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Old Oct 3, 2009 | 05:48 PM
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Ok guys I just had a teraflex 3" full flex installed and now my Rear Pass spring in hitting the trackbar. WTF!!! It's not only anoying it really sounds like something is going to break. I know there are fixes such as spacers but what would be the "best" way to fix this.
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Old Oct 3, 2009 | 06:03 PM
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LOL its not WTF but, What to do to correct it. I personally put Rockcrawler 10% wedges in the rear. Its a common problem and its 25 bucks for the wedges... you could order new spring perches and weld them but it is much more pricey. Dont stress and just put the wedges in... best of luck
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Old Oct 3, 2009 | 07:54 PM
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A few months after getting the 3" Full Flex TF lift, I too, had the bolt hitting the TB on the
passenger side. Was told I needed to have the control arms shortened and there would
be no problems. It was easy to see how far away my 35" tires were away from the pinch
seem compared to many other JK's at the meet n' greet. Will soon get this done.
Not a major "get done now" issue.
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Old Oct 3, 2009 | 08:04 PM
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Originally Posted by blazer4949
A few months after getting the 3" Full Flex TF lift, I too, had the bolt hitting the TB on the
passenger side. Was told I needed to have the control arms shortened and there would
be no problems. It was easy to see how far away my 35" tires were away from the pinch
seem compared to many other JK's at the meet n' greet. Will soon get this done.
Not a major "get done now" issue.
If you shorten those upper arms, you will point your pinion down, so you may end up with u-joint issues.
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Old Oct 4, 2009 | 08:52 AM
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I saw that there is a adj rear trackbar from Teraflex that has a bend in it, would that fix the problem or would I also need to put in the wedges??

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Old Oct 28, 2009 | 12:24 PM
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Originally Posted by wildandwillin
LOL its not WTF but, What to do to correct it. I personally put Rockcrawler 10% wedges in the rear. Its a common problem and its 25 bucks for the wedges... you could order new spring perches and weld them but it is much more pricey. Dont stress and just put the wedges in... best of luck
can you explain how these wedges work? I am having the same issue but can't quite picture what they do/how they work.
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Old Oct 28, 2009 | 12:26 PM
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they go under the rear coil springs and fix the off camber seating of the spring that is caused by lifting the jeep
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Old Oct 28, 2009 | 12:38 PM
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What track bar are you using? I stuck with my OEM track, did not hit, I originally had a JKS that did hit.
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Old Oct 28, 2009 | 12:39 PM
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thanks buddy! makes sense.
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Old Oct 28, 2009 | 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Ryanc
What track bar are you using? I stuck with my OEM track, did not hit, I originally had a JKS that did hit.
I am running the JKS track bar. It hits the adjusting nut. my spring has a large pigtail that doesn't sit precisely on the axle mount. I figured that was my issue. I have a new spring coming this Friday and I'm hoping this helps. If not, I will get the wedges.
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