Roadmaster TruTrac Front-Axle Trac Rod for Large Trucks and RVs
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Hitting rutted pavement or uneven highways doesn’t have to mean constant steering corrections. The Roadmaster TruTrac Front-Axle Trac Rod braces the front axle to keep it in line, preventing jarring and rut tracking. It controls side-to-side axle play without affecting normal suspension movement, so steering feels tighter and more predictable even when the road surface isn’t.
Loose steering and constant correction can wear you out on long drives. The TruTrac system minimizes wander by holding the axle steady, cutting down the “floating” feel that leads to oversteering. With the front end staying pointed straight, you spend less time fighting the wheel and more time enjoying an easy, steady drive.
This setup is made to last with thick, cadmium-plated 4140 chromoly steel for superior strength. Instead of standard rubber, it uses polyurethane bushings that resist oil, gasoline, and ozone. They don’t squish out or wear fast, which means less give in the system and more consistent performance mile after mile.
No need to drill or weld anything. The TruTrac mounts to existing holes in the frame and comes with all the hardware and installation instructions you need. It’s a simple bolt-on job that locks your front axle in line and gets you back on the road with a solid, stable feel.
Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Speaker 1: Today, we're taking a look at the Roadmaster TruTrac Front-Axle Trac Rod for large trucks and RVs. Now, this product is designed to fit a 2003 to 2017 Freightliner M2, so to ensure, double check that this is a fit for your vehicle, you can go over to eTrailer.com, you can enter your year, make, and model into the vehicle fit guide, and it will confirm whether or not this is a fit for your vehicle. Now, this kit is designed to brace your vehicle's axle, to prevent jarring, and to help keep it inline as you travel down the road. So it really helps minimize loose steering and rut tracking, which is gonna help improve overall performance. It controls excessive axle side play without affecting the up and down movement of your suspension. Another neat benefit of installing this system is, it's really gonna help reduce driver fatigue.
That's that white knuckling affect that you get when you're having to battle that loose steering in the steering wheel. You feel exhausted once you get to where you're going, that's because you're fighting your rig so much. This reduces that, so it minimizes the amount of effort required by the driver to keep your vehicle inline during travel, and reduces the amount of fighting the steering wheel.It's built with these polyurethane bushings instead of standard rubber. That's designed to increase the life of the system. Polyurethane is durable and resistant to damage that's typically caused by oil, gasoline, and ozone.
Less wear means less give in the system, and overall better support. It's constructed of thick cadmium-plated 4140 chrome moly steel for superior strength. It installs using your existing holes in the vehicle's frame, so there's no drilling or welding required. It also attaches to the front axle of the vehicle, essentially holding it in place to prevent jarring and any unnecessary shifting. Now, when you're installing it, you will need to take this portion here, this is the actual track rod, and you will need to adjust the length to best fit your particular application.
It includes all mounting hardware and installation instructions, comes with everything you need for your install. The brackets are made from durable steel. Again, they have that nice black powder-coated finish to resist rust and corrosion and lasts a long time. The product's also made in the USA. That's gonna do it for today's look at the Roadmaster TruTrac Front-Axle Trac Rod for large trucks and RVs..
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Ratings & Reviews
Very pleased with the product exceptional quality easy installation improved handling and great customer service from etrailer thank you
I installed the trac bar myself , every part fit like O.E.M. on the Ford F53 chassis . The only problem was removal of the nuts from the leaf spring shackle , 200 lbs ft torque , required an impact wrench. A test drive felt a bit firmer and more stable than without the bar. I feel your product is well engineered and high quality. Thank you , for a job well done. RET
The sumo springs have performed very well and have really helped the ride and handling of my 2018 Thor motorhome. My experience with etrailer.com continues to be exceptional in every way including product installation.
Wow, it Turned my loussy Lucie in a vert stable ride. No morte White knuckle. It’s now stable and prédicable. Can’t wait to go on a long journey.
I ordered this with a roadmaster sway bar and sumo spring kit and it is not compatible in anyway shape or form with the sumo spring kit. Its brackets would occupy the same locations as the Sumo Springs. When I informed them of the issue they offered a refund but minus return shipping cost which in my opinion is unfair as I should have been warned. Beware this kit will not work if you have Sumo Springs on your F53 chasis.
Thank you for the opportunity to tell of my experience with the Roadmaster TruTrac V-10B front-axle stabilizer rod.
I have just installed the two brackets but we are not planning on going anywhere until August 20th when we will return from Gloucester MA where we will spend the summer, back to our condo in Florida. Ask me again in September!
So I cannot tell you anything about how the stabilizer works, only installation matters...
The warranty asks for a serial number but I could not find one anywhere.
Paragraph two of the instructions says to install "passenger side bracket" but there is no indication of which part this is. I suggest you note in the parts list that identification instead of simply "Davis Tru-Trac Weld" or "Tru-Trac Weld" so we know for sure which part is which.
The stabilizer bar is actually labeled "REAR TRAC BAR ASSY". I had to call the company to be assured that this part was actually for the front of the vehicle.
It was all I could do to torque the nuts on the drivers-side spring u-bolt to 150 Ft/Lb (the maximum on the scale) with an ordinary 1/2" drive torque wrench. Should I buy a larger torque wrench to achieve the requested 220 Ft/Lb?
