BoraBora

Nope, it's to correct your roll center. You should keep it at the very top hole and use an adjustable track bar to center the axle.

You should use adjustable rear upper control arms to correct your pinion angle. It'll also alleviate the issues you're having with the bolt hitting your coils.

darien99

Kind of defeats the purpose of a budget lift kit, doesn't it? I'm sure I could use adjustable LCAs, external reservoir shocks, adjustable sway discos, Tom Woods driveshaft, new crossover pipe, etc. As it is I've already added an RK track bar to the front and exhaust spacers - every thing I change requires 2 new things in order to accommodate it.

socal73

Everything I change requires 2 new things to accommodate it.....welcome to the Jeep life buddy. So true.....if you have a budget on a Jeep them youve bought the wrong vehicle....thats been my experience. I always blow the budget

resharp001

Y, this is just kind of how it is......and why there is really just no cheap way to lift a vehicle. It requires a lot of money to do it right and address things appropriately. People get sucked in by inexpensive lifts.....not really knowing the path they're heading down. The lifts that appear more budget friendly are that way because they don't address everything....missing parts (track bars, caster correction) or corners are cut (for example, using brackets to drop brake lines instead of just replacing brake lines.....does it work, sure...is it the proper thing to do....meh, it's cheap to do). Once down that path you start to realize how much more it's really going to cost you. Everything works together, and if you touch one single thing.....there are implications to various other things. That is just the nature of the beast with lifting a wrangler.

There is truth to what Bora Bora said above. Still, I'd leave it in the lower hole and move on down the road. Ideally you would want that TB as high as possible to help with roll center. That said, your jeep is not going to crumble apart. Outside of buying a new adjustable rear TB, I'd want the axle more centered and with less interferance between the spring and TB bolt. Would it be better higher? yes.....is it acceptable in the lower hole...yes. Just my 2c.

Smudgeontheglass

My RE 2.5" lift came with a frame side trackbar bracket. It left me with an axle that was pushed about 1.5" too far to the left. I was able to get a used JKS TB, but it would not adjust short enough to use the trackbar bracket. Mine is installed in the stock locations front and rear. It didn't change the on-road handling for me, but during of-camber it does tend to shift weight rather drastically in the rear but I'm going to blame that on my very heavy rear end on my 2 door.

MAJKF

I had the same issue. Running on the bottom hole as well. My research before indicated that the issue is due to TF springs having a wider radius than stock/most other brands.

Also I found that using the top hole, but twisting the spring in its bucket gave a sweet spot for clearance. But even in bottom hole my axle was still centered and both front and rear track bar a about even in angle so no worries.

darien99

Thanks, I thought that about the size of the springs as well. That helps put my mind at ease.