track bar choices for 8" lifts

shimmy · May 11, 2004

those of you who are running an 7"-8" lift, trackbar setup are you running? i have 8" and the RE HD trackbar and bracket don't center me over the axle. What are your reccomendations for fixing this?

brandon
i was thinking over welding on some steel, and extending the axle mount further toward the driver side. any other easier suggestions? oh yeah, those relocation brackets don't work!

useless · May 11, 2004

Raise the axle bracket above the axle...

Goatman · May 11, 2004

Isn't the track bar adjustable?

TRNDRVR · May 11, 2004

Goatman said:
Isn't the track bar adjustable?

Not for that much lift. I had my RE track bar extended to accommodate my lift height. Work just fine.
Dan.

DrPepper · May 11, 2004

Im using rusty's over the axle trac bar setup and it's pretty sweet. Just got the mount welded it on top and then used some solid pipe dilled and tapped to right length.

Goatman · May 11, 2004

TRNDRVR said:
Not for that much lift. I had my RE track bar extended to accommodate my lift height. Work just fine.
Dan.

Drill a new hole and move the track bar axle mount over, which also allows better clearance for more axle droop. The adjustable track bar should work fine if the hole is moved over.

CRASH · May 11, 2004

I'm having trouble imagining a track bar in the OEM position with 8"-9" of lift.

CRASH

TRNDRVR · May 11, 2004

CRASH said:
I'm having trouble imagining a track bar in the OEM position with 8"-9" of lift.

CRASH

If you'd ever show up to JV I'd show it to you. JK

Like I should talk, I've only been there once.

It is at the end of its limit. It's all going to go away when I do my hp44. Actually, it'll probably be for sale when I take it off.
Dan.

BrettM · May 11, 2004

CRASH said:
I'm having trouble imagining a track bar in the OEM position with 8"-9" of lift.

CRASH

you have no imagination :flipoff2:

just do it like this track bar:

shimmy · May 11, 2004

Goatman said:
Drill a new hole and move the track bar axle mount over, which also allows better clearance for more axle droop. The adjustable track bar should work fine if the hole is moved over.

thats what i was thinking, but wouldn't i have to weld some more steel to move the hole over and reinforce that area?

brandon
that is a crazy denali! or whatever that beast is!

Goatman · May 12, 2004

shimmy said:
thats what i was thinking, but wouldn't i have to weld some more steel to move the hole over and reinforce that area?

brandon
that is a crazy denali! or whatever that beast is!

No, just drill a new hole between the current hole and the edge of the bracket. You shouldn't need much with an adjustable track bar.

shimmy · May 12, 2004

Goatman said:
No, just drill a new hole between the current hole and the edge of the bracket. You shouldn't need much with an adjustable track bar.

you have any pix of yours? i just feel like there isn't that much metal that far out, to really keep the bolt from ripping out! if you could post a pix or send it to me via email, that would sell me on the idea

brandon
[email protected]

Goatman · May 12, 2004

Don't be afraid.........just fo it.

It has been standard practice for many years to redrill the axle mount hole over an inch to keep the track bar centered. There has never been any negative effects of doing this that I am aware of. I did it to mine and ran it that way until I went to over the knuckle steering and moved the track bar to the top of the axle tube. I do it to every rig that I'm invoved in lifting, if they don't have an adjustable track bar with the lift.

Joe · May 12, 2004

Yeap what Richard just said. Before I had an adjustable trackbar I drilled another hole just to center the front axle. Go for it.

Joe

79yj · May 14, 2004

RockKrawler makes one for 6-8" lifts.
I just put one on last week.

Big Bear · May 14, 2004

Drilling a new hole is a common practice. Alot of lift companys have this mod right in their install instructions. You will want to move the hole 1" over from the existing hole. Yoy can reuse the stock nut plate and bolt. :roll: :roll:

XJ667 · May 15, 2004

Currie makes one. My jeep had 11" at one time and the previous ower ran a currie T-Bar. I have a skyjacker on it now with 8" and I am planning on replacing with the Currie.

CajunCherokee · May 15, 2004

I've already spoke with you shimmy, but here is the pic again. Skyjacker Extreme Drop...

JohnJohn · May 15, 2004

Bolt on?

Skyjacker: http://www.luvmyjp.com/images/88xj/10-21-01b1.jpg
<The picture is badge’d with my company name so I just hyperlinked it.>
There are some other pics on this page.

I loved this set up. I am in the process of building my 98 and plan on using this same set-up. Everyone shook their head at me, but the stabilizer mount held up wonderfully. SkyJacker part number is SKY-TBA80(8"lift) SKY-TBA60(6"lift). Don't mess with the crazy way SkyJacker tries to mount a stabilizer...you really don't need one, I didn't.

ps: That's the Currie 4" lift TJ steering with the SkyJacker 8" lift drop pitman arm. It drove like a dream.

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