2014-2024 Dodge Ram 2500/Power Wagon Rear Track Bar Kit

Fitment:

• 2014 - 2025 RAM 2500
• 2014 - 2025 RAM POWER WAGON.

Details:

• Trackbar pivot is extended 6.5" at the axle side, and also raised to improve geometry.
• Bump stop drops or spacers are not required.
• Hardened 4140 Chromoly solid bar.
• Uses the same grease-able rebuildable performance joints as Thuren Control Arms.
• 17-4 Hardened stainless center pivots.
• All Grade 8 hardware included.
• 1/4" Steel CNC laser cut and formed heavy duty mounting bracket
• Only one new hole to drill and 2 existing holes to open up slightly on the 2500. 2 new holes to drill on the Power Wagon.
• This product will function great on other brand suspension kits from 0"-2.5" actual rear lift, or even on stock suspension.

Included:

• Axle Mount Trackbar Bracket (x1)
• Assembled Rear Trackbar (x1)
• Adapter Bracket (x1)
• Applicable Hardware

     The 2014+ Ram 2500 and Power Wagon can have some strange rear suspension handling quirks, mostly at higher speeds. This odd rear oscillation is usually noticed on longer rolling bumps and dips in the highway. It is more pronounced when there is weight in the bed of the truck, when towing, or with softer rear springs installed.

     The Thuren rear track bar kit almost completely eliminates this strange rear suspension problem, which transforms the truck into a much more precise handling vehicle. Most gains will be felt on trucks with softer rear coil springs, but as noted when towing or loaded with weight, even with the stiffer OEM rear coils used, you'll feel massive improvements in suspension performance using our rear Trackbar kit.

     We often get asked why we did not build our bracket as a drop-down off the mount at the frame, as that would be a much easier way to flatten and lengthen the assembly compared to raising the axle side. The main reason is that the factory engineered rear Roll-Center Geometry is already very low. Lowering the frame side pivot lowers the Roll-Center even more, which is a bad thing.

     Here is a more nerdy Roll-Center deep dive, specific to solid-axle vehicles that have Trackbars.... Lowering the rear Roll-Center means that you are increasing the distance from the Trackbar frame pivot, to the rotational Center Of Gravity(CG) of the Body and Chassis combo. Whenever you increase the Roll-Center distance, chassis side to side rocking also increases. The effect you get lowering the Roll-Center is similar to adding a Topper or light weight rack on top of the bed rails, which is bad for handling. In conclusion, if you are going after improved handling, and if you can avoid it, the Trackbar pivot at the frame should never be lowered.

     We raised the axle mount to flatten the Trackbar, and together with extending the bar length 6.5", our kit relaxes the arc that the rear axle follows. This means that when the suspension cycles, the axle swings much less side-to-side, which helps keep the suspension forces balanced so the trucks handling is more predictable.

     Using our very slippery orbital suspension joints, our Trackbar kit completely removes the bushing torque forces that, by design, the OEM Vulcanized Rubber bushings have. What that means is with the OEM rear Trackbar, you have to twist the rubber in both Trackbar bushings to allow the suspension to move, and this takes quite a bit of force. In other suspension components like Control Arms this required twist force is normally fine, as it is balanced side to side. With these Vulcanized bushings in a Trackbar, the flex force extra spring rate is all focussed on the rear passenger side corner of the truck, because that is where the Trackbar attaches at the frame. With Vulcanized Trackbar bushings when you hit a bump the driver side rear suspension can compress easier, and then when the suspension rebounds the passenger side kicks up faster since it has more bound up spring rate. This is another big factor in why the factory designed system has a strange unsafe rocking feel at highway speeds. 

     These improvements work together to reduce rear steer at higher speeds, improve roll center effects, and reduce spring rate inconsistencies when the suspension cycles. While our Rear Trackbar Kit is not a mandatory upgrade for our suspension systems, most people find it worth every penny, even if you have OEM unmodified suspension.

Product Installation Instructions