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track bar or pitman arm?

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Old May 10, 2008 | 05:47 AM
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Whats considered a better setup as far as maintaining proper steering and quality?

(a) A replacement adjustable track bar (e.g. Black Diamond), or

(b) A replacement pitman arm and track bar relocation bracket (e.g. BDS)
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Old May 10, 2008 | 05:50 AM
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Originally Posted by SilverRubi2
Whats considered a better setup as far as maintaining proper steering and quality?

(a) A replacement adjustable track bar (e.g. Black Diamond), or

(b) A replacement pitman arm and track bar relocation bracket (e.g. BDS)
A, without a doubt.
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Old May 10, 2008 | 06:48 AM
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Originally Posted by BLKRUBI
A, without a doubt.
I understand its all about keeping the track bar and drag link parallel, so an adjustable track bar does this. I guess I am having a hard time visualizing it, but thanks, so the black diamond is better in my mind than the BDS. Is the Superlift track bar/suspension the same as the Black Diamond?
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Old May 10, 2008 | 06:55 AM
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Originally Posted by SilverRubi2
I understand its all about keeping the track bar and drag link parallel, so an adjustable track bar does this. I guess I am having a hard time visualizing it, but thanks, so the black diamond is better in my mind than the BDS. Is the Superlift track bar/suspension the same as the Black Diamond?
Yes. Black Diamond is owned by Superlift, it's all the same stuff. I'm running the Superlift/BD trackbars on mine. I was originally running a relocation bracket and no pitman arm and I had some bump steer, not bad, just a lttle there, but when I removed the bracket and put the adjustable bar in, no more bumpsteer.
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