F***ing RE trackbar

Damn, scrambling to get my junk ready for Moab and didn't need this. The spherical rod eye on my 1600 trackbar is sloppy so I bought a new, HD, teflon sealed 7/8" (like RE said it was) Aurora rod eye. Took the old one off. $hit. Never imagined it would be a left handed thread. Why the hell would they use a LH thread on this? There is no reason for that here.
Now I'm really scrambling to find someone with the right one in stock.

Doh!! :twak:

Just ordered a new rod-end for a 1600 from RE on Monday. Check out my post http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=35579 on the oem board, because JohnJohn from BigOffRoad had a better solution for rebuilding a RE1600.

BrokenXJ said:

Just ordered a new rod-end for a 1600 from RE on Monday. Check out my post http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=35579 on the oem board, because JohnJohn from BigOffRoad had a better solution for rebuilding a RE1600.

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That's almost exactly what I'm going to do. Luckily I didn't destroy the old heim removing it so I just reinstalled it (clunks a little but it'll work) and I'll be welding an RE superflex joint to the threaded end when I get back.

The threaded end of the RE trac bar I had opened up and the joint end slipped right out. I shipped it back to them with an unhappy note. Installed a JKS adjustable trac bar, and haven't looked back. JKS stuff kicks ass.

BrokenXJ said:

Just ordered a new rod-end for a 1600 from RE on Monday. Check out my post http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=35579 on the oem board, because JohnJohn from BigOffRoad had a better solution for rebuilding a RE1600.

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I'd like to do the same set up but with the factory mount and the joint horizontal, not vertical. BTW... What is the proper name for that style joint?

red91inWA said:

I'd like to do the same set up but with the factory mount and the joint horizontal, not vertical. BTW... What is the proper name for that style joint?

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I've already changed mine to horizontal. I just machined a piece and welded it to the trackbar frame mount. I currently am running the heim that way.