Trackbar
10-23-2010, 04:49 PM
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Trackbar
All right folks, let's see if you are as fast this afternoon as you were this morning. I just bought one of the trackbars for my 2000 Ram 2500 4x4 that you can adjust at the ball joint. I was just about to pullthe old trackbar out of the truck and now I think I already have a good one. The trackbar in the truck right now has a long intermediate piece that is threaded with nuts on each end to lock it. Is this stock or upgraded already?
Last edited by Tallguy67; 10-23-2010 at 04:54 PM. Reason: mistake in parts
10-23-2010, 10:51 PM
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This is a fair representation of the stock track bar:
http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/moreinfo.php?pk=389511
http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/moreinfo.php?pk=389511
10-24-2010, 10:30 AM
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We haven't had a trackbar debate in at least a couple of days. It would appear I have a choice to make this morning. I have a clunk in steering that is supposedly a bad trackbar bushing. New poly bushing is sitting on the bench waiting to go in. As I said earlier in this thread, I crawled under truck yesterday and found that I already have an adjustable trackbar under there.
Earlier this week I bought a Frank's Trackbar like Dr Evil references in the thread below.
https://www.dieseltruckresource.com/...ight=track+bar
Question is, which trackbar should I put in truck? It is stock height and I have no intention of putting any lift kits on.
If you feel like jumping in with an opinion, I am all ears.
Earlier this week I bought a Frank's Trackbar like Dr Evil references in the thread below.
https://www.dieseltruckresource.com/...ight=track+bar
Question is, which trackbar should I put in truck? It is stock height and I have no intention of putting any lift kits on.
If you feel like jumping in with an opinion, I am all ears.
10-24-2010, 01:18 PM
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I've had a Thuren adjustable in mine for about 4 years now and its a non-issue. Its still tight as the day it was new and pretty bullet-proof.
I think there are a lot of options in this area because the stock trac bar is such a weak point in the suspension on the 2nd gens.
It sounds like you already have an aftermarket bar in there, a new bushing may be all you need to snug it up.
I think there are a lot of options in this area because the stock trac bar is such a weak point in the suspension on the 2nd gens.
It sounds like you already have an aftermarket bar in there, a new bushing may be all you need to snug it up.
10-24-2010, 02:32 PM
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Well, I seem to have hit a snag. I have been trying to get the nut and bolt off the axle end. It wouldn't budge yesterday so I loaded everything up with PB Blaster and left if overnight. Put an 18mm socket on it today and applied a lot of force with a breaker bar. All I have succeeded in doing is breaking the tab off the nut. There is no way I can get an open end wrench up into that little housing where the nut is. Any suggestion?
The truck is driveable but I cannot come up with any ideas about how to get the nut and bolt apart that hold the axle end of the trackbar.
The truck is driveable but I cannot come up with any ideas about how to get the nut and bolt apart that hold the axle end of the trackbar.
10-24-2010, 04:40 PM
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I googled real quick and found this one. Looks like its built well. Haven't seen anyone else post about this one before
http://www.off-road.com/trucks-4x4/n...cks-32105.html
http://www.off-road.com/trucks-4x4/n...cks-32105.html
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10-24-2010, 06:52 PM
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For 300 bucks I'd get a Thuren.
I do not believe NAPA has a lifetime warranty on them anymore and some guys who got this bar got tired of changing it out every two years.
I do not believe NAPA has a lifetime warranty on them anymore and some guys who got this bar got tired of changing it out every two years.
10-24-2010, 09:43 PM
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hey sean,
haha, i thought you had a stock bar under there!
to get that off maybe you can cut or grind the head down. you could always buy a couple cheap wrenches from PA and then grind/cut them to fit.
haha, i thought you had a stock bar under there!
to get that off maybe you can cut or grind the head down. you could always buy a couple cheap wrenches from PA and then grind/cut them to fit.
10-24-2010, 09:59 PM
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Dewd,
Trust me, I thought I had a stock bar too. Grinding the head down won't get me much but a few wrenches from PA is a good idea. Plus, I get to go to PA. Check your email - will send you the whole story.
Trust me, I thought I had a stock bar too. Grinding the head down won't get me much but a few wrenches from PA is a good idea. Plus, I get to go to PA. Check your email - will send you the whole story.
10-25-2010, 08:23 AM
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Well, I seem to have hit a snag. I have been trying to get the nut and bolt off the axle end. It wouldn't budge yesterday so I loaded everything up with PB Blaster and left if overnight. Put an 18mm socket on it today and applied a lot of force with a breaker bar. All I have succeeded in doing is breaking the tab off the nut. There is no way I can get an open end wrench up into that little housing where the nut is. Any suggestion?
The truck is driveable but I cannot come up with any ideas about how to get the nut and bolt apart that hold the axle end of the trackbar.
The truck is driveable but I cannot come up with any ideas about how to get the nut and bolt apart that hold the axle end of the trackbar.
10-25-2010, 09:18 AM
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I would love to see a picute of what you did. I worry about grinding or cutting around that bracket too much as I don't want to weaken it. I can get a box end wrench in the hole but obviously not over the nut. I couldget an open end around the nut but can't get it in the hole. Doj Dewd might be on to something - get a few open end wrenches and grind them down a bit. Not sure if they will have enough strength. I wonder if a few more doses of PB Blaster and then the blue wrench with a ground down open end wrench will do it.
10-25-2010, 09:51 AM
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I was worried about cutting, for about 5 min.. I considered the following.
1. My truck was usless without that bolt - it had to go in some how.
2. If I hit something hard enough to tear that bracket (even with the cut) I'm looking at enough front end damage to make the bracket insignificant.
3. I can always bend & weld it back if it looks like the bracket is pushing - so far so good.
P.S. The safety police can kiss me where the sun don't shine. I won't get into that argument - don't bother.
1. My truck was usless without that bolt - it had to go in some how.
2. If I hit something hard enough to tear that bracket (even with the cut) I'm looking at enough front end damage to make the bracket insignificant.
3. I can always bend & weld it back if it looks like the bracket is pushing - so far so good.
P.S. The safety police can kiss me where the sun don't shine. I won't get into that argument - don't bother.
10-25-2010, 12:07 PM
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When I had a nut tab that broke off the way I dealt with it was to turn my stick welder up full blast then stick a rod to it for second till the nut turned red.
Unscrewed like nothing with an impact without holding the nut after that.
Unscrewed like nothing with an impact without holding the nut after that.