How would one know if they had a gen1 version vs. the newer type? And, does this affect front and rear, or just front?

 

i just spoke to Dave at Northridge, which i still recommend doing, and he said that this is not an "epidemic" so to speak-he mentioned so far, that there's "10,000" of these on the road, and only a couple, (2-3) reports of failures. he recommended that i not panic, so i wont. but it would be wise to do your due diligence to make sure you contact him. i took a pic of my track bar, and emailed it to him at sales@northridge4x4.com and he's sending a new track bar out in the next few days.
Dave & Northridge are the shit. plain and simple. good luck.

 

Its just the front that has changed and it changed over a year ago. The old style has a big bend in it . while the new versions are thicker and straighter.

10,000 of them may have been a stretch LOL

David

 

sorry David, i hate when people paraphrase me too. i wont do it again...-i was trying to buff up your numbers so you'd get a raise!!!!!

 

I have the gen 1 I think? Ill take a pic tonight.

 

that is crazy! you are very lucky that it did not happen at speed. glad no one was hurt.

 

For us Canadian's do we contact Stan and send a picture of our JKS bar so he can verify it's a gen1 or gen2?

 

Just post pics up here. There easy to tell apart.

 

Wow. You are very lucky to be alive!

 

So I'm guessing that the (PN) OGS121 from Northridge is the second gen? That's what part number came with mine but I've had it on my Jeep for 2 years now. So do I have an old one?