The trackbar bolts to a bracket and that bracket is bolted to the frame. Tightened the bolts from the bracket to frame?

 

Ok, I now have a better understanding of what you are talking about, I did not tighten that, however when I shook down my front end last night I noticed a little bit of play in that component. Thank you! Will reply with results!

 

Now, we're getting somewhere. Do nothing else until you have tightened the pi$$ out of those bolts with a good ratchet.

 

Would you recommend replacing the bushings on either end of the track bar?

 

Are yours replaceable? Do they have movement in them?

 

looking at autozone.com they do not offer just bushings for the jeep, but i am not sure if there is movement in the bushings or if its just lose. But when I shook it down last night it had movement to it, how much movement should it have, if any?

 

Tighten the bracket first!!! Then, check the trackbar again. It should have no movement.

 

Cruiser - I just crawled under my Jeep and went to tighten my bracket where the track bar connects to the frame, however I discovered there is not bracket, it is a 'ball joint' type connection to the frame so there is no tightening it... WHAT NOW?!?!?!

 

It's a castle-nut on the top in that little box looking bracket. You need to remove the cotter pin and it's a regular bolt you can tighten.

 

Tighten the BRACKET to FRAME, not necessarily the trackrod to the bracket, although if it's loose there you have other issues.

 

Copy, Will do!

 

All of the bracket bolts were tightened, didn't help, however, here are some updates I found...
About a week and a half ago, just for S**ts and giggles, I threw my Jeep into four wheel drive, drove it about two miles and during that drive it was silent. However, I got back to the parking lot at work and made a sharp left turn and the clunk was twice as bad. So I did a quick figure 8. During both left and right turns the cluck was twice as bad as ever. I took it out of four wheel drive, and for the last week and a half it was silent, like there was not a problem at all. today, driving doing last minute Christmas Shopping the noise came back. So, threw it into four wheel for about 5 miles, during all turns the clunk was twice as bad, took it out of four wheel drive, again. Silent.

 

When's the last time you lubed all the rear u-joints on your front driveshaft? You need a special grease gun needle adapter.

 

Everything in the front end has been lubed in the last month.

 

Again today my clunk slowly started coming back. I have not put it in four-wheel drive yet to attempt to get it to stop but I cannot figure it out. Snow fall is here and I need to use 4x4 but I'm too afraid to continue to do damage if there is any... please help!!!