19-23 5th Gen Ram Steering Combo Tie Rod / Drag Link / Track Bar 2500 3500
Monster strong 1.5” .250 wall dom tube tie rod and drag link and adjustable track bar combo for your ram truck 2500 and 3500 from 13 and newer with 7/8 heim joint style rod ends to replace the wear prone original tie rod ends. Requires drilling knuckles (recommended reamer tool) and pitman to a straight 3/4” hole. Optional rubber boots available separately for areas with salt and brine on roads. Options for stabilizer mount and customer powder coating but includes mount for stock stabilizer in stock location and black wrinkle powder. This kit is designed to improve your stock height, or up to 4” lifted or leveled truck, or, add our track bar drop bracket to work with a truck with 5"- 10” of lift or more, or an adjustable suspension like our long travel air kit, allowing this system with drop bracket to travel without bump steer anywhere in a driveable height from below stock height to max droop. Our drop bracket is engineered to use wider than stock mounting width for the rod end for a higher level of possible misalignment. This makes diff clearance more possible and also keeps the frame end rod end from binding and potentially wearing out prematurely.
Tie rod and drag link fit 13-20 3500, 14-20 2500 including megacab and power wagon. Track bar fits all from 13-18, but 19 and 20 require track bar bracket clearance modification.
*When utilizing the drop track bar bracket for a lifted application, stock wheels can no longer be used without wheel spacers as the axle end of the drag link is designed to be on top of the knuckle.
So the not on stock wheel fitment is in reference to adding a taller lift and utilizing the track bar drop bracket. This flips the drag link to the top side of the passenger knuckle, that’s where the issue comes in. If you are under 4” of lift this will not effect you. Just make sure you test when installing and if there are any issues i think they will easily be handled.
We sell components out of our complete system because of customer demand. WE CAN NOT ENSURE COMPATIBILITY OF OUR COMPONTENTS MIXED AND MATCHED WITH OTHER SUPPLIERS' COMPONENTS. MUST HAVE ORGINAL PITMAN AND PASSENGER KNUCKLE.
TRACK BAR KIT ONLY
- Qty (1) TRACK BAR
- (Stock frame bracket w/ substitutions listed for lifted drop track bar drop bracket)
- Qty (2) 7/8x7/8 Left & Right Rod Ends w/ Jam Nuts
- Qty (4) 3/4 Narrow Misalignments
- (Sub two standard width for lifted drop track bar drop bracket)
- Qty (1) 3/4 3” Long Fine Bolt
- Qty (1) 3/4 3.5” Long Fine Bolt
- (Sub one 4” bolt instead of 3.5” for lifted drop track bar bracket and add one 7/16x1-1/4 bolt/nut set and 1 1/2x1-1/4 bolt, lock washer and long blind nut.)
- Qty (2) 3/4 washers
- Qty (1) 3/4 lock washers
- Qty (1) 3/4 nylon nut
- Qty (1) 3/4 blind nut w/ tab
Questions Asked:
Hello, I have a 2008 dodge ram 2500 low miles no accidents never plows never sees winter and j barely drive it lol bit it chewa thru stock tie rods annually and "better quality" ones about the same. It does have 13.5 wide tires that I'm sure aid in killing the tie rods so I'm looking for a fix to end my yearly tie rod and alignment payments. Looking at your heim set up with track bar. What is the warranty on the heim ends? How much are replacement heim ends for when im out of warranty ? Just cause I'm a nervous Nelly on drilling my knuckles out, do you or know anyone that sells sleeves to go into the drilled hole to go back tapered God forbid this don't work out? Thank you for your time and look forward to hearing from you!
Answer:
I like your question. You are absolutely correct, replacement tie rod ends are garbage, and “lifetime” only means they are willing to give you another set free later. One good pothole later and the are damaged. (We experience the exact same with ball joints but have great solutions for that too!) Not only are they bad ends, but replacement parts, even from “fancy” companies, still use stock geometry, which ties them to the lousy-by-design T style steering that has bad response built in.
Our system reduces or completely eliminates bump steer.
If properly installed (no binding throughout steering/suspension cycle, and occasionally sprayed with a penetrant/lubricant, we would expect our rod ends to last for many years. I am currently driving 5 year old steering on the 15 ram I am driving, no reason to replace.
The entire rod end and hardware set for replacement is only $135 retail, but with a previous purchase, we will discount that further if needed.
I have considered making a return to stock insert set, but never have because other than a lack of ability to set it up properly, there would not be any customers who want it. It would be an exercise in customer comfort and we are so busy it would not happen.
We have had customers who wish to return to stock, but only based on frustration of an incompetent shop or maybe their own. Any situation like this could be solved with an hour and 3 wrenches.
I would never consider anything less. Easy drill, easy setup, and ultimately I would suggest you become the alignment shop too, very simple for a live axle truck. (We can help)
