I have an AEV 4.5in lift with a draglink flip kit, stock draglink and running a stock track bar. Everything was fine until I started adding stuff. I wanted to upgrade my D30 to the D44 but while I had the D44 out I added a TNT truss gussets Evo sleeves synergy ball joints etc. now that I have the TNT Truss I am running there bracket for the trackbar. It's severely limiting my down travel. Could I fix it with adding the frame side drop bracket for the track bar and getting an adjustable track bar so I can get more down travel?

 

How is it limiting your down travel the trackbar bracket shouldn't be in any way. Need more info...

 

The angle of the track bar is. You pull out the springs they stop short of the control arms maxing out and the shocks maxing out. Then disconnect the track bar and the axle droops down much more

 

Stock arms and stock trackbar all around?

That's likely why. Without springs and just forced by gravity, the bushing bind is going to keep it from flexing to its full potential.

With the weight of the vehicle and force of the springs things will work fine

 

If it's not the simplest answer which is the bushings are binding, I'm wondering if there are two things happening here:

1) Your shocks are rubbing the frame during full droop. This is common with longer shocks.

2) You are not adjusting you trackbar for the lift.

This will cause the axle to swing away to the side when drooped and cause one of your shocks to go into the frame sooner.

 

That may be it! I have seen marks on the side of the shocks. So it's possible it's not centered and causing things to bind before full extension

 

Ill start with an adjustable track bar and see if that helps...to make sure my axle is centered. I checked it out and it's about a 1/2 off.

Would new control arms help too even staying short arm? Different type of material on the ends will cause less bind?

 

Check out the Nemesis front lower reclocation shock mounts to cure the shock hitting the frame on full passenger side droop. Your stock control arms are the source of your limited droop. Try a set of Metal Cloak, Curries or Rock Crawler front control arms and you'll be amazed at what it will do for articulation, you'll have other issues to deal with, like if you have an auto tranny the driveshaft will hit the transmission housing Also the driveshaft will now contact the skid plate

I'm now running "Short arm" Metal Cloak Control arms, Nemisys lower shock mounts and Coast front driveshaft along with a "few" other things Articulation is awesome yet I still contact the driveshaft on the tranny housing

Enjoy the Journey

 

control arms wont limit the droop offroading. They may when you jack it up as there is no pressure anywhere.

also on the tranny skid contact you can just cut that out bigger.

 

Tranny skid is cut already.

Is it safe to say a track bar that is off is limiting my down travel?