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Old 02-02-2015, 06:24 PM   #1
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Re: drivers side sag

The super track bar is longer and mounts lower on the suspension, that means that as the suspension travels through its cycle up and down the rear suspension will move side to side less and it will help with lowering the roll center for better bite in the corners. It is the best option. The only down side is that you need to unbolt the rear end from the trailing arms, install the mount on the passenger side and a spacer on the drivers side under the axle pads. It is not difficult, but the shorter adjustable arm is just simply removing 2 bolts and replacing the OE bar with the adjustable one. Both short and long panhard bars are adjusted the same way.

I would go with the Super track bar my self, but my OCD about efficiency out ways my laziness weather I would ever notice it or not.
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Old 02-02-2015, 07:51 PM   #2
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Re: drivers side sag

The coil spring spacer was an easy install since all my parts were new. Pop the bottom ball joint off and remove the spring; put the spacer in the lower control arm and re-install anything.
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Old 02-05-2015, 10:53 AM   #3
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The super track bar is longer and mounts lower on the suspension, that means that as the suspension travels through its cycle up and down the rear suspension will move side to side less and it will help with lowering the roll center for better bite in the corners. It is the best option. The only down side is that you need to unbolt the rear end from the trailing arms, install the mount on the passenger side and a spacer on the drivers side under the axle pads. It is not difficult, but the shorter adjustable arm is just simply removing 2 bolts and replacing the OE bar with the adjustable one. Both short and long panhard bars are adjusted the same way.

I would go with the Super track bar my self, but my OCD about efficiency out ways my laziness weather I would ever notice it or not.
Looking under my truck it looks like super track bar will hit my exhaust . Now is it worth it to get the exhaust moved or just go with the adjustable bar over the super track bar
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Old 02-05-2015, 01:32 PM   #4
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Looking under my truck it looks like super track bar will hit my exhaust . Now is it worth it to get the exhaust moved or just go with the adjustable bar over the super track bar
I cant answer that question for you, sorry.

What I can tell you is that in your OP you mentioned that the truck moves from side to side going over a bump and the panhard bar and shocks play a significant roll in that action. The centering and leveling of the rear will almost certainly be corrected with either bar.

The question you need to answer for your self is: If the side to side movement bothers you now and how will you feel about buying the short bar and and the wobble over bumps "possibly...possibly" is still there and it "possibly" could have been corrected by the longer bar?


Theses are the things that keep me up at night! Knowing there is currently an issue, no matter how small, "I" would set myself up for the highest chance of success and get the long bar. Then I would see if it fits and after running the suspension through its cycle see if I needed to have the tail pipe rerouted, a tail pipe is not that expensive in my opinion. But like I said earlier, my OCD would force me into getting the longer bar even after I bought the shorter bar if the problem continued in any way shape or form. Now, if I got the long bar and the problem continued I could live with the wobble knowing I did everything I could to fix it and move on to a different part to try and fix the problem. Believe me, as I writhe this I know how crazy it sounds, it is just how my brain works.

You need to answer a few questions about yourself for yourself so you know how crazy you are about your expectations and decide accordingly. Good luck in finding your crazy level!
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