Rear track bar bracket bent. Suggestions?

Dever

New member

• Jan 25, 2016

• #1

Howdy Wayalife experts,

I went to install an adjustable rear track bar to center my axle and found that my axle bracket is bent pretty badly:



The track bar relocation bracket was tilted over so far it was nearly touching the coil spring. I took the relocation bracket off (temporarily) and installed the new track bar. Is it realistic to try to fix this? JKS makes a replacement bracket. Is that a better route? Anyone have experience with this?

Thanks in advance,
Steve

 

Blazindevl

LOSER

• Jan 25, 2016

• #2

You can fix just about anything with a welder:yup:

 

Pyro1415

New member

• Jan 25, 2016

• #3

Cut, grind, weld and pant.

 

Dever

New member

• Jan 25, 2016

• #4

Thanks for the responses! JKS bracket ordered.

 

JKbrick

Active Member

• Jan 25, 2016

• #5

Dever said:

Thanks for the responses! JKS bracket ordered.

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I have the JKS reinforcement bracket that wraps around the axle and ties the factory bracket to the tube. Not sure if you got that one or the replacement bracket. The welder that put it on for me was impressed with the bracket

 

Last edited: Jan 25, 2016

swampdog

New member

• Jan 25, 2016

• #6

Dever said:

Thanks for the responses! JKS bracket ordered.

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Bahahahaha, OP, what a clown. Why did you even ask the question? Next time you have a question, open the fridge and ask the eggs, they will listen pretty well also.

 

MattAlpha

Caught the Bug

• Jan 25, 2016

• #7

I went down this road with my front track bar bracket, so I replaced the front and rear brackets with the EVO brackets. I removed my RK brackets and adjustable track bars.

Take a look at my thread "Another cause of death wobble" or named something similar... I can't remember exactly. Since I installed them they've taken some good abuse over the last 11 months with no issues. Also the ride is much better going back to the stock track bars.

Welding will be involved.

-Matt

 

Dever

New member

• Jan 25, 2016

• #8

MattAlpha said:

I went down this road with my front track bar bracket, so I replaced the front and rear brackets with the EVO brackets. I removed my RK brackets and adjustable track bars.

Take a look at my thread "Another cause of death wobble" or named something similar... I can't remember exactly. Since I installed them they've taken some good abuse over the last 11 months with no issues. Also the ride is much better going back to the stock track bars.

Welding will be involved.

-Matt

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MattAlpha, you mean this EVO part?
http://www.offroadevolution.com/store/proddetail.php?prod=EVO-REAR-RCC&cat=25