The passenger-side bracket was more difficult to get tools into play. My torque wrench would not fit in there. I managed to tighten the three half-inch bolts as tight as I could possibly get them with my 1/2" drive ratchet handle. I will check them all after the first day of use and then from time to time. I do like the nylon insert nuts instead of lock washers to avoid loosing the parts in the case of loosening up.
I have not yet installed the stabilizer bar as I will have to move the rig to flat ground for that in the next few days. The instructions say to measure from the ground to the top of the shock absorbers to make sure the rig is level. This seems unnecessarily cumbersome. Since the top of the shock is hard-connected to the frame then why not just measure from the ground to the bottom of the frame rails? It would be helpful to tell us how close the two measurements should be.
I am looking forward to the added stability the TruTrac cross-bar should add to the rig. The primary purpose of buying this equipment is to eliminate the re-occurrence of the horrible "death wobble" that the Ford F53 motor home chassis is prone to. The first time it happened I was driving the rig home after buying it. The previous owner had read the max pressure on the tire saying 110 psi and had put that pressure into all six tires. The wobble started after a bump at around 40 mph and terrified me. I drove home at around 25 mph in the slow lane. I lowered the pressure to the manufacturer's placard 80 psi and went almost 10K miles without a recurrence. Before starting our current trip I increased tire pressure (all cold tire pressures) to 85 psi to try to get a little more stability. While going through a city in TN in 4 or 5 lanes of 70 mph traffic the "death wobble" struck again. After some heroics we managed to get into a delta where a on-ramp came into the main stream of traffic. This allowed me to get out and check the tire pressures up front. It was in the low 90s. I lowered the pressure to 80 psi and we had no further trouble, but I was determined to do something more positive to prevent the "death wobble" from happening again. So I did some looking around on line and settled on your stabilizer bar. Only time will tell if I have actually banished the "death wobble" for good.
Thank you for your interest in my application.
Drove to Maine in June in my used 1999 32' Itasca Sunrise for our first long trip. Felt like I needed to keep both hands on the wheel constantly. Very sloppy handling. Had Davis True Track installed in ME. Drove home to Florida in Sept. Handling MUCH better with very improve sense of control. Very pleased with the product.
Fellow Kodak RV owner recommended this on my first outing, stating the wandering of the front end is horrible where trucks have worn ruts into the interstate. The Roadmaster TruTrac was a game changer. I followed his advice and it was a very easy bolt-in install. My first 1,700 mi trip was comfortable, and I was never fatigued from working to keep the RV from wandering. Etrailer had a great price and has always been great to deal with - highly recommend the Roadmaster TruTrac.
If you have an gas motorhome this is one of the best investments you can make. I opted for front and rear trac bars along with new shocks . What a world of difference. Absolutely not pushed by wind or passing trucks. After traveling over the country’s really bad roads we had sumo springs installed. They help but the trac bars were by far a better improvement. We traveled 12,000 miles this summer plus 5,000 in a tow car. We crossed the great divide a half dozen times. All with confidence in a 2005 model fleetwood. I couldn’t imagine trying to drive that trip with the original equipment.
Install was very straight forward. Did require a 3/4 impact wrench that I did not have to remove U-bolt on leaf spring. (It's nice to have friends that are truck mechanics). Other than that, it was a piece of cake. Have not had a chance to test drive yet, but hoping this does the trick.
The Roadmaster track bar made a significant difference in how well the front end of our Kodiak RV tracked. The rut following and resistance to returning onto the road from the shoulder, lane changing etc. are greatly improved. This should be used in conjunction with other suspension upgrades such as a rear track bar, upgraded shocks and stiffer rear springs to further enhance the handling and vehicle control.
The product is very good. The people are friendly and very nice and very helpful. They even called me and offer their help. I received the product before the delivery date which it was great.I recommend this product and this company to everyone.
Haven’t driven RV yet, front axle track rod installed easy and feels heavy duty, can’t wait to take it for a ride. Highly recommend etrailer for parts and their service
ordered a track bar and it was not available right away so i called the factory and etrailer worked with them to make sure i got one right away, very helpful. usually i get etrailer orders in 2 days and sometimes i get them the next day. great people to deal with and the best prices too.
Installed no problem! Long trip coming up soon I’ll check it out!
This took 90% of the wonder out of the truck while driving down the road. It is much more predictable to drive now. I wish I had gotten one of these years ago.
Massive Improvement with Drivability, Highly recommend
Improved the steering and lessened impact of being passed by Semis on my RV - Kodiak 5500 chassis.
Arrived in a timely manner and was pretty simple to install.
Easy to install, good thing for youtube, instructions not that good.
Looks good, seems to work good only on a test drive. It’s on a very clean 1997 36’ f53 Bounder, with tag axle. It already had 1 5/8” sway bars front & rear. It also has the complete Bank package, so it's a pretty sweet old rig.
I have to say. After installing Koni front shocks a rear track bar now a Front trac bar front I don’t see a big improvement too out way the cost.
I may try a new front sway bar and steering stabilizer but the cost will determine my decision.
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