The new bolt also provides extra support to the stock bracket. It is up to you but it seems like it is worth the time/effort to drill the hole and install the new bolt

 

I am glad this thread is here. My lift is suppose to arrive today, so now I am curious if mine will be missing the bolt as well.

 

Well my lift arrived (TF BB 1251000 w/ front springs) and I did not receive the trackbar bracket . According to the catalog it was suppose to and come with come with rear springs as well (I got pucks). So I guess I need to buy the bracket now. How poopy. Haha....

 

Is it possible that they deemed it an unnecessary addition after initial production; the upper bolt I mean? I mean, in looking at the pic, it doesn't appear that the bracket would be able to pivot at all, even without the additional bolt, as the backplate extends below the pivot point. Mine is not an expert opinion, just an observation. If it was deemed unnecessary, the undoubtedly would want to eliminate it from the kit, as I would imagine a bb that reqires no drilling would be more marketable than one that does.

 

I have that kit now, and talked with Joe (from Teraflex) at EJS 08' about the addition of the rear springs in what is now called a 3" lift kit...he said those rear springs won't be available for a couple of months.

ColinW

 

Did you get the trackbar relocation bracket?

 

Not with the kit...I had bought it back in January, when they were still designing it.

 

Thanks for the info. How much lift did you get from the springs?

 

A shit ton...the forget the measurements I took, but the front sits higher than the rear the way everything is right now...now if I could just get my Shrockworks bumper to come in, everything would end up sitting level.

 

Ok thanks. Now I got to figure out what I am going to do. When I ordered this off the northridge site the only information they had was a 2.5 BB w/front springs. When I spoke to Dave I told what I want and nothing was said about these being HD springs and giving me more than 2.5". I have no intention of an after market bumper i just preferred the springs over pucks and I am keeping my stock wheels/tires. So now its time to start thinking. Do you have any pictures not wheeling so I can see what its like?

Thanks again.