The rear swaybar links should be installed on the inside. The rear TB bracket helps recenter the rear axle, but wheel spacers still might be needed. I saw a 09 Rubi in Moab that had the 2.5" coil kit and stock rims/tires. Clearance didn't seem to be a issue after talking to the owner. It seems that not all the stock JK rims have the same backspacing.

 

there are 2 members in my club with this lift, one rubi and one x running rubi shoes. both of them put the swaybar endlinks on the inside, and both have no problems, just be concerned while running the links on the inside, the clearance with the links and the brake lines. neither of them had the issue, But I (running the links on the outside) had an issue with the metal portion of the brake line and the endlink bolt. quick fix, just bend the line closer to the frame.

Also, me and one of the guys in my club did not use the trackbar relo bracket and still have no probs.

I say go for the lift and be happy.

 

Roger that! I called TF couple months ago which was well over a year after I installed the 2.5BB because I was getting tired of rubbing the inside left wheel weight under articulation. I installed mine after reading Project JK and everything was good until max articulation. Back then they advertised up to xx" tire. Later came the improved kit with the relocation bracket. Anyhow, when I called I explained what was happening and they said they kits now come with a relocation bracket and I could get one for $xx. I was also told that if I wanted bigger tires THEN I would need wheel spacers. But for stock Rubi tires no. A while back when I took my jeep for an oil change (got that mopar deal, makes it cheaper than if I bought the oil and filter myself) I look underneath to check things out and saw the rubbing and the mech asked why I didn't install the relocation bracket? I said the kit didn't come with one. So he(mechanic @ Brown & Wood Greenville, NC) pulled up the web page and pointed to the part and said, "your kit didn't come with one of those?". Nope, not back then it didn't.
So, that's how my situation played out. I put on spacers=no rubbing, TF said relocation bracket = no rubbing for factory wheels, bigger wheels= wheel spacers, bigger wheels= rubbing with relocation bracket. If I did it again I would do it the same.

 

I don't understand, Why would the swaybar link contact both sides with the relocation bracket? that means it would contact both sides at factory height too right? I never had any contact til I lifted and didn't have a relocation bracket. I like the spacers too

 

Or do you mean they will be equal again. thx.

 

Hey wasnt out to hurt peoples feeling, Its just you have a sweet looking rig with those funny little stock tires/wheels.

Meet me at Quizno's and I'll buy just so there are no hard feelings

 

I ended up flipping the links on the driver side and its still only 1/2 an inch away from the tire sidewall.

I have stock 09 steelies. at any rate I ordered the Relo brackets front and rear.

Also It was funny to see the front shocks had totally failed by 3000 kilometers. I compressed them and they stayed compressed.

Junk.

Glad I immediatly went to bilstiens.

 

One post above stated that they had contact on one side. I was just pointing out that the swaybar links were close to both rear wheel rims equally, since the axle was now centered again.

The reason the swaybar links don't contact the wheels without a lift is because the swaybar link upper end is below the height of the wheel rim, therefore it does not come near to contacting the rim. When you raise the suspension, the swaybar link end is now about the same height as the top of the wheel rim, at least on a BB with their longer swaybar links anyway.

 

Ahhh gotcha. I was misunderstanding AND not comprehending. My fault, thnx

 

TF 2.5 BB with extensions.




TF 2.5 BB with slight modifications.