themangeraaad
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So I have been thinking about installing 1 ton steering. I have seen JCR's kit and Ballistic fab's TRE kit and have a couple questions....
1) can these be run OTK? I don't see any reason why the knuckles couldn't be drilled/reamed from the top for an OTK install. Yeah I may need to remove/relocate sway bar end links and maybe relocate the track bar mount, but other than that is there any reason it couldn't be run OTK?
2) Looking at the two kits, I see that JCR uses a different selection of ends compared to BF. The JCR kit substitutes one of the ES2234R's (that is included in the BF kit) with an ES2026R. The only reason I can think of for this substitution is less chance of binding since the ES2026R has more distance between the end and the drag link itself. The threads of the 2026 are narrower than the drag link would be, so less chance of the tie rod hitting the drag link with the added distance.
Does anyone know if using ES2234's like the ballistic fab kit does would pose any issues? I can buy ES2234's for pretty cheap so I could decrease the cost of the project if I took that route; plus it would mean I need to carry fewer spares... but I don't want to sacrifice performance. If binding would be an issue then I would pay the extra $$. FWIW I will be running approx 3.5-4.5" lift
Links to the kits which picture the rod ends... Note that I will be buying everything and doing the work myself, not buying a kit. I am just referencing the kits because they illustrate what I mean
JCR
Ballistic Fab
Thanks in advance,
-Scott
Edit: I did some staring at the JCR pictures and it seems like the extra separation due to the ES2026 would be a good thing, esp if the angles are decreased by running it OTK. I think a 2234 would put the tie rod and drag link dangerously close to eachother. Though if I am wrong about that feel free to tell me so... I would love to save some cash :laugh3:
1) can these be run OTK? I don't see any reason why the knuckles couldn't be drilled/reamed from the top for an OTK install. Yeah I may need to remove/relocate sway bar end links and maybe relocate the track bar mount, but other than that is there any reason it couldn't be run OTK?
2) Looking at the two kits, I see that JCR uses a different selection of ends compared to BF. The JCR kit substitutes one of the ES2234R's (that is included in the BF kit) with an ES2026R. The only reason I can think of for this substitution is less chance of binding since the ES2026R has more distance between the end and the drag link itself. The threads of the 2026 are narrower than the drag link would be, so less chance of the tie rod hitting the drag link with the added distance.
Does anyone know if using ES2234's like the ballistic fab kit does would pose any issues? I can buy ES2234's for pretty cheap so I could decrease the cost of the project if I took that route; plus it would mean I need to carry fewer spares... but I don't want to sacrifice performance. If binding would be an issue then I would pay the extra $$. FWIW I will be running approx 3.5-4.5" lift
Links to the kits which picture the rod ends... Note that I will be buying everything and doing the work myself, not buying a kit. I am just referencing the kits because they illustrate what I mean
JCR
Ballistic Fab
Thanks in advance,
-Scott
Edit: I did some staring at the JCR pictures and it seems like the extra separation due to the ES2026 would be a good thing, esp if the angles are decreased by running it OTK. I think a 2234 would put the tie rod and drag link dangerously close to eachother. Though if I am wrong about that feel free to tell me so... I would love to save some cash :laugh3:
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