kayakbrian
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Oregon
Last year, a shop recommended that I upgrade my steering so I went with the recommendation for the Rubicon express Y link kit. the boots on the tie rod ends ripped open within a couple weeks, And the heavy bar flops backwards, causing the steering stabilizer to dig into the track bar. A shop quoted me $500 to make and install custom bushings to fix the flop, and then more to replace all the tie rod ends. Ultimately, it would be the same price as getting a Currie setup which I could install myself and then bring in for alignment. But before I pull the trigger on all that money, I guess I’m wondering is this really necessary? I’ve heard that you can replace the weak tie rod with a much stronger one off of a ZJ, which just leaves the drag link, I’m running 31s on a 3 1/2 inch lift doing moderate wheeling with heavy loads. Am I likely to Bend a stock drag link under those circumstances? I don’t mind spending money on the jeep, and I like working on it, but I don’t want to just throw parts at something that’s not necessary.