J10 sterring box or Stock ?

[Stick]

Should I use a J10 steering box or keep my OEM one?

 

[Buck Jackson]

Should I use a J10 steering box or keep my OEM one?

:smoker: A couple of cents worth of thought here...I think you should keep your XJ box and just reinforce the mount and add a cross member to reinforce against the opposite framerail. Unless you are planning to totally rebuild the J10 box or find a new one. There are plenty of extra add-ons you could do to your steering so that the stock box can still function well.
Buck :canada:

 

[JnJ]

The J10 box is no better then your stock one. The upgrade is a J20 box.

 

[Eagle]

The J10 box is no better then your stock one. The upgrade is a J20 box.

Ditto

In fact, a J10 box may be a downgrade, because the ratio may be slower. Some people think is is better for real crawling, but having accidently swapped a 17:1 MJ box in place of the OEM 14:1 box (which was toast) I can attest that 17:1 is too slow and vague for comfortable driving on pavement.

 

[Stick]

Ditto

In fact, a J10 box may be a downgrade, because the ratio may be slower. Some people think is is better for real crawling, but having accidently swapped a 17:1 MJ box in place of the OEM 14:1 box (which was toast) I can attest that 17:1 is too slow and vague for comfortable driving on pavement.

I figured that the tue upgradse would be a J20 box, but I wanted to make sure. After all you guys have been at this longer than I have...I'll keep my stock box.

Thanks for the input !!