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Old Apr 21, 2012 | 11:25 AM
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how do you keep it from sliding side to side when it is hooked up going down the road it slides all the way over and is letting the top link bolts cut groves in the inner fender? i have 4.5" lift and quick disco.
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Old Apr 21, 2012 | 11:40 AM
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Maybe the bushings where it is held to the frame need to be replaced?
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Old Apr 21, 2012 | 11:43 AM
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x2 bushings. Or put pipe clamps on either side of frame side mounts- this would stop sliding and be darn cheap.
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Old Apr 21, 2012 | 12:15 PM
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Yeah some prothane frame bushings would solve that
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Old Apr 21, 2012 | 12:27 PM
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If your axle is moving that much side to side.. You should take a serious look at your trackbar.. The swaybar is bolted to the axle at each side, so I would think the entire axle would have to be moving side to side to be doing the symptoms you say it has. IE the end links rubbing the inner fender
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Old Apr 21, 2012 | 01:24 PM
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I was having the same front end sway when I got mine. Urethane frame bushings cured it. They're like $20 at most local parts stores. I was seeing daylight through mine before replacement.
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Old Apr 21, 2012 | 04:16 PM
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i was thinkin bushings also but figured i would ask since this didnt happen till i lifted it up
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Old Apr 21, 2012 | 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by SuperGlue
If your axle is moving that much side to side.. You should take a serious look at your trackbar.. The swaybar is bolted to the axle at each side, so I would think the entire axle would have to be moving side to side to be doing the symptoms you say it has. IE the end links rubbing the inner fender
lol if the trackbar is letting the axle go side to side, it wouldnt even be driveable
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Old Apr 21, 2012 | 06:21 PM
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I know people that would still drive what everyone else calls undriveable.. lol Just doesnt seem like it should be moving enough to hit the inner fender unless the track bar is f'ed up
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Old Apr 22, 2012 | 09:54 AM
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if the track bar was then you could the front end moving also bud
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Old Apr 26, 2012 | 05:57 AM
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Originally Posted by worknprogress90
if the track bar was then you could the front end moving also bud
wat?
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Old Apr 30, 2012 | 05:35 PM
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lol not sure wat happened there lol but you couldnt drive it if the track bar was moving that much
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