Hello all, new to the group but I've used it as a resource a lot the last several months. I bought an 04 LJ a few months ago and have been slowly replacing things that are worn out. When I test drove it everything was pretty loose and my steering wheel had a lot of play. I planned to replace the track bar. When I took it off, I noticed it hadn't been torqued down enough and was slightly lose in the brackets. Once I torqued it properly, it cleaned up the steering a lot. I decided to check my axle to make sure it was centered. It's about an inch and an 1/8 toward the passenger side. I took everything back apart, got the axle centered, but the adjustable track bar that's on there seems to be too long. I have it as short as it'll go and I can't get it to meet the bracket.
The only way I could think to solve this is to buy a new one. From looking at the front end and talking to the previous owner, their son was in a fender bender at one point. They must've had some repairs done and I wonder if they had to replace the track bar.
I've looked at some of adjustable track bars out there and they seem to attach by drilling out the factory tapered hole. There is currently a dropped track bar mount that is partially secured by a bolt in that location. My thought was I could remove that mount and attach whichever new one I buy ( jks?) through the drilled out factory mount, hoping it's not been drilled out bigger than the size of the new track bar bolt.
Am I missing anything here? I've attached a couple pictures of the frame side mount.
Just to give a little more background, I'm fairly handy, not a mechanic, and learning as I go. Also, all the modifications were done before me, so all I know is what I've been able to research and find out at a local shop. After taking it to that shop, our best guess on the lift is 2.5" and the track bar seems to be rough country.
Thanks for any help you can provide!
The only way I could think to solve this is to buy a new one. From looking at the front end and talking to the previous owner, their son was in a fender bender at one point. They must've had some repairs done and I wonder if they had to replace the track bar.
I've looked at some of adjustable track bars out there and they seem to attach by drilling out the factory tapered hole. There is currently a dropped track bar mount that is partially secured by a bolt in that location. My thought was I could remove that mount and attach whichever new one I buy ( jks?) through the drilled out factory mount, hoping it's not been drilled out bigger than the size of the new track bar bolt.
Am I missing anything here? I've attached a couple pictures of the frame side mount.
Just to give a little more background, I'm fairly handy, not a mechanic, and learning as I go. Also, all the modifications were done before me, so all I know is what I've been able to research and find out at a local shop. After taking it to that shop, our best guess on the lift is 2.5" and the track bar seems to be rough country.
Thanks for any help you can provide!