jakec
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Alexandria, MN
Specs: 87 xj with 4.5" of lift in front, JCR offroad "1 ton" steering.
After installing the JCR tierod and draglink, the weakness of my once beefy looking trackbar became very apparent. I would like to go to a double shear mount on the "frame" side, and then use heims both top and bottom. The catch is that I want a straight track bar, so I will be raising the mount on the frame side about 2-3" (to clear the diff cover) and would like to do the same on the axle mount, as the angles are about perfect right now. But, the way it looks to me, the only logical place to mount the tracbar on the axle end would be about 2" closer to the driver side, and about 2-3" up. The trackbar is already about 2-3" shorter than the draglink, and if I do this, the trackbar will be about 4-5" shorter than the draglink, which I know is bad. Would this be acceptable for a mostly trail rig, as long as I keep them parallel, or are there any other ingenious ways of utilizing a longer trackbar without interfering with a knuckle to knuckle tie-rod? FYI, I am not running a stabilizer, and the mount has been ground off. I can post up some pics tonight.
After installing the JCR tierod and draglink, the weakness of my once beefy looking trackbar became very apparent. I would like to go to a double shear mount on the "frame" side, and then use heims both top and bottom. The catch is that I want a straight track bar, so I will be raising the mount on the frame side about 2-3" (to clear the diff cover) and would like to do the same on the axle mount, as the angles are about perfect right now. But, the way it looks to me, the only logical place to mount the tracbar on the axle end would be about 2" closer to the driver side, and about 2-3" up. The trackbar is already about 2-3" shorter than the draglink, and if I do this, the trackbar will be about 4-5" shorter than the draglink, which I know is bad. Would this be acceptable for a mostly trail rig, as long as I keep them parallel, or are there any other ingenious ways of utilizing a longer trackbar without interfering with a knuckle to knuckle tie-rod? FYI, I am not running a stabilizer, and the mount has been ground off. I can post up some pics tonight.
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