Front track bar relocation question

Yekel07

Yekel07

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Recently took off the steering system that was on my Jeep when I bought it (was crossover steering). I replaced the knuckles back to stock ones bc they were drilled out to 5/8 and installed a Currie system. I now want to replace the adjustable track bar that is on there. I have a 4in lift and I bought a rough country adjustable track bar and it has a relocation bracket that came with it. Will it help? The drivers side mount for the track bar currently on there is also drilled out to 5/8 for the system that was on there when I bought it. I thought of using the relocation bracket and drilling the mount hole on the bracket to 5/8 so I could use the 5/8 bolt with out having to come up w a way to bring that mounting hole down to a half inch. Any help on this would be great or someone who’s come across these Jeeps that are drilled out to 5/8 on all the mounting brackets
 
The size of hole and bolt is not what holds things in place. Just torque to the proper specs in the stock position.
 
Yekel07 said:
Recently took off the steering system that was on my Jeep when I bought it (was crossover steering). I replaced the knuckles back to stock ones bc they were drilled out to 5/8 and installed a Currie system. I now want to replace the adjustable track bar that is on there. I have a 4in lift and I bought a rough country adjustable track bar and it has a relocation bracket that came with it. Will it help? The drivers side mount for the track bar currently on there is also drilled out to 5/8 for the system that was on there when I bought it. I thought of using the relocation bracket and drilling the mount hole on the bracket to 5/8 so I could use the 5/8 bolt with out having to come up w a way to bring that mounting hole down to a half inch. Any help on this would be great or someone who’s come across these Jeeps that are drilled out to 5/8 on all the mounting brackets
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Ideally with the Rockjock steering you want a track bar that does not use a drop bracket. Drop track bar brackets require the use of a drop pitman.
 
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There are several aftermarket track bars that use a 5/8 bolt. Currie is well regarded here. I run a Metalcloak bar with an upgraded EMF joint.
 
Yekel07 said:
Forged adjustable 4-6 inch lift
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I am not 100% familiar with that bar. Most of the RC track bars that come with a drop bracket have the frame side joint turned horizontally instead of vertical like the stock mount would need. Verify you can mount it to the stock mount.
 
So I checked an it seems that I’m going to have to use the mount bc like you pointed out the way the track bar is made turned horizontally. Considering I just put a ton of money into this thing and already have the drop bracket and drop pit man arm I think I’m going to just go this route for now until I can get something different. Is this a bad idea? Or should I just order a new track bar with out the mount
 
You will either have to order a drop pitman arm or a different track bar.
it will drive like crud and have bump steer if you do not.
 
I would not run the rough country 4-6 inch forged trackbar it lowers your track bar mount. Their stock to 3 is ok as it only lowers the mount around 1/4 of an inch.

If you are going to run it then you should run a dropped pitman arm. Which is not suggested.

RC got cheap with this track bar and rather than making a longer bar for their 4-6 inch kit they just use the same bar from the stock to 3 inch kit and included the drop bar. Not a good kit.

Why is it bad?
1. Your draglink is now on a different angle from your trackbar
2. it puts more stress on your trackbar upper mount.

I do run the 0-3 RC forged track bar.
 
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