As I understand it, with enough droop on the stock rear suspension geometry the end result is interference between the drive shaft and the gas tank. This happens because the track bar swings the axle to the passenger side of the vehicle.

this is probably a dumb question…. But why not reverse the mounting of the track bar so that it attaches to the frame on the drivers side and the axle on the passenger side. Thus swinging the axle to the drivers side away from the gas tank…? I

I noticed that the front suspension swings the axle to the drivers side of the vehicle and the rear suspension swings the axle to the passenger side.

I am guessing there is a very good reason front and rear axles swing in opposite directions, and I am guessing there’s a reason no one ever reverses swing of the rear track bar for more clearance. But I’m too dumb to figure it out so can someone explain it to me?

 

Crawlex, its gotta be due to position of tailpipe and interference as it crosses over the rear differential? just a gues however, I did wonder the same thing myself. I have a barnes weld-on tracbar mount axle side with a 3.5 spring lift. I moved the tracbar to the top position (4.5" lift) to get the shortest, flat anglet rear tracbar . At full stuff might contact the tailpipe we will see.

 

If you raise the axle side of the TB then you reduce that possibility as it takes a lot more droop to get to the same axle shift with a flatter TB angle. If both TBs swung from the same side then you would have some weird rocking motions on bumps as they would work together whereas now they oppose each other.