home brew adjustable trackbar
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From: Akron, OH
Year: 1993
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 HO
For the Love of God do not put that on your Jeep. That is an accident in the making.
Black pipe from the hardware store has no place on a moving vehicle, not to mention on something as critIcal as your track bar.
Black Iron Pipe is very soft and that thin walled and very ductile fitting will fail almost immediately.
I don't want to read a thread about you being in an accident and getting hurt as a result...or hurting someone else.
PLEASE DO NOT USE THAT TRACKBAR!!!
Black pipe from the hardware store has no place on a moving vehicle, not to mention on something as critIcal as your track bar.
Black Iron Pipe is very soft and that thin walled and very ductile fitting will fail almost immediately.
I don't want to read a thread about you being in an accident and getting hurt as a result...or hurting someone else.
PLEASE DO NOT USE THAT TRACKBAR!!!
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From: Indianapolis
Year: '99 and '91
Model: Cherokee
The threads are what's going to fail. If you absolutely MUST go this route. Then I say you should at least take the load off the threads. Adjust it to the length you need and weld the sucker up completely. **** your going the cheap route why does it need to adjust.
And just out of curiosity if you're so broke what did you use to lift your jeep enough to need an adjustable track bar? Not tryna be an ***... just confused here.
And just out of curiosity if you're so broke what did you use to lift your jeep enough to need an adjustable track bar? Not tryna be an ***... just confused here.
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From: Memphis tenn
Year: 88
Model: Cherokee
Engine: i6 4.0
Originally Posted by DieselD
The threads are what's going to fail. If you absolutely MUST go this route. Then I say you should at least take the load off the threads. Adjust it to the length you need and weld the sucker up completely. **** your going the cheap route why does it need to adjust.
And just out of curiosity if you're so broke what did you use to lift your jeep enough to need an adjustable track bar? Not tryna be an ***... just confused here.
And just out of curiosity if you're so broke what did you use to lift your jeep enough to need an adjustable track bar? Not tryna be an ***... just confused here.
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From: Memphis tenn
Year: 88
Model: Cherokee
Engine: i6 4.0
Originally Posted by ProudXjOwner
^This! I'm all for homebrew to save some $ but when it will endanger your life and others lives it's a problem.
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From: Memphis tenn
Year: 88
Model: Cherokee
Engine: i6 4.0
Originally Posted by anothadayridin
How would it fail anyway if the threading is. Solid on the inside
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From: Soddy Daisy TN
Year: 97
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L
If you must go this route don't use threaded pipe. Use some solid DOM or even HREW. When they cut the threads it weakens the pipe and as thin as that is when you weld it it's going to burn through, if it doesn't you didn't get it hot enough and it won't hold anyway. Use a piece at least a foot long so it'll take the stress and spread it out.
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From: Lockhaven PA
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
i wouldent do it i thread that stuff every day its ***** pipe made 2 move *****, it would be one thing if you were using unthreaded dom tubing but not pipe, people dont know the diffrence in pipe and tube!!!
enlighten your self man
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enlighten your self man
http://www.atarmor.com/finalreport.pdf
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From: Western Michigan
Year: 1993
Model: Grand Cherokee
Engine: 4.0l inline 6
Saving money is one thing, but getting hurt, dieing, or hurting someone else for spare coin is just plain bad.
If you can't do it the right way then keep the rig parked untill you save up the coin,
If you can't do it the right way then keep the rig parked untill you save up the coin,
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From: Williston, North Dakota
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L
Don't use it...looks dangerous lol And like everyone else said, if you wanna make it real cheap, why even bother going adjustable?
Last edited by Dan91; Apr 2, 2012 at 09:30 PM.