I am going to put a track bar on my sidekick that i sas.Does my track bar need to have the same degree's as my drag link? And is the longer the drag link better or does the length matter?

I am going to put a track bar on my sidekick that i sas.Does my track bar need to have the same degree's as my drag link? And is the longer the drag link better or does the length matter?

LENGTH ALWAYS MATTERS...

honestly, if your gonna 4 link a car on your own, find someone with a slayer kit and copy it, it really does work well

I was just going to ad a track bar to get rid of any steering play and make the steering tighter.

What the track bar (or panhard rod) does is provide lateral (or sideways) location to the axle - wether or not it's required is dependent on the way the axles is suspended, it's common on a multi-link coil suspension, and less so on leaf suspension.

Ideally - you want the track bar parallel to both the ground and the drag link - if it's at an angle the axle will move sideways as the suspension cycles, which should be avoided - if you have to choose between parallel to the ground and parallel to the drag link, go for parallel to the drag link - as this will minimize bump steer (sideways movement of the wheels as the suspension cycles)

Regarding the length of the drag link, I would say longer is better (same goes for the track bar) as this will minimize bump steer.

Do you mean a panhard bar or an anti-sway bar?

Ok that help's on what i needed to know.I just am looking for a tighter turn.i thought about putting a sway bar on to help any body roll that i have.i have yj springs under my sidekick and there a softer spring so i thought a sway bar would really help out with the body roll.

A sway bar, or anti-sway bar reduces body roll but has a detrimental effect on flex since it basically ties both sides of your suspension together.  A stock anti-sway bar with longer links should be adequate for most purposes.

A panhard bar, or track bar, is a bar that goes between the frame on one side of the chassis to the axle on the other.  It is used in link based suspensions with solid axles as a way to keep the axle from walking back and forth.  It can also be used on spring based suspension systems to reduce steering issues.

A traction bar, or anti-wrap bar, is used on spring based rear suspensions to stop the axle from wrapping up under high torque loads, such as take-offs and hill climbs.  This stops you from s-curving your softer, longer rear springs.

If i run a sway bar ill do a quick disconnect.I think i wanna run a track bar also because i do have some flex side to side as i turn.