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Post a picture of your steering from directly in front of the Jeep so we can see your mounts and the relative angles of your track bar and drag link.
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Best pic i could get at the moment.
Your drag link/track bar angle is bad.
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How so? They look parallel to me. Please explain.
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Originally Posted by letsgomuddin
How so? They look parallel to me. Please explain.
Your track bar sits higher than the drag link on the Frame end but lower than the drag link on the axle end. You don't compare the bars to each other but instead you compare the ends from mounting point to mounting point.
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Gotcha, looks like putting my stock pitman arm back on would improve this or am I way off?
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Originally Posted by letsgomuddin
Gotcha, looks like putting my stock pitman arm back on would improve this or am I way off?
It would help.
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Ok i will put it back on then. I now understand how to line up the drag link and trac bar, thank you.
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Originally Posted by letsgomuddin
Gotcha, looks like putting my stock pitman arm back on would improve this or am I way off?
It 'should' help it at least.

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Ok i will put it back on then. I now understand how to line up the drag link and trac bar, thank you.
No problem. Both my drag link and track bar look like they are deff not parallel if you just look at the bars but they are from mounting point to point which is what matters.
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Im going to buy an adjustable trac bar with the dropped frame end bracket sto fix this right.
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Originally Posted by letsgomuddin
Im going to buy an adjustable trac bar with the dropped frame end bracket sto fix this right.
Alot of people like IRO track bars on here, i prefer IronMan4x4's track bar.
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Alot of people like IRO track bars on here, i prefer IronMan4x4's track bar.
I didn't get it because I didn't like it still used the stock bracket
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I didn't get it because I didn't like it still used the stock bracket
Yea thats the only down side. Get a new bracket and you'll be good to go. Though mine hasn't give me any troubles. 1.75" SOLID CRS if i remember. Not DOM...
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Yea thats the only down side. Get a new bracket and you'll be good to go. Though mine hasn't give me any troubles. 1.75" SOLID CRS if i remember. Not DOM...
I've read of some people adding steel to the bracket but I just don't like the stock one lol. I'm sure the bar its self is beef
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I've read of some people adding steel to the bracket but I just don't like the stock one lol. I'm sure the bar its self is beef
The bar itself is ridiculous overkill. I welded my mount to the frame so no worries. Paired with IRO's bracket, it would be the best. Period.
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I checked it out, that bar is beefy as hell! That is what I will be getting and I will mod my frame mount to drop it lower.
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