Track Bar Upgrade

[big66440]

Is there a company that makes a track bar upgrade for the factory height 2WD comanches? I've done a search and all I found was upgrades for ifted xj and mj's.

[MiNi Beast]

Typically tracs bars are listed for up to 3" are stock height to 3". As you can install a 3 " lift and still use stock trac bar with no issues per a good trac bar yet that is.

[Geonovast]

Also keep in mind that 2wd and 4wd use all identical suspension parts, so don't turn away from them if they specify 4wd.

[Keyav8r]

Geonovast - how about commonality year to year? I've put almost all new front end components (track bar, drag link, tie rod ends, shocks and steering stabilizer) on my '88 2wd. Checking part numbers online, it looks like all the part numbers are different for my '91 4wd. By eyeball from one truck to the other, the parts look the same but I haven't pulled them off and laid them side by side.

[Geonovast]

I do remember seeing not too long ago that there was a change around 91 with the draglink, tie rod, and TREs, but all the trackbars should be interchangeable.  Even if it was changed, they should still swap just fine.

[Keyav8r]

Thanks. Looks like all I can swap is the steering stabilizer and maybe the track bar. I'll crawl under the 91 tomorrow and take a better look at the other parts.

[Eagle]

The track bar did change. The original track bar that was in my '88 XJ (which I purchased new) didn't have a grease fitting in the TRE at the frame end. ALL replacements I've seen, factory and after-market, have a grease fitting.

[big66440]

Cool thanks for all the replies,I've already contacted a supplier on one of their upgrade kits and was told it's compatible with a stock height jeep,I've replaced literally EVERYTHING that can wear in the front suspension and did an alignment myself to avoid D.W and since I'm planning on keeping my manche for a looong time I would rather upgrade what seems to be a problem child on these suspension's.

[Eagle]

... since I'm planning on keeping my manche for a looong time I would rather upgrade what seems to be a problem child on these suspension's.

 

I don't know why you think the OEM track bar is a "problem." The original on my '88 Cherokee lasted about 180,000 miles, and that included off-roading at Paragon, the New Jersey Pine Barrens, the Mohawk Trail region of western Massachusetts (Old Florida Road), and hitting some fire roads in New Mexico.

 

On the MJ, I went with an adjustable to be able to center the axle with a 4-inch lift, but the quality of the bar wasn't any better than OEM. (In fact, it was significantly worse.)

 

For a 2WD Mj that's going to be street driven, I don't think any track bar out there can really be considered an "upgrade."

[mvusse]

And OEM style stock track bars are available at pretty much any auto parts store.

[dasbulliwagen]

don't get too stuck on what the part numbers are. It will just make you crazy. Like was said, all the 2wd and 4wd parts will bolt up the same and get the job done. If part numbers are different it just may be due to factory tuning for different models, though all parts are the same externally. For example, I was once told by a Chrysler trainer that there were 13 different front strut part numbers available for the Chrysler 300.... to specifically tune between engine and wheel/tire combinations. This is something most people wouldnt notice if the parts were swapped, but that the manufacturer needs to do.

[jimoshel]

I just swapped a '95 XJ track bar into a '87 MJ. The '87 was worn and sloppy. Perfect fit.