Steering for Dana 30 from Rock n Rods

As pictured, there's a lot to be desired.

1) The drag link will need a slight bend at both ends to keep the pictured heim joints from being at too severe an angle - even without the suspension flexed. When flexed downward, those heims are gonna be binding, threatening to break. As pictured, any more than a 3" lift would put those heims at nasty angles. Seems to me anyway.

2) Not a whole lot of tierod clearance gained because they still mount it below the steering arm on the knuckles. The right side steering arm should be drilled out to accept a grade 8, 3/4" bolt, then stack the tierod and drag link on that bolt - with the appropriate spacers in between to keep 'em from binding on each other. This way you at least get the tierod moved up a little bit over stock. But that puts alot of strain/leverage on the right steering arm.

3) There's also a possibility that the drag link might hit the track bar / steering damper mount when turned hard right - could require removal of the factory brackets and fabbing up a track bar mount.

Definitely not a complete or ideal set up in my opinion.

Take a look at the "Canyon Climber" steering set up at Phat Jeeps - I run that system and like it alot.
 
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