Cardinal74
NAXJA Forum User
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- Missouri
Wanting to upgrade my steering on my 01 XJ. Just put in a 4.5 rubicon lift. Pros and cons on over and under upgrade verse better Y link upgrade.
My current path is swapping in a Teraflex high-steer knuckle, which is basically a true crossover knuckle for the XJ/TJ/ZJ front end, and then building matched links for it and the track bar at the same time as an axle truss. Its expensive and I wouldn't recommend it to anybody who is asking for advice.
It would make more sense to go with WJ knuckles and get great brakes!
I have the Currectlync on my 6" lift and it is very nice. It is expensive though. It is also limiting my droop; Currie website now says it is only for 2-4" of lift. So I am about on the path for an upgrade.
There are a bunch of the "one ton" setups out there but they all have dead spot in the steering. The "cure" from Ruff Stuff is basically a delrin washer that limits the amount of roll at the TRE. Has to be replaced every once in a while.
There are 3-4 of the low-dollar "crossover" setups out there now but (a) they all use crappy heim joints and (b) and they are all single-shear setups. You will have to replace the heims so you need to budget in the cost of either buying good joints or buying replacements every few months. I don't trust single-shear.
My current path is swapping in a Teraflex high-steer knuckle, which is basically a true crossover knuckle for the XJ/TJ/ZJ front end, and then building matched links for it and the track bar at the same time as an axle truss. Its expensive and I wouldn't recommend it to anybody who is asking for advice.
If I was starting over at 4.5" of lift I would probably do one of the budget crossover setups and buy some good ends.