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Kevin's XJ/ZJ Track Bar Conversion (on sale through the end of the month) |
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Imagine a fully adjustable track bar that eliminates the weak/worn stock upper tie rod end on ZJs and XJ/MJs factory track bar and will allow for AMAZING amounts of droop and tighten up your steering responsiveness at the same time. This kit includes a modified upper track bar mount and the highest quality track bar that exists, custom built specifically for us to KOR's specifications, and fully adjustable to center your front axle perfectly. It won't interfere with any existing suspension components and will allow MAXIMUM articulation out of your front axle assembly and a larger resistance to Death Wobble. It's been designed to work with XJs and ZJs from 0"=>8" of lift. ARTICULATION INCREASES: From the factory, your passenger front tire can only droop approximately 8" from stock height due to the upper tie rod end on the factory track bar. Now, subtract the height of YOUR lift from the maximum of 8", and that's how much passenger side droop you have before the tie rod end binds causing wear and then Death Wobble. You can test this yourself if you don't believe me. Just remove the lower bolt on the stock track bar and allow it to hang. Pretty scary, huh? Bet you didn't know that!! That's the maximum it will go before it binds on itself, which is a future failure in the making!!! Other track bar manufacturers use Heim® joints and Johnny® joints in a vertical orientation, which allow the track bar to drop a bit further than stock, but still not as much as you need. DEATH WOBBLE RESISTANCE: Due to the superior strength and thickness of our custom bar (.156 wall 1.25" OD tube), my custom interference-fit ultra-thick bushing inserts and the 1/2" Grade 8 hardware that comes included in the kit (50% more strength than stock bolts so that you can really torque it down without worrying about snapping the bolt off), you will see a higher Death Wobble resistance as the entire kit stiffens up the front suspension. An added bonus: There are two additional benefits you may discover as well: an substantial increase in steering response (tighter steering = less wandering) and slightly reduced bump steer, most evident on the taller rigs. EVEN BETTER DEATH WOBBLE RESISTANCE: Recently, I've had some SUPER-hard Rockwell Durometer bushings made by our poly molding company. You can't get these anywhere else, folks. The stock rubber bushing material that comes in the stock track bars is less than the 45d hardness of the "regular" bushings that we have used over the years. The SUPER-hard bushings are a 60d harness, or 33% stiffer, giving even better resistance to Death Wobble. Since others have asked, there is a less-than 5% increase in shock transmission to the cabin at 8" of lift, so with 4" or less, you will likely never even notice the change, but in any case, it's a very low price to pay for what MAY cure your Death Wobble completely. TESTIMONIALS: To read about others who have this kit, click HERE. And see an install (review to come soon) of this product done by one of our friendly neighbors to the North, click HERE.
Here's what the kit will look like under your Jeep:
For those who did not order a TBC but want to send me your extra brackets (must be from a ZJ or '87+ XJ), I can give you cash (price varies, depending on how much stock we have) or $10 more in credit (than what we are paying cash) per bracket. SURFACE RUST IS OK, BUT IF YOUR BRACKET IS PITTED OR BADLY RUSTED, WE CAN'T USE IT!!!!!!!! *Note-1: The Rubicon Express Conversion uses their Heavy Duty bar and will work for added articulation, but unfortunately they are not as stiff as the JKS bar, nor is their bracket as stiff as our modified stock bracket (it flexes), so it won't give you the Death Wobble resistance that I designed my conversion kit to offer your Jeep. **Note-2: The bar and bracket we use in our kit will *NOT* work with any other manufacturer's kit. The JKS bar we use has a special part number for only us, and the bracket is bent/folded by our machine shop, and is not compatible with anyone else's bar or anyone else's bracket, unfortunately. If you have part of a kit from another manufacturer, my only recommendation to make this work for you is to sell the partial kit on eBay or your local Jeep board. **Note-3: When adding an aftermarket diff cover on the front axle, bear in mind that if it's thicker than the stock one, it may need to be slightly clearanced so that it doesn't cause rubbing on the track bar. |
