Steersmarts or Clayton track bar?

[kapk22]

I’m looking at the Clayton and steersmarts yeti xd adjustable front track bars for my JLUR with Mopar lift and 37s. I currently have a rough country up front and don’t trust their crap anymore. The adjustable lower front control arms last less than a year so I replaced them with Clayton’s.

I see the yeti pro has a “pro series bushings” not sure if that is better than Clayton’s. Both appear to be fairly beefy, but the RC is as well.

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[beast40]

I've never heard of either one of them bending, so take your pic.

I am personally running Clayon's kit with zero issues.

 

[word302]

The yeti is just way too big. The adjuster sleeve makes it difficult to work around depending on your steering/stabilizer setup. I’m not a fan of punch bolts either. If the Clayton uses jam nuts I’d definitely go that route. Otherwise Rock Krawler and Metalcloak are great options. Yes, Rough Country is hot garbage.

 

[kapk22]

The yeti is just way too big. The adjuster sleeve makes it difficult to work around depending on your steering/stabilizer setup. I’m not a fan of punch bolts either. If the Clayton uses jam nuts I’d definitely go that route. Otherwise Rock Krawler and Metalcloak are great options. Yes, Rough Country is hot garbage.

I definitely like the looks of the yeti however, even though it’s pretty massive in the center, both ends still taper down. I may want to as a stabilizer at some point as well. It drives pretty solid now with the Clayton arms though. The RC has the knuckle clamp thing I am not a fan of. I’ll probably go with the Clayton because of their warranty and I am very impressed with their arms at this point.

If not Clayton, likely the metal cloak.

Thank you for the input

 

[jbcrane]

I have the Yeti XD's front and rear. Waited about a year after doing the Mopar lift/35's. Very happy with them. Yes the sleeve is large and you need to make sure things are positioned properly. But once done it hasn't been an issue. FWIW, I weighed the SteerSmarts vs. factory. Yeti XD front: 24#, factory: 9#. Yeti XD rear: 21#, factory:6.6#. The Yeti XD is so much beefier than stock I've wondered if the something else, like the mounting brackets will break before the track bar. So far everything is perfect; very pleased. Did both in black, too... didn't care for the red.

 

[wibornz]

I have run the Steersmarts track bar…well the track bar, drag link, tie rod and steering box bracket for approximately 70,000 miles with thousands of off road miles. I replaced the original rubber bushings with the poly bushings back in the spring. Steersmarts has excellent customer service and support.

 

[RubiRob]

I have run the Steersmarts track bar…well the track bar, drag link, tie rod and steering box bracket for approximately 70,000 miles with thousands of off road miles. I replaced the original rubber bushings with the poly bushings back in the spring. Steersmarts has excellent customer service and support.

Did you notice a difference with the change in bushings?

 

[wibornz]

Did you notice a difference with the change in bushings?

I sid not notice a difference. I am just hoping that I get more than 70,000 out of the new bussing. You have to understand that we off road a lot... We just got back from off-roading in Alaska for two months. We were wheeling three to five days a week.

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