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This Crown Automotive front track bar is for those of you that have a 2007 to 2018 JK that

are looking to replace your factory front track bar with a factory-like front track

bar.

This, for all intents and purposes, is going to be a factory track bar, it just doesn't

carry the Mopar name, you can get it from your dealership, and it's going to be a little

bit less expensive because of it.

But other than that, it is very, very much factory.

So, this isn't going to be adjustable.

It's not going to have a Heim joint on either end.

It's not going to be any stronger than your factory track bar.

So, if you're just looking for a factory-like replacement that's a little less expensive

than going to the dealership, this is going to be a very nice choice.

This is a one out of three wrench installation.

Simply unbolt your factory track bar, bolt this one into place, there's no other disassembly

of the suspension to do and we will show you exactly how to get that done in just a second.

So, whether you have a lift on your Jeep, it's bone stock, big tires, factory tires,

whatever the case may be, if you have worn-out track bar, you can and probably will end up

with a wobble, maybe even death wobble.

A worn-out track bar bushing or loose track bar is one of the leading causes of death

wobble.

So, if you do have one of those issues, you've determined that it is your track bar, go ahead

and replace it and this is going to be a nice choice.

Now, if you bent your track bar on the trail or you do have a big lift and you're looking

to recenter your axle, this is not going to be the best option for you.

You probably want to look at something that's a little bit beefier, a little bit stronger,

and adjustable.

Also, as I mentioned before, you can get track bars that have Heim joints on one or both

ends so it doesn't limit any sort of suspension articulation.

So, this is probably going to be more for those of you that have a factory or very close

to stock-like suspension system on your Jeep.

I've said a couple of times now, this is gonna be less expensive than going directly to the

dealership.

That's what Crown is really good at.

They make an OEM-style replacement part that's less expensive than going to the dealership

and that's what this is.

As for construction, not a lot to say about this.

Again, it looks just like a factory track bar.

You're going to have a steel track bar.

It does have the bend and a slight flat spot in it just like your factory one does, that's

to clear the front pumpkin, the front differential.

You're going to have rubber bushings on both sides, a steel crush sleeve in the center

here, so you can't overtighten your track bar.

You want to get it torqued down nice and tight so you don't end up with any of those wobbles,

and that's what those crush sleeves are all about.

But other than that, like I said, nothing really to say about this, very, very similar

to a stock track bar.

Let's get started with the installation of our Crown Automotive front track bar for the

Jeep JK series.

Now, this is a very simple installation.

We're going to go ahead and get our Jeep lifted up in the air, get our old track bar out,

and I'll show you how to get the new one in.

Let's go ahead and get started.

Now that we've got our Jeep up in the air, we're going to go ahead and get our track

bar removed.

Now, to do this it's going to be a 21-millimeter socket and a wrench to get one of the nuts

off.

The passenger side, where it connects to your axle and differential unit, it does have a

weld nut with a tab on the back of it, so you'll only need the socket on the front.

I'm going to ahead and do this with an impact gun, you can use this with a socket and a

ratchet.

All right.

Now, I'm using my 21-millimeter socket, or my impact gun, we're going to go ahead and

get this first bolt out of the way.

You are going to see the differential move slightly, but that's okay.

When we go to install the new one, I'll show you how to correct that.

Now, this year is our weld nut with our tab on it.

This is what makes it so we don't have to use a wrench on it, this will hold itself

in place when tightening and loosening.

Now, for our upper mount, it's also a 21-millimeter socket but we're also gonna use a 21-millimeter

wrench on the backside of it to hold the nut in place.

Now, you want to make sure you get a good hold on your original track bar before you

remove the bolt because this can swing down and you can get injured.

And there we have our old track bar out, and we're

going to go ahead and get our new one in.

Now, when installing your new track bar, it is very important that you make sure that

this dip up here on your track bar goes to the frame side because what this here is,

it goes around your pumpkin on your differential.

This way there's no binding.

It doesn't interfere.

You don't destroy your cover.

I'm just going to go ahead and lay this up into place, line our holes up, and slide our

bolt back in.

You can go ahead and get your nut started on the back of it.

You don't want to tighten this down just yet.

You want to go ahead and make sure that your vehicle is on the ground at full weight before

you tighten that up.

Why we do this is because if you tighten it now while the suspension is at full droop,

what will happen is you'll twist the bushing and rip it and then you'll have to replace

it again.

If you wait till your vehicle is down on the ground at full weight, this allows the suspension

to sit at ride level when you tighten your bushing up.

Now, let's get the other side in.

Now, to get this other bolt in and the hole lined up, I'm going to go ahead and use a

pry bar to push the differential over.

Another way of doing this is lowering your vehicle down onto the axle and allowing the

weight to the vehicle to pull it over.

But to make this easier for you at home to see, I'm going to go ahead and use the pry

bar method and we're going to put the pry bar up here against the frame, making sure

to stay clear of any wiring or hoses.

And I'm going to push the pry bar over until my holes line up.

I'm gonna go ahead and slide the bolt in and then release pry bar.

Well, that's it.

We've come to the end of the installation of our track bar.

It's very simple, just get it lowered back on the ground, make sure they're nice and

snugged up.

You might even need to take your Jeep out for an alignment.

I would actually highly recommend it.

I hope that this video was informative and showed you how easy it is to go ahead and

change your track bar by yourself at home.

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