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Old Feb 5, 2019 | 04:42 PM
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Hey guys I’m going to swap a dana 60 from an 05+ superduty and I just had a couple thoughts. With the artec truss, will I be able to use any aftermarket adjustable trackbar for an XJ? Or will I have to custom fab my own? Also with that truss will my iro rock link 3 link long arm work? It doesn’t have heims at the end i’ll attach a picture below. I haven’t installed it yet because i just bought the cherokee and i’m swapping in tons before i’m even able to drive it.


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Old Feb 5, 2019 | 06:59 PM
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Will need a new track bar. Your 3 link will work just order the daystar or Johnny joints for the upper mounts.

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Old Feb 5, 2019 | 07:10 PM
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Yes, your drag link will be longer, so you will also need a longer track bar if you are going to use it on the highway. Also your upper coil perch will not be as wide as what you will have on the 60. Also you may want to check and see if you have a real 60. Many of the super duties have a Dana 55 which is still a very stout axle
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Old Feb 5, 2019 | 07:50 PM
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Dana 50 straight axles were only in the 99-01 Superdutys.The rest are Dana 60s. Both are strong enough to handle just about anything under an XJ.

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Old Feb 5, 2019 | 08:33 PM
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Yes, your drag link will be longer, so you will also need a longer track bar if you are going to use it on the highway. Also your upper coil perch will not be as wide as what you will have on the 60. Also you may want to check and see if you have a real 60. Many of the super duties have a Dana 55 which is still a very stout axle
so a normal adjustable one won’t work? and do they sell ones that do work or do i have to make one?
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Old Feb 5, 2019 | 09:25 PM
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When you start putting things like a D55 or 60 in, you will end up fabricating most of the brackets and links in some way or another
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Old Feb 5, 2019 | 09:31 PM
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i see that ruff stuff sells a kit for a diy trackbar so i will probably go with that. Just have to figure out what the different options mean
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Old Feb 6, 2019 | 12:23 PM
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following
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Old Feb 6, 2019 | 01:24 PM
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Okay so now i’ve kinda figured it out so now my question is how do you figure out how long the track are needs to be?
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Old Feb 6, 2019 | 08:30 PM
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Set the jeep on jack stands at ride height your after put axle under front end and center and set at height and then you can measure the length of needed track bar!
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Old Feb 6, 2019 | 08:46 PM
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The track bar needs to be the same length as your drag link. Which means that you will need to kind of mock it all up at once. Also, if you draw a line from both points of articulation, they should be parallel.



You can see in this pic, my custom track bar is completely parallel with my drag link

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Old Feb 8, 2019 | 04:40 PM
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Not to be an ***, but you would really benefit from looking and searching.

These are usually the type of questions someone figures out long before they consider the swap.

Go over to Pirate, and read until your eyes bleed, then read through it all again...seriously.

Especially if you want a setup that not only "works", but works well.

I wouldn't trust the IRO setup if you're running tons. I've never seen a setup that was originally used on a D30 that is beefy enough that I'd run.
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Old Feb 9, 2019 | 02:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Freerider15
Not to be an ***, but you would really benefit from looking and searching.

These are usually the type of questions someone figures out long before they consider the swap.

Go over to Pirate, and read until your eyes bleed, then read through it all again...seriously.
Search when not logged in, because the search engine doesn't work well on this site when logged in.
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