- Location
- Port Orchard, WA
Companies of mention that make TB's:
PORC makes a TRE and a Hiem end track bar
Rusty's makes a TRE and a Bushing end track bar. Bushing end needs a special mount
RE makes a Hiem and a Superflex end track bar. The Superflex joint end requires a special frame mount.
RRO makes a TRE track bar that requires no special mount.
This thread:
http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=34026&highlight=es140r
says that the Stock TRE on a Cherokee is:
The MOOG/McQuay-Norris part number is ES140R
I e-mailed Rocky-Road and found that the TRE that they use is:
ES140R
and this thread:
http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=25140&highlight=es140r
above says that Rusty's uses:
ES140R
But Rusty’s website also lists that they have changed part numbers to the TJ stock TRE with a part number of:
52005740
Which means that the RRO track bar can be used with a Rusty's HD End and Mount.
I called RE and found out the following:
The non-HD RE track bar uses a ¾” thread hiem joint – but uses the same track bar as the HD version.
The HD track bar uses a Superflex joint setup with a 1” thread stud into the same track bar as the Non-HD version. The HD uses a 10mm bolt in a double shear setup compared to the single shear heim setup.
The Non-HD version uses a threaded insert to make up the difference of the threads between the two track bars.
The Superflex joint on the HD version is a 2” superflex joint and the mount therefore has a 2” opening.
Currie Enterprises makes a 2” Johnny Joint that would fit into the RE bracket.
However the curie JJ has a ¾” thread and the RRO track bar has 11/16” threads… so a Currie JJ would work in a RE non-HD bar – if you wanted…
The RE mounting bracket hole is about ¾” lower that the stock Cherokee mounting location. I asked the RE sales rep if I could drill a hole at the stock mounting location (3/4” above their hole) and if that would completely ruin the structural integrity. He said probably not. You would want to do this because of steering angles – mine are currently set up perfectly and I have no bump steer – so dropping the TB ¾” would mess me up.
I don’t want to go the Rusty's bushing on both ends and limit flex – I’d rather have a JJ or a spherical bearing.
So, that leaves me to drill and tap my RRO adjustable track bar to ¾” threads or buy a new track bar…
When I get time, ill keep updated with my status…
:us:
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PORC makes a TRE and a Hiem end track bar
Rusty's makes a TRE and a Bushing end track bar. Bushing end needs a special mount
RE makes a Hiem and a Superflex end track bar. The Superflex joint end requires a special frame mount.
RRO makes a TRE track bar that requires no special mount.
This thread:
http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=34026&highlight=es140r
says that the Stock TRE on a Cherokee is:
The MOOG/McQuay-Norris part number is ES140R
I e-mailed Rocky-Road and found that the TRE that they use is:
ES140R
and this thread:
http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=25140&highlight=es140r
above says that Rusty's uses:
ES140R
But Rusty’s website also lists that they have changed part numbers to the TJ stock TRE with a part number of:
52005740
Which means that the RRO track bar can be used with a Rusty's HD End and Mount.
I called RE and found out the following:
The non-HD RE track bar uses a ¾” thread hiem joint – but uses the same track bar as the HD version.
The HD track bar uses a Superflex joint setup with a 1” thread stud into the same track bar as the Non-HD version. The HD uses a 10mm bolt in a double shear setup compared to the single shear heim setup.
The Non-HD version uses a threaded insert to make up the difference of the threads between the two track bars.
The Superflex joint on the HD version is a 2” superflex joint and the mount therefore has a 2” opening.
Currie Enterprises makes a 2” Johnny Joint that would fit into the RE bracket.
However the curie JJ has a ¾” thread and the RRO track bar has 11/16” threads… so a Currie JJ would work in a RE non-HD bar – if you wanted…
The RE mounting bracket hole is about ¾” lower that the stock Cherokee mounting location. I asked the RE sales rep if I could drill a hole at the stock mounting location (3/4” above their hole) and if that would completely ruin the structural integrity. He said probably not. You would want to do this because of steering angles – mine are currently set up perfectly and I have no bump steer – so dropping the TB ¾” would mess me up.
I don’t want to go the Rusty's bushing on both ends and limit flex – I’d rather have a JJ or a spherical bearing.
So, that leaves me to drill and tap my RRO adjustable track bar to ¾” threads or buy a new track bar…
When I get time, ill keep updated with my status…
:us:
search terms: trackbar, track bar, panhard, adjustable, hiem, heim, and everything else that is above...
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