250kcherokee

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?

Customizer1000

Do ur coils have retainer clips with bolts?

Gatchmo5710

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

250kcherokee

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

Customizer1000

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

Gatchmo5710

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

250kcherokee

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

freegdr

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 ??????

250kcherokee

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

250kcherokee

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?

caged

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.

freegdr

take the track bar relocation bracket off

250kcherokee

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

Gatchmo5710

that aftermarket bracket is attached to the stock bracket.

freegdr

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