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Old 01-11-2009, 08:55 AM
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Looking for feed back on "LUKES LINK"

As the title states, I'm looking for feed back both good and bad on Lukes links.
I've read all the posts on 3rd gen Mods, so I'm well versed in that, so for now I'm just interested in this repair thanks.

Nick

(I posted this on the Cummins forum as well)
Old 01-11-2009, 09:09 AM
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The part has worked well for my track bar, no issues.
Old 01-11-2009, 10:28 AM
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I have a lifetime warrantied trackbar on my own truck, bought it way before Luke's was around but have installed several.
No complaints. Only one has come back to be retightened.
Local diesel shop says they won't touch Luke's due to liability issues.
Old 01-11-2009, 02:21 PM
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no issue even here, afeter one year! I think its a good replacement product and works well. its also more durable, poly versus OE rubber bushings.

rob
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lasted longer than a stock track bar. but eventually failed.
Old 01-11-2009, 03:48 PM
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I put it on a cheap track bar and the rubber bushing went on the axle end. I thought that it was because I had the Luke's Link end tight. I then installed it on the OEM track bar several months ago. Alignment shop tightened it up like I had it on the first bar. No problems to date.
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Had mine on for about 5 years. Still tight.
Old 01-12-2009, 12:20 AM
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Originally Posted by high bid
The part has worked well for my track bar, no issues.
Same here.
Old 01-12-2009, 09:08 AM
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I give it a good report. Mine has been on for about three years w/o any adjustment. You do get adjustment washers w/the link but mine hasn't needed them yet.

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I did all my steering linkage joints with them and theyve held for a couple years now. No problems.
Old 01-13-2009, 10:45 AM
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Have two 2nd gens with Luke's tie rod/track bar ends on them. have over 70K miles on one and no problems. Only complaint is the one hits the front diff cover. ( I need a leveling kit.) Great customer service as well!
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Thanks for the posts! so far between this site and the other I've only seen one negative report

keep 'em cummin ( get the pun?)
Old 01-14-2009, 06:49 AM
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I had one on my stock track bar for about 20,000 miles but got tired of tightening it all the time, so I bought a Thuren track bar.
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I've got one on my trackbar right now. It fixed it. Unless you're offroading I think it works great. Only downside is that it takes more time to install the Luke's link than installing the trackbar. That end bushing doesn't want to come out either. I put it between a bottle jack and the frame of my truck and it started jacking up my truck before the bushing came out. Finally I jerked it a few times and it blew out.
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I have a 60 Chevy that I rebuilt the front end. The bushings had been in for so long that I had to put lighter fluid on them and burn them out.

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