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What Are the Benefits of Having a Truck Lift?

The Downside of Lifting Your Truck

BD Adjustable Track Bar Features

If you have modified the suspension on your truck, you may have negatively impacted the vehicle dynamics and handling. The factory track bar isn’t capable of adequately handling the new stresses and wear that it will be exposed to. Fortunately, there is a solution with BD’s Ram Adjustable Truck bar, but first let’s discuss why you’re getting a lift kit, the benefits it provides, and how BD can help.

What Are the Benefits of Having a Truck Lift?

 People love their trucks. In Canada in 2020, four of the five best-selling vehicles across the country were trucks. In the US, trucks make up almost 70% of the vehicle market and they are popular for a reason, serving as the ultimate utility vehicle, but also possessing a definite cool factor.

As great as your stock truck may be, however, a lifted truck is even better. Why?

Better Off-Road Handling

One of the primary benefits of a lifted truck is that you have greater clearance. This lets you deal with obstacles on the off-road with ease. Bumps, railroad tracks, potholes, dirt roads and uneven terrain are no longer an issue. Bring it on!

A Better View

Being higher affords a better view, which may help you avoid certain road hazards. It also lets you peek over lower vehicles, letting you see further in heavy traffic conditions.

It’s Easier to Access the Underbody

There are times when you will need to get under your truck, whether for repairs or a simple inspection. A lifted truck makes the underbody easier to access.

Bigger Tires

Bigger tires can help improve your truck’s performance overall and are also especially helpful when you want to avoid getting stuck in the snow or mud. Plus, your truck will just look cooler.

The Downside of Lifting Your Truck

As mentioned above, modifying your truck can lead to some issues, specifically accelerated wear and chassis misalignment. A specific component that is affected by lift kits is the track bar. This vital component serves to keep track of the relation between the vehicle’s body and the axle assemblies. Put another way, it keeps the axle centred even as other suspension components flex or articulate. Track bars prevent unwanted lateral movement in the vehicle’s axle assemblies. If there were no track bar, every turn would cause the body to float left or right over the axles, potentially leading to disaster. Having a properly tuned track bar is a necessity.

Unfortunately, a lift puts the track bar at a slightly steeper angle, causing misalignment on the driver’s side, often made worse by the presence of larger tires. The increased loads and wear and tear are more than the OEM components are designed to handle. This is where the BD Diesel performance adjustable track bar comes in. 

Designed for use with lift and level kits to take the loads off larger wheels, the BD adjustable track bar is designed for the 2013 to 2022 models of the Ram 3500, and the 2014 to 2022 models of Ram 2500. It has been designed with forged steel components for increased strength and durability and includes an adjustment sleeve which allows for up to 4 inches of adjustment to be made without the use of a drop bracket. Polyurethane bushing on both ends increases strength and durability and makes it easily serviceable, while the black cerakote coating provides corrosion protection.

If you are the owner of a late model Ram and considering modifying your suspension, BD’s adjustable track bar is a stronger, more dependable option that provides correct axle alignment, giving you more positive steering feel with less wander. It’s your perfect solution for steering stability.

Product Details

Designed for those who run larger wheels and tires, or anyone who’s looking to replace their stock track bar, the BD adjustable track bar features:

High strength, forged components

Ability to accommodate up to 4” lifts, more with a drop bracket

Adjustable without removal

Long-lasting cerakote coating

Long-lasting serviceable polyurethane bushings

Take a look at our new Ram Track Bar Kit here.