RK Track Bar Bushing & Joint Play

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Ajkaz

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I kept hearing a noticeable clunking every time I would change steering direction and thought it was a worn drag link end as I tore the boot some time ago trying to get it off when swapping axles. I tested all of the tie rod and drag link ends with channel locks and they are tight. I narrowed down the clunk to the track bar joint at the axle side, its noticeably loud, check out the play in my video, I'm going to get a replacement ordered today.

Check out the the play in the flex joint, is that normal being that its rubber or should I replace that as well? Both bolts are torqued to spec.

These are the original joints that came on this bar roughly 8 years ago, they only have 15k miles on them, albeit hard miles.
 
OverlanderJK said:
Where is the flex joint? Just replace the track bar all together with an OE.


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The flex Joint is the rubber joint on the frame side.

I may go back to OE, but i need more adjust ability in the frame side bracket first to center the axle. I'm cutting off the factory Dynatrac TB bracket and burning on a Synergy for a DL flip, should be the perfect time to make the swap.
 
I have a RK lift and I ditched both of their track bars because the Heim joint (the one your having issues with) would transmit the vibrations into my JK and their mounts were flimsy. I went back to the OEM track bars and EVO mounts about 5 years ago and haven’t had an issue since then. I’m still running the RK springs and all of the arms. Overall without their track bars and mounts it has been a great kit for me.


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