I'm sort of in a bind with my steering ATM. I've got my eye on a 3/4" heim steering kit from RuffStuff.com
My question is steering geometry. I see a bunch of guys having to relocate their trackbar mount to keep with the same degree as the drag link. I'd like to know if I could just snag the kit and just do my drag link and tie rod and be okay with my upgraded adjustable track bar?
You'd be fine. You'll notice some bump steer but your jeep will not be unsafe to drive. The tie rod will interfere with the trackbar bracket a tiny bit though
Im in the same predicament. I was just going to run the tie rod UTK and drag link OTK, but mount it to the top of the pitman arm rather than below it. Angles will be near identical to factory.
I drive inbetween a gentle crawler to a full blown rock bouncer.
My total carnage from that total is
1 HPD30
1 ZJ steering setup
1 Xj steering setup
2 AW4s.
2 flex plates.
Motor mounts
Trans mounts.
1 set of stock uppers.
1 set of lower control arm bushings.
This setup has been the best that I have ever ran, it will do 100 down the highway (with a major tail wind)
I drive inbetween a gentle crawler to a full blown rock bouncer.
My total carnage from that total is
1 HPD30
1 ZJ steering setup
1 Xj steering setup
2 AW4s.
2 flex plates.
Motor mounts
Trans mounts.
1 set of stock uppers.
1 set of lower control arm bushings. http://s1189.photobucket.com/user/L...4-4626-AEC0-783AE8EC50A4_zpsz3ttxxlu.jpg.html
Is that just a regular heim kit? All I was able to see in your pic was your drag link otk and tie rod utk and was your drag on top the pitman or under? Also what kit are you running. I'm kinda sketching out on joint quality if I get this on kit from Ruffstuff. Comes with 54" of DOM and 4 heim joints. http://www.ruffstuffspecialties.com/catalog/34STEER.html
Stock knuckles still right? No high steer? N how well are your joints doing? I don't want to be replacing joints frequently.
Also did you have to bore out the knuckles to quite a bit? I don't want to bore out the knuckle to an unsafe diameter.
Stock knuckles still right? No high steer? N how well are your joints doing? I don't want to be replacing joints frequently.
Also did you have to bore out the knuckles to quite a bit? I don't want to bore out the knuckle to an unsafe diameter.
HAHA JK Luke, I plan on going with the 3/4" kit soon also.. but i dont have stock knuckles. I know lots of people running the 3/4" kit and they have no problems.
just so you know heims arent legal in steering in most state FYI...
i dont understand running the heim above the pitman. youre only limiting the travel of your suspension and causing binding at the pitman arm and the knuckle.
I was wondering about this as well. full droop on passenger front when the pitman arm is swung all the way to the driver side seems like it would really bind with that heim being on top of the arm.
i dont understand running the heim above the pitman. youre only limiting the travel of your suspension and causing binding at the pitman arm and the knuckle.
What I have hein joints in my steering and it works flawlessno binding at all
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