Which track bar fix.
07-18-2018, 08:21 PM
#1
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Which track bar fix.
I average about 3500 miles a year on my truck. 95% paved roads . As much as I think I should fab one from scratch ,I'm thinking to just go to AutoZone and buy one . I've replaced everything else on the front end . What would y'all do if in my shoes. Thanks
97 3500 4x4 dually .
97 3500 4x4 dually .
Last edited by JMZ; 07-18-2018 at 08:22 PM. Reason: Add truck info
07-18-2018, 09:44 PM
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The track bars don't wear out.
Its the ends that wear. The ball joint.
So unless you can FAB a ball joint with a precision ground taper better than the CNC machines they are made on, fabbing your own wont be any improvement.
If you have a stock bar, you can replace the ball joint with a luke's link, which can be adjusted to compensate as it wears out.
Moog makes a larger diameter "heavy duty" bar and ball joint, but it isn't adjustable.
I would go with luke's link first if I had a stock bar.
Its the ends that wear. The ball joint.
So unless you can FAB a ball joint with a precision ground taper better than the CNC machines they are made on, fabbing your own wont be any improvement.
If you have a stock bar, you can replace the ball joint with a luke's link, which can be adjusted to compensate as it wears out.
Moog makes a larger diameter "heavy duty" bar and ball joint, but it isn't adjustable.
I would go with luke's link first if I had a stock bar.
07-19-2018, 11:20 AM
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I ordered the Luke's link .I was thinking about welding a
heim joint on my bar and making a bracket for it but I figure I don't drive my truck enough for all that.
heim joint on my bar and making a bracket for it but I figure I don't drive my truck enough for all that.
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