You stole the lift I am going to get, the Tires and Rims I plan on ordering, and the Color of your JK i really wanted (Wife Vetoed it, and we comprimised on Red Rock).... Amazing Jeep, i am really glad up put up these pics so I could see basically would mine will look like in 2 months.

 

Hello all,

For those of you running the 2.5 TF with the rear track bar bracket, did you guys/gals have to drill a hole in the factory mount in order to install it? Is the drilling optional, just to give the bracket added sturdiness. I am seriously thinking about purchasing the 2.5 TF coil lift with shocks. I would rather not drill if I dont have to. If so, then maybe I will also purchase an adjustable track bar for the rear & do away with the relocation bracket...I ask this question, because after reading about the lift on the TF catalog it states that there is no drilling required ...Please advise, thank you...

Copied from the TF '08 Catalog....

"This trackbar bracket is designed for lift
heights under 3” including spring & budget
boost type lifts. The trackbar bracket helps to
restore the trackbar to a natural position to
keep the rear axle correctly centered under
the vehicle with no binding or interference with
other components.
Mounts to the upper trackbar frame mounting
point. No drilling required."

 

I think if you buy the adjustable rear track bar, you don't have to use the bracket. You only have to drill one spot, and thats the one in the first picture, it's more or less just to give the bracket more stability and I don't think it would affect the stability of the stock frame area, if you were to ever get rid of it.

 

Good to know...Thanks...I may just do away with the rear bracket and get the adjustable rear track bar instead....Thank you...

 

I just installed this lift on mine a couple nights ago...being pressed for time and tired we just left the hole (we did drill one, it was just very out of line so the bolt wouldnt fit. As of right now I am running without that bolt there, though I Pm'ed teraflex and they said that I should fix it and put that bolt in for extra support and to stop it form rotating at all. However it seems really sturdy as it is right now....so i'm not too sure.

 

After:


Nice stance (are you planning on running 35's?)...With all this 2.5" posts I'm 99% certain on getting the 2.5" coil lift from TF

 

Put the bolt in for sure. It add very much to the overall strength of the brackett.

I had to drill out my large cross bolt also. Not much just a little...

 

If it had been possible to lay my hands on a rear adjustable track bar at the time I was installing that bracket, I would have paid double for it, and smashed that low quality bracket with a sledge hammer. Do yourself a favor and buy the adjustable track bars.

First pic shows misalignment on bracket side closest to front of vehicle. Red arrow pointing to offset in upper right, while yellow shows factory hole above the TF hole.


This is misalignment on side facing toward rear of vehicle. You can see the misalignments weren't the same front and rear (rear facing hole is worse).


Problem seemed to be twofold: First the TF bracket wouldn't insert completely into the factory track bar bracket (thus the comments by some re the big hammer), and secondly, even if I had pounded it up into the factory bracket, the holes still wouldn't have aligned properly. You can see interference marks in the bend on the TF bracket.


Had to put the TF bracket in a vice, and do a little filing in order to make it align properly (I guess that was okay, seems fairly sturdy at the moment). Once we could align the brackets, we measured for the hole in the factory bracket, removed the TF brkt, drilled, then reinstalled the TF brkt. Amazingly the alignment turned out perfect!!


Last pic is of the final assembled product. New bolt going through the hole drilled in the factory bracket is circled in red.

 

Thanks for the post will definitely get the adjustable rear track bar when it comes time to purchase the 2.5 TF kit & toss that relo bracket

 

I have an odd question, What is the height of your rig, with the 2.5" spring lift and 33" tire, from the ground to the tip of the radio antenna?

I want to upgrade, but for the next year I only have underground parking and don't want a massive clearance issue.

Thanks