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04-02-2007, 11:01 AM
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Crossover steering on a DD
i was wondering if there would be any negatives about running a crossover on my daily driver tj? and if any of you are do ya have any bumpsteer ect.?
Im looking at a set up like this.http://searchers4wd.com/images/kit-image02.jpg http://searchers4wd.com/home.htm
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04-02-2007, 11:17 AM
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just curious as to why you want to...
are you planning on a lift later on? or just so you can say you have it? *edit* maybe i should turn sigs back on...
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04-02-2007, 11:23 AM
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Why do you want it? What are you looking to improve?
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04-02-2007, 11:23 AM
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I cant see why it would hurt to run it on a DD.
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04-02-2007, 11:36 AM
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My buddy fabbed the same setup on his TJ. He's far from stock, but the setup works great and is much stronger than stock. Thats what we'll be fabbing for mine once I have the cash.
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04-02-2007, 11:37 AM
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He has a lift, refer to his sig.
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04-02-2007, 11:40 AM
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yeah im just looking to improve, i've read a lot about people just bending the stock tie rod on rocks, so i'm just building the thing up before i really bet mine up on the rocks
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04-02-2007, 11:56 AM
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why don't you consider to put on a currie HD setup?
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04-02-2007, 12:31 PM
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i personally will not run heim joints on a street rig for steering
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04-02-2007, 12:37 PM
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would you be worried about wallowing out the heim joints?
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04-02-2007, 12:44 PM
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heims don't hold up well on a DD for steering and you will be replacing them more frequently |
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