...

...it is absolutely as viable a solution for clearance providing and even some front bumper installations which require that it be removed.

There are no negatives from doing so with 1 or 2 exceptions; just be aware that several aftermarket dual rated sway bar or torsion bar setups may require the brackets to which the bashbar is affixed . Removing these ,along with the bashbar ,may eliminate your option for installing such products in the location required. One example I can think of is the TeraFlex Dual Rated Swaybar which has brackets for mounting that affix to the two verticle boxes which this bashbar connects. Cutting them off will leave you no default position to use this solution as it’s install guide instructs. Custom welding of similar ,1/4” steel plates would probably make it a non issue but since no5 everyone is setup to burn their own metal to metal , I just felt it worth updating this thread to mention this.

The benefits from clearance that’s gained from removing this nearly superfluous, front-most frame crossing member on your jk far outweighs the minimal loss of aftermarket part mounting options , so go ahead and cut her off if you’re considering doing so. Just don’t plan on running a TeraFlex variable rate swaybar and/or several of the other bumper options out there which may require the bashbar for their mounting .





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