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Old 01-16-2012, 04:57 PM
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Hey guess i have a problem that needs to be resolved so i come to you first, Why is my trac bar coming loose? i keep tightening it up.

Iv replaced front wheel bearings on both sides, iv had it in alignment ( i see no point in) its been thrown back out of alighnment after 2 months.

iv thought of these possible out comes:

I have a belt broke in one of my tires cause it does vibrate alot in the front end.

i do need new longer sway bar links but iv drove it the way it is for 6 months and nothing like this started to happen until now.
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What kind of bar, what end and if it's aftermarket what kind of nut and bolt are you using?
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no pro here, but are you torqin to 125lbs? and on the ground, off the lift? im kind of a d. when it comes so torque, i like to go 10-15 over, and i love to snap bolts, especiailly 10yr old stockies...
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take em off, i took mine off a year ago, you get a little body roll but its not a race car so dont drive it like one! i havent had any issues since i threw mine away, and i get twice as much flex
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Originally Posted by generalcrawl
take em off, i took mine off a year ago, you get a little body roll but its not a race car so dont drive it like one! i havent had any issues since i threw mine away, and i get twice as much flex

Track bar removal: mad tyte flex y0!
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Originally Posted by PurpleKrawler
Hey guess i have a problem that needs to be resolved so i come to you first, Why is my trac bar coming loose? i keep tightening it up.

Iv replaced front wheel bearings on both sides, iv had it in alignment ( i see no point in) its been thrown back out of alighnment after 2 months.

iv thought of these possible out comes:

I have a belt broke in one of my tires cause it does vibrate alot in the front end.

i do need new longer sway bar links but iv drove it the way it is for 6 months and nothing like this started to happen until now.
Put some thread lock on it.
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check your track bar bushings, if they're wallowed out, it will come loose on ya constantly.

others are confusing the track bar and sway bar.

if you remove the track bar, you can not steer.

and you should leave the sway bar in, just get quick disconnects to keep it legal.
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Originally Posted by generalcrawl
take em off, i took mine off a year ago, you get a little body roll but its not a race car so dont drive it like one! i havent had any issues since i threw mine away, and i get twice as much flex
no you didnt
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Originally Posted by generalcrawl
take em off, i took mine off a year ago, you get a little body roll but its not a race car so dont drive it like one! i havent had any issues since i threw mine away, and i get twice as much flex
Rofl... yeah mad flex while driving straight on the highway.
But I hope you ment the sway bar not the trac bar..
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