How fast does the DT track bar wear out?
09-05-2006, 06:06 PM
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How fast does the DT track bar wear out?
I put a DTT on almost 2 years ago and it has been just fine except last spring the bushing went bad, and now on my way back down to college I got death wobble again and can hear it clunking away under there. Does anyone know where to get just the bushings? I called DT and he said they don't sell just the bushings and he wouldn't tell me if anything else would work. $45 for the rebuild kit is going to get expensive every 8 months or so! How long have your bars been lasting?
09-06-2006, 02:30 PM
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That's crazy Blue !!!
Lifted truck or stock, for the $$$ spent on a DT bar, you shouldn't have to put any money into it for at least a year or two.
Man I'm glad I didn't drop the coin on one yet. I wonder how the Thuren bar is working out for those that have it.
Well when the time comes, I'll probably do as JKM did.
Lifted truck or stock, for the $$$ spent on a DT bar, you shouldn't have to put any money into it for at least a year or two. Man I'm glad I didn't drop the coin on one yet. I wonder how the Thuren bar is working out for those that have it.
Well when the time comes, I'll probably do as JKM did.
09-06-2006, 05:05 PM
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What am I doing differently that's causing my DT bar to last so long?
The only looseness I ever had was the bracket on the frame. Some loctite Red and breaker bar and it's tight and has stayed that way.
hj
The only looseness I ever had was the bracket on the frame. Some loctite Red and breaker bar and it's tight and has stayed that way.
hj
09-06-2006, 05:14 PM
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09-06-2006, 06:52 PM
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hmmm, maybe I'll have to check the bracket. It's something on the frame end this time that's giving me some slop.
09-06-2006, 08:02 PM
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That's crazy Blue !!! Lifted truck or stock, for the $$$ spent on a DT bar, you shouldn't have to put any money into it for at least a year or two.
Man I'm glad I didn't drop the coin on one yet. I wonder how the Thuren bar is working out for those that have it.
Well when the time comes, I'll probably do as JKM did.
Lifted truck or stock, for the $$$ spent on a DT bar, you shouldn't have to put any money into it for at least a year or two. Man I'm glad I didn't drop the coin on one yet. I wonder how the Thuren bar is working out for those that have it.
Well when the time comes, I'll probably do as JKM did.
09-07-2006, 12:03 AM
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How about a Luke's Link? I got one for my track bar. Haven't installed it yet but it only cost $85 or so and I've heard nothing but good stuff about it. Not sure how well it responds to a 5" lift though, which I am planning on getting soon...
09-07-2006, 10:51 AM
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I have the 03TBK and no trouble over 1 year and 45,000 Km... No death wobble or "worn bushings" as other stated I would have by now. Also the bracket hasn't been an issue with getting loose or causing frame cracks. I do offroad driving on gravel and soft soils, not extreme by any standard, but not just highway either.