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Old Aug 19, 2011 | 08:38 PM
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Adjustable trac bar

I'm slowly piecing my truck back together. Got it tore down to frame rails to make it nice and perty. Along with this process I threw a 6 inch lift on it. My question is do you need a trac bar drop bracket if you use an adjustable bar?
 
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Old Aug 19, 2011 | 10:02 PM
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Originally Posted by kbrenner536
I'm slowly piecing my truck back together. Got it tore down to frame rails to make it nice and perty. Along with this process I threw a 6 inch lift on it. My question is do you need a trac bar drop bracket if you use an adjustable bar?
A got a dropped pitman arm, right? All I can say is that I used both a drop bracket (BDS) and an adjustable track bar (Superlift) to: 1) Align the track bar and drag link parallel to each other; and, 2) To dead-nuts center the axle to the frame.

In hindsight, a dropped pitman arm and a track bar drop bracket are mandatory. I think I could have gotten away with just using the stock trackbar instead of getting the adjustable track bar.
 
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Old Aug 19, 2011 | 10:25 PM
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I got a drop pitman arm and radius arm brackets. I'll go ahead and get the trac bar bracket. I didn't know if I would need one since I was using the adjustable bar.
 
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Old Aug 19, 2011 | 10:50 PM
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I got a drop pitman arm and radius arm brackets. I'll go ahead and get the trac bar bracket. I didn't know if I would need one since I was using the adjustable bar.
I assumed the same thing. After installing the 4-inch lift, the track bar and drag link weren't parallel and ended up buying a drop bracket as the last component of the lift.

When peeps ask me who made my lift, I have to ask, "What part?" cuz it's pieced together from Rancho, Skyjacker, Superlift, Rough Country, and BDS. Respectively- shocks, pitman arm and RA drop brackets, adj. track bar, lift coils, and finally the track bar bracket.
 
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Old Aug 20, 2011 | 09:19 AM
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That's exactly how mine is. I didn't want a "kit." So I pieced it together with the parts I liked best. Thatnks for he help man I appreciate it.
 
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