I don't think I even have to say anything do I? Oh man what a smile this brings to my face that you finally saw first hand a Rusty's part failure. But with that being said I'm really happy you were only in a parking lot and nobody was hurt.

There are only 2 trackbars on the market that I'd recommend to you. The RE Heavy Duty and the Rock Krawler Bomb-Proof. I run them both and am very happy with both of them. I think the RK is a bit "beefier" for the simple fact that it's made from 1.25" SOLID STOCK. Plus it has no welded bungs; aka they thread the solid stock itself. Both convert it to double sheer which is needed in my opinion on a TB on a lifted Jeep. The RK one is quite a bit cheaper and has a lifetime warranty (that they actually back up unlike other manufactures).

RE w/mount we retail for $266
RK w/mount we retail for $199 (but it's on sale currently for $179).

I think the best "bang for the buck" is the RK one in my opinion. The last few TB's I've bought for my own Jeeps have been RK.

I can have the RK one made to your exact height at no extra charge, so it'll give you room to go higher if you ever want to. It's only about a 4 day turnaround.

RK beside a RE (non-heavy duty version).






Direct link to Rock Krawler one on Motion - http://motionoffroad.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=13_30_231&products_id=126

-- Edited by LEAD_NOT_FOLLOW on Friday 1st of January 2010 10:50:52 AM

Here's a pic of the end that broke.  Notice the shiney line thru the broken end?  Apparently the end had almost broken in two LONG before it finally did snap.  The pic shows that there was only about 1/8" left before it broke, since most of the end is rusty.



This IMO explains why the Jeep has felt like it was wandering at times lately.  The end was flexing at the break.  I also had experienced the right front tire rubbing on the flare a couple of times lately when backing out of a driveway with a curb with the wheel turned all the way to the right.  That had never happened before either.  Apparently the flexing was allowing the body to shift over.

Like I said, I WAS going to drive the Jeep to Columbus, OH tomorrow to work over there.  Man am I glad it broke when/where it did.

ChevelleSSLS6 wrote:

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I've heard lots of bad stuff on rusty's rust but this is the first actually documented (with pictures) case I've seen.

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Their have been a couple on here...

Here is one that you've even replied to:
http://greatlakesxj.activeboard.com/forum.spark?aBID=43793&p=3&topicID=17199270


dstaub had one as well, but can't find it using the search and don't want to try to dig threw all the threads...