Rear Rusty's Off-Road track bar fitment issues
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I did try when i tried to first install it, I believe I had the same issue since the bracket is straight. But I stopped trying after they told me not to use it.
DougyintheBushies
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I may be wrong but at 4" you will need a bracket, either straight or angled. Good luck and keep us posted.
I had a few personal run-ins with Rusty probably 20 years ago after he refused to help people that had issues with a couple of his products and he refused to help them. In my experience his post-sales support is zero.
DougyintheBushies
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I meet him at a dodge dealership sponsored Jeep show about 10 years ago. Wasn't the friendliest guy there.
Here is the response from rustys after I told them that bending the bracket will probably not work. So I should hopefully be getting a new bar.
Thank you for reaching out to us! Sorry to hear that you have been having trouble with our track bar. I have shown the provided image to our fabrication department and we are going to send you out a replacement track bar. It appears that one of the bends on the bar may not be correct. We are going to check the replacement bar we are sending to ensure that it will fit correctly. Is the address below where we need to send the replacement bar too?
Thank you for reaching out to us! Sorry to hear that you have been having trouble with our track bar. I have shown the provided image to our fabrication department and we are going to send you out a replacement track bar. It appears that one of the bends on the bar may not be correct. We are going to check the replacement bar we are sending to ensure that it will fit correctly. Is the address below where we need to send the replacement bar too?
DougyintheBushies
TJ Enthusiast
And it continues...
how much lift do you have ? Do you have the vehicle sitting on the tires or jacked up? It needs to be on it's tires , You need to center the body over the axle with a strap, get it centered side to side and then adjust the bar to the length, you may have to remove the strap to get the bar into place but try to keep it as close to ride height as possible. I would mount to the frame first , then it may be required depending on the lift to push it forward or pull it backwards to get it in the pocket and then use the strap to pull it into place. Try that and let us know if any other issues
After responding to their email, got a shipping notification email from rustys. So I guess I'll see what shows up on Friday lol
Got a response
"The never looked at the drawing, someone jump to the gun.
That is where it is easiest to un do the strap and let the body shift, slide the bar in the pocket and then ratchet back over in place, make sure you have the trac bar adjusted to the correct length , when you use the strap to put it back center then install the bolts, make sure on the ground and torque bolts , lock down the jam nt and your ready to go, Let me know if you still don't understand and I will call you tomorrow , Thanks"
"The never looked at the drawing, someone jump to the gun.
That is where it is easiest to un do the strap and let the body shift, slide the bar in the pocket and then ratchet back over in place, make sure you have the trac bar adjusted to the correct length , when you use the strap to put it back center then install the bolts, make sure on the ground and torque bolts , lock down the jam nt and your ready to go, Let me know if you still don't understand and I will call you tomorrow , Thanks"
So just got the new part, need to see if it installs but definitely different
DougyintheBushies
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