Possible track bar issue?
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Hmm...interesting. I was just on rustys website and I didn't see anything specifically saying drop bracket. The only one I saw says hd trac bar bracket (part RC-TB150-UV ) and to me that bracket looks like what mine is. On the first pic here it Kinda looks like that bracket is dropping the frame mount point below the stock mounting point. The other 2 show the other side of my bracket. I'm not putting it past anything that someone didn't hillbilly rig something up for this trac bar but upon further review it does look similar to the one for sale on their website. http://rustysoffroad.com/mm5/merchan..._Code=SUS_TRAC
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That's a rusty's track bar, and a homemade bracket. I'd get rid of both as we've all seen the pics of that weld coming apart on those track bars, and that could get someone killed. And that home made bracket is killing your geometry. Start there. I got my doubleshear track bar and bracket from ironrockoffroad.com and am very happy with it. They dare you to break there stuff.
Here is the link I was talking about on the rusty's stuff in case you haven't seen it... right here on this forum.
https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f67/br...-parts-108883/
Here is the link I was talking about on the rusty's stuff in case you haven't seen it... right here on this forum.
https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f67/br...-parts-108883/
Last edited by Donnie_K; Nov 14, 2011 at 10:00 AM. Reason: added link
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that is the bracket. look close at the pic. you can see how low the mounting point is on the rustys one. yours is up at the frame.
I have the same track bar and bracket and its fine.
I dont have a better pic but you can see mine here, and how much lower it is than yours.
I have the same track bar and bracket and its fine.
I dont have a better pic but you can see mine here, and how much lower it is than yours.
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Yeah ive read the bad stuff about rustys trac bar on here before... I was planning on keeping it till at least after winter but after noticing the homemade bracket it's gotta go ASAP lol. Probably causing my bump steer, contributing to it in the very least I'm sure. I just ordered a double shear track bar from iron rock off road tonight so hopefully that helps me out alot once I get that installed.
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Update: so I installed the new iron rock off road double shear track bar this morning. The steering angles look soo much better already! Top pic is the setup with the rustys bar, bottom is IRO double shear. Unfortunately I haven't got to test it out yet, got ambitious and decided to put my jcr offroad steering spacer on and broke a bolt off in the box
..and a line was rusted into the box(which leaks) so I got a Durango box and new ps line on order so hopefully it's all back together tomorrow!
..and a line was rusted into the box(which leaks) so I got a Durango box and new ps line on order so hopefully it's all back together tomorrow!
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