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Man I wish I could have made it. Glad to see a good turnout so far. Be safe and have fun.

Contact Core. Their customer support is superb. They will be happy to work with you to remedy the problem, I am sure. I have their track bar and adjustable short arms and they were very helpful through all my install.

Looks to be a control arm and a swaybar end link. Shouldn't be too bad of a fix. Hopefully there is no bend in the frame side control arm mount.

So far so good.

^makes me jealous with all his jeep time and camping trips.

Patiently waiting on pics of the carnage......

Glad to see you got her back together.

I have a set of torque sticks. They are a really convenient tool. However we still always check with a torque wrench just to be sure. I usually torque mine to 80ftlbs. Seems to hold the wheels on good. Lol

Less than $5 at the hardware. New grade 8 bolt, washer, and nut. First was to drill out the hole to 7/16". I only had to remove a very slight bit of material. Next was to test fit.... Tack washer in place And final product. Fresh paint makes the welds stronger. Lol All in all a pretty solid fix in my opinion.

Sucess! Off to the parts store I go.

I don't need a trackbar and the bushing isnt worn. That is a core 4x4 tier3 double shear trackbar. Their bushing seems to be oversized. Time to run to the hardware and fire up the zeus machine and get it over with.

Hadnt thought of that. Just assumed it would be a factory only kinda thing. Gotta get the old one off first....

I am in need of the hard line from the drier to the condenser. Seen with the twisted end in the photo. I have checked junkyard local with no luck.

I just checked. The trackbar bushing inner is exactly 7/16". So If I get a new 7/16" bolt, washer , and nut. Drill the holes and make a new flag nut it should solve the issue right?

Everyone says hardened washer. Does that simply mean a grade 8 washer like the local hardware store would have? Or is it something I have to special order? Given the amount of slop in the track bar bushing itself I am tempted find a bolt that fits it snug and get a washer to fit said bolt. Then weld on the washer and make a new flag nut. Sound like a solid plan? Am I over thinking this? I don't have immediate plans to wheel this truck but it might see some light to medium trail use at some point in the future. Just want to make sure all is well and reliable.

^ Lives outside the rust belt

I don't think its hack work so much as just not something a show truck or restomodder would do. I guess it depends on the use of the truck. If your concerned with what the final product looks like, take 15 mins and grind them off. If the looks are not a concern of yours then leave them. My personal opinion, I would take them off and take the opportunity to paint the axle while its out of the truck.

Just took some pics. Here is what I'm dealing with. The factory holes are oblong front and rear There is visible slop in the hole to bolt fit. And the bolt is sloppy in the trackbar itself. So I am open to suggestions. Core says I can drill the trackbar if nessecary but it doesnt look like I will need to.

Well my spare is back in. I lost a turbine and brand new tire some time ago. The factory bracket under the spare folded in half and I never heard or felt it go. So I made a new bracket, don't worry the knot and nut are temporary till I run to town. Also on the list was a tool to kae lowering and raising the spare simpler. And after the last instance no chances taken. It now gets a dedicated ratchet strap backup. I'm not loosing another turbine. Now to dig into the trackbar.......

Glad nothing bad happened and good to hear the bypass worked. Time for all new stainless hoses. Lol

I never ruled out the washer idea. Just wanna makee sure I am fixing the issue as permanently as possible. I don't want to just bandaid it. If the original slop is from the trackbar being loose on the bolt the washer won't fix that.

^ has a confusing user name. Is he a fan of lug nuts off of flats? Or is he a fan of fake shotgun projectiles?

Therein lies the issue. I need to repair the damage as well as fix the problem.

New shoes waiting for the tire shop to open so I can get them balanced.