97 xj Adjustable Track bar
12-26-2016, 07:07 AM
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Year: 1997
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
97 xj Adjustable Track bar
I recently put a OME lift on my 97 xj, it was advertised as 2.5-3" of lift and I'm sitting at a hair over 20" from the center of the wheel to the fender front and back. I have vibrations up front when going around 50-60mph buts its not super consistent, sometimes it not so bad sometimes its pretty noticeable. I was able to get death wobble but it's pretty minimal, Ive only managed to get it started if I hit a good sized bump, while turning/changing lanes and going over 60mph. For the most part my daily one hour highway commute has been fine.
I'm building the jeep to be an over-lander with durability and ease of maintenance as my main priorities. In general most of the jeep is 20 years old and any time I replace something I want to try and upgrade it.
With that in mind I'm looking to upgrade the stock track bar to a heavy duty adjustable track bar. From what I've found so far; I should stay away from rustys, Iron Rock off-Road has great reviews but I don't see any listed for less than 3" of lift and I do expect the jeep to settle a bit after I start throwing heavy bumpers and the like at it.
I'm looking at these two right now
http://www.quadratec.com/p/rock-kraw...herokee-zj-and
http://www.quadratec.com/products/16007_002_07.htm
The JKS bar does mention the potential for clearance issues and Ive seen some comments around the internet mentioning issues with contacting the tie rod and the dif cover (looks like everything's got clearance to me but what do I know).
So I just wanted to leave a post here and see if anybody had any recommendations, or advise before I make an order. Any help at all is always appreciated.
Thanks and happy Holidays!
I'm building the jeep to be an over-lander with durability and ease of maintenance as my main priorities. In general most of the jeep is 20 years old and any time I replace something I want to try and upgrade it.
With that in mind I'm looking to upgrade the stock track bar to a heavy duty adjustable track bar. From what I've found so far; I should stay away from rustys, Iron Rock off-Road has great reviews but I don't see any listed for less than 3" of lift and I do expect the jeep to settle a bit after I start throwing heavy bumpers and the like at it.
I'm looking at these two right now
http://www.quadratec.com/p/rock-kraw...herokee-zj-and
http://www.quadratec.com/products/16007_002_07.htm
The JKS bar does mention the potential for clearance issues and Ive seen some comments around the internet mentioning issues with contacting the tie rod and the dif cover (looks like everything's got clearance to me but what do I know).
So I just wanted to leave a post here and see if anybody had any recommendations, or advise before I make an order. Any help at all is always appreciated.
Thanks and happy Holidays!
12-26-2016, 09:13 AM
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The Rustys Adj. Dbl. Shear Track Bar is not the one you have saw reference to its the cheap one that a few had problems with. Mine has been on for over 3 yrs no issues at all.
12-26-2016, 01:15 PM
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I'm running this one from BDS:
https://waldoch.com/store/performanc...FUWewAodsFQPsg
It's for 2" to 4" lifts. I've only had it on for about six weeks but so far I'm happy with it.
https://waldoch.com/store/performanc...FUWewAodsFQPsg
It's for 2" to 4" lifts. I've only had it on for about six weeks but so far I'm happy with it.
