Solid Steel Industries - Dodge Track Bar Replacement Bracket

Solid Steel Industries - Dodge Adjustable Lower Control Arms

1994 to present 2500 and 3500 4x4 $465.00

• Upgrades '94 to present OEM Lower Control Arms

• Fully adjustable while installed.

• Easily adjust caster on front axle.

• Helps to eliminate the "Death Wobble"

• High quality rubber bushings.

• No vibration, smooth feel.

• Dura-Coat finish.

• Solid Steel shaft.

Adjusting the caster on the front axle of your Dodge Ram 2500 and 3500 4x4 can be somewhat difficult and inaccurate with the stock OEM control arms. They are also weak and sometimes bend.

Using our Dodge Adjustable Control Arms makes adjusting the caster on your truck a snap, just install the control arms and turn the adjustment sleeve till you achieve the proper caster and tighten the jam nuts. This is done while the arms are installed on the truck making fine adjustments quick and easy, and they can be adjusted any time using common tools.

A good starting point for caster is 3.5 degrees positive, but we have found that not all trucks are exactly the same when it comes to caster adjustment. Some trucks need up to 4.5 degrees positive caster to make them steer and handle properly. Many people adjust the caster differently from side to side to put tension on the front axle as well as to allow for the crown in the road. Whichever way you choose to adjust, these control arms make it easy and accurate.

They are manufactured using solid steel shaft and DOM tubing for the adjustment sleeve so they are built to last and will not bend or fold.

Using the SSI - Dodge Adjustable Control Arms along with our DSS - Dodge Steering Stabilizer as well as our SSI - Dodge Adjustable Track Bar and Conversion kit helps to eliminate the dreaded Death Wobble.

NOTE: KLM Performance cannot guarantee fitment of the Solid Steel Products on vehicles equipped with Snow Plows

Reasons To Rely on the Solid Steel Industries Steering Stabilizer

Anyone with a late model Dodge pickup will love this “steering stabilizer” kit designed for Dodge 1500, 2500, and 3500 pickups made from 1994 to 2002, and 2500 and 3500 pickups made from 2003 to present. The kit is designed to provide additional support of the steering sector shaft and eliminate sector shaft play in the steering box. It also helps keep the pickup frame from flexing at the steering box mounting point.

The stabilizer uses existing mounting holes. It adds an outboard support bearing to the sector shaft. This additional bearing is attached to the lower end of the sector shaft by way of a replacement nut, which has an integral shaft extension. The bearing supplied is a regreasable high quality unit available at most Ag outlets. Nearly all the sector shaft load is carried by this outboard bearing, thus relieving the steering box of much wear and tear. Installation takes about a half hour and requires no drilling or welding. It solves the problem of too much play in the steering sector shaft, and the kit has been popular with owners of both older and newer pickups.

It can be used on pickups equipped with snowplows, front receiver hitches, or tow hooks. The steering stabilizer comes with money back guarantee. The company also offers a retrofit kit for 1994 to 2002 Dodge pickups to allow use of the Solid Steel Inc. rubber brushed track bar. The Dodge Adjustable Track Bar (DAT) was recently introduced by Russell Tessier of Solid Steel Industries, Weyburn, Sask. Tessier says the new adjustable track bar is designed to replace the existing OEM track bar on Dodge 4-WD pickups made from 1994 to 2002. “These Dodge series 4-WD trucks have a track bar that holds the front axle centered from side to side.” Says Tessier.

On the upper end of these factory track bars is a ball joint, much like a tie rod end. The problem is that this ball joint often fails prematurely. As it wears out, the front axle is allowed to move side to side, causing excessive wandering.” That, says Tessier, contributes to a problem called the “death wobble”. “The death wobble is a violent shaking in the front end that usually happens when the truck hits a bump or pothole in the road. Usually, the truck won’t come out of it until you drop the speed down to 10 to 15 mph. It can be very dangerous. A loose or worn track bar isn’t the only cause of the death wobble, but it’s a major contributor to the problem.” He says. Solid Steel’s track bar conversion kit has high quality rubber bushings at both ends, thus elimination the troublesome ball joint.

It’s adjustable, and works on tracks with up to 3 in. of lift. According to Tessier, one other problem with the factory ball joint version track bar is that it’s expensive to replace. “When the ball joint wears out the whole track bar has to be replaced. If the rubber brushings on our adjustable track bar ever wear out, new brushings can be pressed in at minimal cost. “Many people have had to replace the factory track bar on their Dodge Rams every 30,000 miles or sooner. It’s sometimes hard to tell if the track bar is worn out.

The best way is to look at the upper ball joint end to the track bar while someone turns the steering wheel back and forth a few times (with the truck parked, of course). If you see any movement in the ball end, there’s wear and the truck will wander. Our rubber bushings are designed to outlast the Dodge factory track bar as well as the Moog replacement track bar.”