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Nov 29, 2004 | 05:54 AM

Badford

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trac bar ?'s

ok, im finally going to buy a new adj trac bar...which one is best. i have the following prices

fabtech $142.

superlift $136.

skyjacker $215

any advice on these brands

thanks
Tony

Nov 29, 2004 | 11:06 AM

countrysF250

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i would find out the specs on each bar what there made of how big is the tubing, ect then i would compare price with durability and go from there that would be one area i would not want to skimp on. just my .02

Nov 29, 2004 | 11:45 AM

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I bought the donahoe racing one so I can't really comment on those others. It's beefy and super easy to install/adjust. I think I paid about $225 for it.

Nov 29, 2004 | 12:38 PM

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the one's i looked @ are 1" steel.. my stocker is 3/4. i think the donahoe is aluminum. do i need the hemi joints on each end? the one i seen for 142 adj at the one end only...

Nov 29, 2004 | 12:43 PM

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the donahoe is aluminum, and it comes with both joints that are adjustable on both ends.

Nov 29, 2004 | 02:10 PM

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The Fabtech to me looks similar to the stock trac bar but with the adjustment.....matches the stock drag link pretty well.

I haven't seen the Superlift.

The Skyjacker is a heavy piece with spherical bearing rod ends at each end. These will transfer more vibrations than a bushing would.

The Donahoe is billet aluminum with sleeved poly-urethane bushings in the rod ends. Nice piece and looks good as well.

Nov 29, 2004 | 07:55 PM

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you could measure what you need then, cut the stocker, sleeve it and weld it.. for about the cost of a sleeve and and two weld rods... about $25, cheaper and stronger then the others.. do it right and it will look real nice. i ran the sleeve the entire length, welded it at the very ends, ground it just a tad, looks like it came that way from the factory and is about 1 1/4" thick!