Maker Dan Smith, of Dan Makes Stuff in Completely happy Valley, Oregon, has constructed a gadget which goals to interchange failed Jeep JK Rubicon digital sway bar disconnect programs, with out flashing an error mild endlessly extra: the DumbBar.

“In case you have a [Jeep] JK Rubicon, your manufacturing facility SmartBar (digital sway bar disconnect) will ultimately die in one among a number of methods,” Smith confidently predicts. “Changing it with one thing just like the Evo No Limits On Demand unit is the plain selection. Nevertheless, controlling it requires putting in a separate swap, programming the Jeep to not count on the SmartBar be put in, and dropping the power to make use of the manufacturing facility Sway Bar button and indicator mild.”

The DumbBar, against this, has no such issues. Designed to hook into the automotive’s CAN bus, like the unique SmartBar, the DumbBar has full bidirectional communication and avoids the error situation which might come from different replacements — that means no blinking “SWAY BAR” error mild on the sprint.

“Additional, not like the manufacturing facility sway bar which can solely activate in 4WD and beneath 18MPH, the DumbBar will allow you to management the sway bar at any time, even in 2WD and at any pace,” Smith provides of his gadget’s capabilities. “It remembers the state you have chosen throughout begin/cease/begin cycles and restores it till you resolve to disconnect it.”

Smith claims set up of the DumbBar is “principally simple,” although admits it is not precisely plug-and-play: typical set up requires the removing of the manufacturing facility connector on the SmartBar harness for straightforward entry to the CANH and CANL wires plus 12V and floor.

An optionally available equipment presents the power so as to add a factory-compatible connector to the DumbBar, however Dan warns that “you will want to supply extension wires, solder them to the board, after which assemble the housing with CA glue and RTV to supply a weather-resistant seal.”

The DumbBar is now out there on the Dan Makes Stuff Tindie retailer at $50, or $85 with connector equipment; an ABS enclosure can also be out there for an extra $10. The gadget is understood to work with the Jeep JK Rubicon, however may additionally work with the opposite fashions just like the JL and JT — “nevertheless it has not been examined” with these, Smith advises.