Rock Krawler rear track bar hitting bracket.

[Bombout800]

I have the rock Krawler 3.5 no limits lift. I was under the jeep the other day, and i noticed that the track bar has been hitting the bracket pretty good. I don't know if it's on road stuff or strictly off road, when flexed, but it's been hitting for sure.

Anyone had an issue with this? I tried searching and found nothing.

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[Roky]

I have the rock Krawler 3.5 no limits lift. I was under the jeep the other day, and i noticed that the track bar has been hitting the bracket pretty good. I don't know if it's on road stuff or strictly off road, when flexed, but it's been hitting for sure.

Anyone had an issue with this? I tried searching and found nothing.

Yeah, mine hits too. I don’t think RK intended us to use it with their adj. track bar. Even though we can, I think the bracket is more to be used with stock track bar. I put mine on to help with roll center but to be honest, I can’t tell that big of a difference with it on or off. I put it on and took it off 3 times trying to feel the difference, lol. Finally since my buddies on here say it helps , I drank the koolaid and left it on.,....

 

[DOOKEY]

Clearance the bracket. Shoot some paint at it. Done.

 

[Roky]

Clearance the bracket. Shoot some paint at it. Done.

Yeah, wouldn’t hurt anything, there’s plenty of it there, lol.

 

[Bombout800]

Yeah, wouldn’t hurt anything, there’s plenty of it there, lol.

If you look at my pic you can see where i half ass drew a line with my finger

 

[DOOKEY]

If you look at my pic you can see where i half ass drew a line with my finger

I have that bracket sitting on the shelf. Plenty of meat you can take off the thing without issue. I'd use something a little more aggressive than your finger though.

 

[Bombout800]

 

[Roky]

Mine isn’t hitting bad enough for me to worry over it for now, but I’ll probably cut it out of the way as Andy suggested, eventually.

 

[DOOKEY]

Mine isn’t hitting bad enough for me to worry over it for now, but I’ll probably cut it out of the way as Andy suggested, eventually.

It's a thing though. I would linger on it. My front lower control arm bushings were shot after my first trip out because the control arm was hitting the shock bolt towards the last little bit of flex. I didn't catch it and the bushings were gone. Had to replace like yours. When the bushing couldn't rotate it took the path of least resistance.

Since the RK track bar is a heim joint you're likely to stretch the heim body which will cause the bearing to wiggle back and forth leading to the axle shifting back and forth. It isn't the end of the world but it shouldn't happen.

 

[Roky]

It's a thing though. I would linger on it. My front lower control arm bushings were shot after my first trip out because the control arm was hitting the shock bolt towards the last little bit of flex. I didn't catch it and the bushings were gone. Had to replace like yours. When the bushing couldn't rotate it took the path of least resistance.

Since the RK track bar is a heim joint you're likely to stretch the heim body which will cause the bearing to wiggle back and forth leading to the axle shifting back and forth. It isn't the end of the world but it shouldn't happen.

I just had my front/rear track bars out inspecting the joints, after I found what I found on my rear lowers. So far so good, everything on them still good, but as you say, I’m on borrowed time, I’ll get it done.

 

[Bombout800]

It's a thing though. I would linger on it. My front lower control arm bushings were shot after my first trip out because the control arm was hitting the shock bolt towards the last little bit of flex. I didn't catch it and the bushings were gone. Had to replace like yours. When the bushing couldn't rotate it took the path of least resistance.

Since the RK track bar is a heim joint you're likely to stretch the heim body which will cause the bearing to wiggle back and forth leading to the axle shifting back and forth. It isn't the end of the world but it shouldn't happen.

Also, if the bar is hitting on the bracket , it's binding both joints. I'm more worried about it hitting than it moving the way it was designed to. I don't think it will stretch the heim with the bracket cut. If that's what you are referring to.

Picked up a new grinder as the old one took a crap a few months back. I'll get it cut in just a little bit.

 

[DOOKEY]

Also, if the bar is hitting on the bracket , it's binding both joints. I'm more worried about it hitting than it moving the way it was designed to. I don't think it will stretch the heim with the bracket cut. If that's what you are referring to.

Picked up a new grinder as the old one took a crap a few months back. I'll get it cut in just a little bit.

It won't stretch when the bracket is cleaned up. It will if the track bar hits the bracket. What would scare me most is that the heim joint threads inside the tube are machined in there. If you start taking material away from the outside of the tube where the threads are you can create a weak point for failure. Unlikely anything would happen but I've seen so much weird stuff in the off road world I try to protect against it.

 

[word302]

Mine isn’t hitting bad enough for me to worry over it for now, but I’ll probably cut it out of the way as Andy suggested, eventually.

This is why I swapped to the TF track bar bracket. That and it allowed me to add the golden diaper.

 

[Roky]

This is why I swapped to the TF track bar bracket. That and it allowed me to add the golden diaper.

Lol.... yah, I have the red diaper so no problem there, it’s cheaper to carve this one out a little, lol. Saving for long arms...

 

[DOOKEY]

These ones?

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