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Rock Krawler Front Track Bar Clearance Issue

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I have a 2014 JKUR with 3" of lift up front and 2" bumpstops. I added a Rock Krawler front track bar to get clearance for a PSC bombshell diff cover. The instructions do not mention if the bend in the bar should be straight up or can be turned slightly forward (current setting). I flexed it on rock almost all the way and it looks like it may rub. Does anyone have this setup or know if I would get more clearance with the bend straight up? I may order 3" bumpstops and the Synergy track bar relocation bracket (requires 3" bumpstops) to get the clearance. The back looks to have enough clearance with a Tera Flex axle side track bar bracket and stock track bar(have RK track bar on order).
 

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I knew I was probably setting myself up for fitment issues but I wanted beefy.It drives fine and not sure if I want or need a high steer at this point. I could just do the 3" bumpstops but raising the track bar would help clearance and handling. The Tera Flex rear axle track bar bracket helped the handling a lot compare to the frame side bracket.Would it cause other issues raising the track bar and not doing the high steer?
 
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I think longer bumpstops are the solution at the cost of up travel. My coils were compressed pretty far so it help from over compressing them. I have 3" front and 2" back of lift and afterwards my bumpstops' size would equal my lift and up travel would be same as stock. My down travel seems good and I do have lockers so what 1" less of up travel.
 

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The RK drag link flip raised my track bar on the passenger side, but I'm still worried about clearing the diff cover at the driver side. Mine is straight up and down and it does hit the top of diff. I think pulling the track bar forward would help. Anyone ask RK about this?

Shock brackets? Which ones?
 
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The RK drag link flip raised my track bar on the passenger side, but I'm still worried about clearing the diff cover at the driver side. Mine is straight up and down and it does hit the top of diff. I think pulling the track bar forward would help. Anyone ask RK about this? Shock brackets? Which ones?
Synergy/poly
 

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My RK track bar rubs my stock diff cover. One of these days I need to see about shortening the control arms so I can clear a TF diff cover. My track bar is also angled out a bit, RK said that it was alright to do that when I called them.
 
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I removed my front springs to check clearances between my RK track bar and PSC bombshell cover. I tried rotating the trackbar to straight up/down and forward. What I found is getting 3" of space between the spring perch and metal part of the upper bumpstop before the track bar and cover hit is hard to do without the track bar mount at the frame having a twisting load on it. I tested with the stock track bar and found it will not hit even with 2" bumpstops so I put the stock track bar back in with the 2" bumpstops. Here is how I measured to see what size bumpstops are needed and the clearance of the stock track bar when the measurement was taken.
 

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