As stated, when hitting bumps my coil rubs the track bar mount and makes a loud annoying popping noise. The jeep has a 3" lift and i believe stock trac bar. I do not know what kind of lift it is, it was already on the jeep. i even ground away some of the trac bar mount where it is hitting and im still getting the noise. Any ideas what the cause would be and how to fix it?

 

Do ur coils have retainer clips with bolts?

 

is your axle centered? you can adjust your trac bar to move the coil away from mount.

 

Yes.
Is the stock one adjustable? Ill try that if it is.

 

No its not, take a pic and post it so I can see whats going on, you may need a longer track bar cause it might be pulling ur axle to far towards the pass side, I think you can re_drill the lower bolt to gain some room

 

no. but adjustable ones are pretty cheap and you can drill a new hole to relocate it.

 

Ya i didn't think the stock one was adjustable. Ill try to get a couple pics up when I get time.

 

lifting a xj and not installing a longer track bar or relocation bracket would make the pass side coil hit the sway bar not the drivers side hit the track bar bracket ??????

 

Thats what i thought, its getting pulled the opposite way.

 

Here's some pics. Are both my trac bar mounts stock? I'm wondering if it has a relocation bracket installed but not enough lift to compensate for it. I measured and the actual lift is only about 2.5". I can clearly see the passenger coil going outward.


If you look closely you can see a mark where the coil is hitting the bottom right of the mount.


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The new bolts and lack of rust on this mount make me question if it is an aftermarket relocation bracket?

 

yeah, you have an axle mount drop bracket installed. that would definitely make the axle pull to the side more with a stock track bar.

it also looks like you have a frame mount drop bracket also, but i haven't seen a stock bracket in a long time.

that would do it.

i'd just get an adjustable track bar and try that in your drop mounts.
worse case, you may have to remove the drop brackets and use an adjustable track bar.

if you wheel your jeep, or plan on going bigger, might i suggest a heavy duty superflex adjustable track bar and frame mount from say, rubicon express.

 

take the track bar relocation bracket off

 

I would but I don't have the stock bracket, this was already on the jeep

 

that aftermarket bracket is attached to the stock bracket.

 

the bracket i pointed out is aftermarket remove the bolts and unlock steering wheel turn wheel until the track bar lines up with factory hole insert bolt then adjust stering wheel straight as describded here...http://go.jeep-xj.info/HowtoAlignment.htm