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Time for a new Track Bar or an excuse for an Upgrade..thoughts?

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Old Dec 11, 2012 | 09:48 AM
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Then you have more options if you like to fabricate == fun stuff in my book.
 
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Old Dec 11, 2012 | 11:53 AM
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Absolutely, especially with regard to things like rock sliders, bumbers, wheel carriers, racks, skids and diff protection....I got some plans lol
 
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Old Dec 12, 2012 | 01:42 PM
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Thought I'd post a pic of the skyjacker option previously mentioned...just wanna cover all our bases here for future searches...price ranges from about $260 to $350

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Old Dec 12, 2012 | 01:54 PM
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^^^ I like it, more adjustable than others, I like the bracket. You guys down there just p*** me off with those prices that kit is a $500+ touch up here. Buy it.
 
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Old Dec 12, 2012 | 02:17 PM
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I second the bracket....it makes me feel a lot better about the lateral forces being that the support arm comes back to the cross member...its what i didnt care for with the albeit beefy tuff country bracket...

..the skyjacker also has what looks like a 4 bolt attachment, 3 bolts securing the arm and one though the original tb location...my rough country only has one bolt arm attachment.

...dropping change in the piggy...
 

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Old Dec 12, 2012 | 02:52 PM
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i just got the the sky jacker kit deilvered for the lil womans 02, i like what they have done, $280 shipped, now just jot to install it, but i also like this idea a lot more than drop brackets that come with all the lift kits.... lifted with the factory location short arms causes the diff to SLAM into the drop bracket with and sort of a large bump, and i dont like the drop pitman arms either, always destroys the steering box.... if drop pitman is installed, i require the box stabilizer before i install one, i even had a few break the shafts
 

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Old Dec 12, 2012 | 05:37 PM
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I'm running the top gun customz adjustable trac bar but I can't find the link to it.
 
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Old Dec 12, 2012 | 05:51 PM
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Originally Posted by 97tn4x4
I'm running the top gun customz adjustable trac bar but I can't find the link to it.
I found a link to their blog and ill post a pic of whats there but i cant find this particular setup on their site for pricing....however i did see that brackets were around 170 and track bars around 250-60...here is the blog link...
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We offer this kit for for the Dodge Ram 1500 and the 2500/3500 applications with 5"- 8" of lift!.
"This adjustable track bar and bracket upgrade is perfect for old body style Ram owners fighting the woes of their OEM track bar with 5 - 8 inches of lift. As you probably know, the factory ball-jointed track bar in these trucks were prone to issues. "


They also had bar kits for 0-3" lifts
 
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Old Dec 12, 2012 | 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted by dodgetrucker75
i just got the the sky jacker kit deilvered for the lil womans 02, i like what they have done, $280 shipped, now just jot to install it, but i also like this idea a lot more than drop brackets that come with all the lift kits
Awesome...could you report back after install whatchya think of the ride, intallation, feel of the steering etc. ?

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i dont like the drop pitman arms either, always destroys the steering box.... if drop pitman is installed, i require the box stabilizer before i install one, i even had a few break the shafts
How do you deal with Steering geometry issue without a drop pitman arm?

I do like and plan on running a box stabilizer though, i like the looks of the solid steel industries support listed on page 1 of this thread. Do you have experience with any others...we may as well share that info here also.
 
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Old Dec 12, 2012 | 08:03 PM
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Yep that's the one I got, I think it's was like 250.
 
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