Carli Adjustable Track Bar, 2.5"-4.5" Carli Lift Systems, 2017-23 Ford F250/F350

Carli Adjustable Track Bar: Tailored for 2017+ Ford F250/F350 with 2.5" Leveling - 5.5" Lifts.

 This absolutely bomb proof Track bar is designed for maximum suspension travel with minimal deflection and no bending. We have personally run this bar for years, and have beat our trucks into the dirt (literally) without a single issue. You don't need to be wheeling your truck offroad to benefit from the reliability and durability of this either. This is a great replacement for an OEM trackbar when leveling or lifting your truck, whether your towing with it, using it to put food on your table, or hitting Moab next fall. 

The Track Bar is the single most important and also the most overlooked component in the front end of your truck, especially after lifting or leveling it. It’s highly leveraged as both a steering and suspension component and it’s strength, geometry and vibration damping properties directly translate into perceived quality of the entire suspension, as well as the durability and longevity of every other component. 

This track bar is built with incredibly strong 1.5″ OD x 3/8″ Wall DOM and a massive FK Bearing heim joint directly threaded. On the other end is Carli’s new Encapsulated CUB joint, a captured uniball joint in a fully welded and strap-gusseted housing.

• Vibration Dampening CUB Joint: Captured Uniball Design allows bind-free cycling while reducing vibrations with the use of double vulcanized uniball bushings for the frame side mount.
• Jammit Nut: The Carli "Jammit Nut" design ensures no movement of the heim joint in the tube with the use of our tapered lock nut and tube. Much sturdier than standard Jam nut, you can be sure the FK heim joint will not budge.
• Fully Rebuildable: All components can be replaced individually for easy, cost friendly maintenance.
• Please note that this track bar is NOT suitable for use on stock-height trucks. It is specifically designed for 2017-22 F250/350 4x4 trucks equipped with Carli 2.5-4.5 Lifts and 2020+ F250/350 4x4 trucks equipped with Carli 3.5-5.5 Lifts.
• The Carli Adjustable can also be installed as an upgrade or replacement on trucks utilizing other lift systems, but is NOT compatible with drop-pitman arms or aftermarket track bar drop brackets.

Design

A track bar isn’t a product that weighs heavy on most when considering a suspension lift. Quite the contrary, it is often overlooked as a simple geometry correction that will be addressed by whatever lift-kit is purchased. Often, with leveling kits, it’s not addressed at all. Enter, the Carli Suspension 2017 Super Duty Track bar. This game-changing track bar takes center stage offering 1.5″ OD x 3/8″ (wall thickness) DOM construction allowing direct threading (no weld-in bung) of a massive FK Bearing heim joint paired with the star of the show, Carli’s new Encapsulated Uniball in a fully welded and strap-gusseted housing.

NOTE: There was some variance on length needed among 17+ Super Duties; this CS-FATB-17 was shortened 1/4″ overall to accommodate the customers needing a shorter track bar vs. the originally released CS-FPRB-17. The Gold Jammit Nut indicates the changeover from the FPRB to the slightly shorter FATB.

The Carli Track Bar’s dual FK Bearing pivots allow the bar to cycle free from the bind of the factory double-vulcanized bushings while offering vibration damping to minimize road noise transmission and maximize service life. The Encapsulated FK Uniball – CUB Joint – was tested to -110°F and took it in stride with no cracking or deformation, even loss of damping during subjection to the extreme cold. The Heim and Encapsulated Uniball are both replaceable allowing users to rebuild rather than replace their bars.

On the other end, a massive 1-1/4″ FK Bearing heat treated Chromoly Heim Joint encapsulated in a sealed boot and secure it to the bar with our proprietary Jammit nut. What’s wrong with a standard jam-nut – you ask? Not a damn thing but, if we can improve it, why not do so? We won’t give too many details as the design, metallurgy and production took enough time that we want to protect the details but the nut offers 100% more clamping surface area than a standard jam nut.

Designed and built to maximize travel and ensure factory compatibility, this track bar best suits 2.5″ and 4.5″ lift systems with OEM steering geometry (no track bar or pitman arm drops). In lieu of travel-limiting drop brackets, the Carli Track Bar includes different axle-spacer configurations engineered to alter the lower pivot to better match the factory steering arc respective to each lift height. Laymen’s terms, the bar includes all components necessary to configure specifically to both 2.5″ and 4.5″ steering geometry to minimize steering wheel feedback.

We consider the Track Bar to be the single most important – ironically, also the most overlooked – component in the front end. It’s highly leveraged as both a steering and suspension component and it’s strength, geometry and vibration damping properties directly translate into perceived quality of the entire suspension. A worn or neglected factory track bar results in loose or delayed steering input, improper axle alignment, bump steer, death wobble or excessive road noise through the steering leading to increased driver fatigue and little confidence in the vehicle’s handling capabilities, exacerbated in lifted or leveled vehicles. The Carli Track Bar is excessively durable, vibration damping, geometry correcting, fully serviceable and adjustable to fit both lift heights we offer.

Please Note: This bar is not compatible with drop-pitman arms or aftermarket track bar drop brackets.