I never took off my track bar when I did my 3" lift. Everything seems to be working fine. The tire wear was pretty even the past 2 years. I did disconnect my upper trailing arms when I did the lift so I could slip the longer springs in more easily.

Pete

'01 Rodeo Sport, 5 Speed Softie, Indy 4X rocker bars, OME 912's, Rancho 9000X's, Superwinch hubs, custom tube bumper with Warn 9000i , Flowmaster 50, TeraLow t-case gears, ARB front & rear lockers, TrXus MT's, Sway bar disconnects