Don't have the control arms, but came across this in my extensive Youtube search last night. Also not sure if this is in any way applicable to the track bar.
I have Alpine IR control arms and the track bar. Track bar is junk, control arms are fine. I've been driving fast in the desert as well as some rock crawling and no issues with the control arms. Trackbar went bad a few hours in my first off road trip with it.
Anyone here have the TF Track bar bracket mounted and is having the same issue/sound? I ask because I have the exact same issue everyone here is having and my neighbor has the same trackbar but he has the bracket and has no sound. The bar does move but there is no noise coming from it. At first I thought the noise was coming from my drag link but was told by the dealer it's the TF track bar too. Wondering if by changing the two geometry it fixes this issue. Also when I had the track bar adjusted the dudes at the shop told me that the bar was adjusted as far as it let them... is a 0-6"lift track bar..??? I have the mopar 2" kit. That made no sense unless the bracket is really needed which in that case whats the Point of adjustable track bar, Right?
It’s my understanding that with the TF bracket the noise goes away.
The front tb bracket is to raise the stock track bar to keep axle centered . If you use an adjustable track bar to center your axle and also raise it with the bracket , you will likely incur bumpsteer because the tb and drag link will be out of parallel with each other. If you want to use the bracket then be sure to adjust the tb back to stock length or close to it , just make sure drag link and tb are parallel. Doesn’t matter the angle just as long as they’re on the same angle. Just some
cents.
I was going for an alignment getting set for some new rims and tires and the shop said I needed to fix the trackbar and he showed me, as someone moved the wheel, the adjustable end flex. For now I'm back on the stock one (with a shifted steering wheel) with a ~0.750" difference between the bar lengths with a 2.5" lift.The thing is, I have not encounter any track bar that does this, ever.
Also, every alignment shop and dealer service dept have said that this is NOT ok.
Went to the best alignment shop in town, they just gave the vehicle back to me and said they won’t do anything until I install a correct track bar for my vehicle as it’s not safe and they won’t risk responsibility.
During my last dealer visit, they threatened to void my warranty the next time I take my vehicle in for service if I don’t get it fixed.
So you can understand my frustration.
So far I have not found a single person that would go on record and say this was OK except for @TeraFlex
Call Teraflex and talk to them on the phone. They are pretty agreeable and truly want to know if their stuff has problems. After having 3 TF trackbars with documented problems (not the problem you are having) I politely asked them for a refund and took that money and went with Steer Smarts.
I also switched but went with a synergy track bar. No movement or noises now. I will say that the teraflex track bar was way heavier than the synergy the replaced it.
Same with the JKS, the Teraflex was heavier as well.
