Got track bar but no shirt yet ?
The product was well built and fixed the issue of slop in my steering. Great suggestion to put the track bar into the hitch receiver to tighten the bearing nut when torquing it.
where to start ... the gang at Thurin took the week off between Christmas and New Year. even so they got this bar into UPS truck right in the middle of that vacation.
unbox. the piece is gorgeous. well packaged , serious consideration given to packaging.
serious and thoughtful design all the right parts and the right Kind of parts for the application. flange bolts amd the flag nuts are of superior quality.
no SQUID stuff here. This gang means business in the business of track rods.
install is .... guys if you must go to 16mm from 14 mm, avoid at all cost cutting corners
you will be required to drop the tie rod/ drag link to get at the bracket with a drill bit. and here is a caution. be ever so careful in this. use a brushless cordless or a pneumatic drill- something short. if possible get a reamer. i did not have one at my Grainger store in 16mm.
but find one and be very careful. i ended up with a 17mm hole on the outer hole passenger side because i had a henry homeowner 5/8" bit from lowes. avoid this if you can. The pressures in this application dont allow for even this varience and im irritated at myself for allowing this to happen . im 1300 miles from my home shop and i made do but its far from what i wanted to see.
the old ram here is maintained in very top condition. i bought thurin because . new moog bushings installed in July 24' failed me in a spectacular fashion on the California interstate.
a near death experience for me and those other vehicles near me. i put new bushings in again in dec of ' 24.then went looking for a better solution
the truck even with expert and careful maintenance that ive given it, drove markedly better with the thurin rod installed.
steering is crisper. there is zero road vibration, the confidence at the wheel is improved, and ive fixed this problem for the last time. the money spent on this fix is well spent if your rig is well maintained like this one is and if you do want to avoid splattering you and the contents of your rig all over the freeway. My event shook the sideboards out of the stake pockets on the flatbed and scattered my loosley secured ( it' ll never blow off) possessions into the lane of traffic. imagine retrieving them on a California freeway!!
so a word ( or many) to those who will listen. buy thurin ride with a sense of having kissed the death wobble goodbye
I am upgrading from the Synergy track bar on my mega cab. With everything torqued and verified torqued there is movement in both bushings. But with the Thuren I won't be having that issue.
Thanks!
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