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TB brace and Steering gear brace

xjjeepthing

NAXJA Forum User
Location
Plymouth Indiana
I may be purchasing a Rubicon Express RE1660,HD mount and Rubicon Express RE1670 Trackbar Brace. I already have a Rustys steering box brace. Wondering if thw TB Brace and Steering brace will interfear with each other.
TB
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Bracket
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Brace
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Steering brace
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I may be purchasing a Rubicon Express RE1660,HD mount and Rubicon Express RE1670 Trackbar Brace. I already have a Rustys steering box brace. Wondering if thw TB Brace and Steering brace will interfear with each other.
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Bracket

The trac-bar brace is mounted several inches rearward of the steering box brace. At one time I had both on my 01 XJ and there was no interference.
The steering brace was replaced with steering reinforcement plates.
 
No, in fact the last picture u posted already has a track bar brace on it that mounts in the same location as the RE one.

That's his Rusty's steering box brace.
The location of where the the trac-bar brace would be cannot be seen in the photo.
 
I can see it. Next to his coil spring.
 
I can see it. Next to his coil spring.
You are right, I missed it.

I'm not sure why the question about clearance was even asked with it so visible that the steering box and trac-bar braces are nowhere near each other.
 
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