track bar help!
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track bar help!
So I installed 7degree bushings and 4in coil springs on my 1967 f100 4x4, but now I think the track bar(connects the axle with the frame) is too short because the whole axle is like 3inches to the left of center. Did I do something wrong or is the track bar too short? Could I make or find a longer track bar or do I need to get a drop bracket for the track bar? And does that drop bracket need to be equal to the amount lifted? Thanks all.
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no you have to force the truck to sway so you can get it back in! i had to do this when i put my 6" lift in my big truck! i took a chain and wrapped it around one framerail on one side then i took the other and wrapped in around my hub (somewhere on the axle) that way way i put tension on it, it will pull the truckand axle back to where it needs to be! it was easy but required 2 ppl!
or you could go to a tractor supply place and buy a 3 point attatchment adjuster and just use that! very inexpensive and easy cause there is nothing to fab up!
-cutts-
or you could go to a tractor supply place and buy a 3 point attatchment adjuster and just use that! very inexpensive and easy cause there is nothing to fab up!
-cutts-
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I thought if you lifted a truck but forced the stock track bar back into place it limits articulation even worse then before? Isn't it better to lengthen it or get a drop bracket? I dunno, I just rip them out so its not like I'm a track bar expert.
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yes it is a lot better to put a longer one in but it is recommended that you-reinststall the trac bar! i will be pulling mine out here very soon when i finsih up my shackle reversal 
but it does work to put the stock one in! actually Ho suggested we put the old one back in! lol
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but it does work to put the stock one in! actually Ho suggested we put the old one back in! lol
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I made a drop bracket for my 78 from a piece of 2"x2"x1/4" tube steel. It looks exactly like the stock one only longer. I only have a 3" lift so I wasn't too concerned about the sideways force on the bracket. 4" should be OK, but you might want to weld a flange on the bottom to bolt to the bottom of the frame rail.
I can get some pix of it if you want.
I had it out on the trails and beat the heck out of it and it held up just fine.
Hope this helps.
Kevin K.
I can get some pix of it if you want.
I had it out on the trails and beat the heck out of it and it held up just fine.
Hope this helps.
Kevin K.
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On my lifted jeep, I used an adjustable trackbar as seen in the picture:
It uses a superflex joint on one end and a poly bushing on the other. This will allow you to center the axle properly. I use plumbobs dropped from the frame to center mine. The best way to push it one way or the other is to turn the steering wheel. The drag link will force the axle the direction you turn.......much easier than the rachet and 2 people as mentioned above!
It uses a superflex joint on one end and a poly bushing on the other. This will allow you to center the axle properly. I use plumbobs dropped from the frame to center mine. The best way to push it one way or the other is to turn the steering wheel. The drag link will force the axle the direction you turn.......much easier than the rachet and 2 people as mentioned above!
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