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Help! Track Rod on 90 bending

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Litch:
Firstly I have to say that the HD bars are excelent and around £85 for both bars and three TRE's they are good value (I paid less than that but picked them up from one of the shows earlier this year). There are axle-width box-section protectors which bolt to the axle casing to protect the OE tube but I don't think these are a lot less than the HD bars.
If you keep bending the tube then you are upsetting your tracking, I don't know how many road miles you cover but even being slightly out can knock a lot of life off a pair of front tyres. When I had my tracking re-set  earlier in the year (after fitting my HD bars) I could tell something wasn't quite right, I had it checked at a different garage and we found that the original one had set it up incorrectly, not much but it was noticable and of course the tyres would have been scrubbing (I have lost a lot of rubber in the past due to a slightly bent tube). Having the tracking set costs about £20 (checks are free) but in the long run you can save more than that in tyre wear alone.

Litch:
Sumo Bars are a trade name and I don't think you can pick them up for under £100 but I might be wrong.
Practically every aftermarket dealer seems to be selling the solid bars c/w TRE's and all seem to be charging about the same (£80-£90 a set), look through the magazines or check out a few of the on-line dealers (Paddocks, LR Parts, Green Oval etc).

extreme90:
i never had a problem with my trackrod for a year until i wasnt looking where i was going and run into a old boathoust post on the beach  :oops:
now got some solid steel ones  :wink:
no bending them, just break the trackrod ends instead  :roll:
danny

SteveG:

--- Quote from: "drmike" ---And where does one get these sumo bars at that cost?

I like the sound of the box section although I have that fitting under the diff that one passes through which seems to prevent too much bending (a dumb arrangement in humble opinion).

Mike
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I got mine from Gigglepin 4x4, but as Litch says more or less everyone supplies them.

Bending track rod's is very common smo, especially in wooded areas where they seem to leave stumps at exactly the right height to get an axle and track rod.

Cheers

Steve

rollazuki:
Idler arm, just weld angle along its length
Track rod....BUY SUMO!

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