TRACK BAR QUESTION

[LURCH]

I just got the Mopar lift and steering stabilizer and ordered the Daystar 3/4 level. I plan on running 35x12.5. I guess I am trying to figure out if track bars are a must at this point or if I can hold off for now? I have been reading a lot on this with no real answer.

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[Escape.idiocracy]

I just got the Mopar lift and steering stabilizer and ordered the Daystar 3/4 level. I plan on running 35x12.5. I guess I am trying to figure out if track bars are a must at this point or if I can hold off for now? I have been reading a lot on this with no real answer.

Worth it? Probably depends greatly on your OCD.
“Need” probably not. Won’t really know until it’s installed and you measure. My guess is it’s going to poke 1/4” passenger side.

 

[mdyucca]

Track bar is not a must at this point. When you trade your stock tires out for 37's or you get a 4 inch lift then its time to upgrade.

 

[sass JT]

Personally I like to get all my geometry correct for alignment. You can say ocd but it’s really about making sure you dot your i’s and cross your t’s at this point.

 

[LURCH]

From what it sounds like a front track bar should get done with 35s but not a must. Now does it throw the rear off as bad or kind of common practice to do a rear bar with the front?

 

[Klicht87]

From what it sounds like a front track bar should get done with 35s but not a must. Now does it throw the rear off as bad or kind of common practice to do a rear bar with the front?

I installed the AEV 2" spacer lift and was contemplating the same thing. Just by doing some rough measurements to the fender and wheel with a 2x4, my front and rear axles seemed to have shifted about 1/4". It's not noticeable and I don't think it has affected the drivability but, ya know, it could always be better with a trackbar.

 

[22_Sarge_Sport]

After the Mopar 2" lift and ~35x12.5, my front axle was more like 5/8" off to the driver side. The track bar attaches to the frame at the driver side in front, so lifting pulls the axle that way in front, and the opposite in back. It was pretty obvious from the front - I asked my wife what she thought as a blind test, and she quickly pointed out that it was pulled to the driver side.

The rear axle was shifted toward the passenger side maybe something like 3/8" - I had a lot more variation in measurement in back depending on where it was parked.

I did an adjustable track bar in front and track bar relocation bracket in back, and I feel like everything is squared away for the time being.

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