jinx

I have been considering replacing my stock xj steering and ball joints with Grand cherokee parts. I have a few questions.

what year zj parts do I need?

I have never purchased off ebay and was wondering if this would work and if they are worth my time and money? any thoughts and comments welcome especially if you have experience with this seller. thanx

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ball-...1671QQtcZphoto

caged

you don't want zj parts, you want wj parts. 99 and up grand cherokee.
i looked into this yesterday for my zj buddy.
looks like you will need both knuckles with brake calipers, center link, tierod ends and drag link. forgot to check the track bar tho.

but you will have to weld a bracket on your axle tube for the steering stabilizer or go aftermarket.

ol"blue

Here's a link that covers the swap.> http://www.4x4wire.com/jeep/tech/bra...kes03/booster/

okcjeeper

I don't think he's wanting to do the WJ steering swap. I think he's mainly looking at upgrading the stock tierod with the ZJ V8 rod. Although I would stay away from the ebay offerings trust me there you get what you pay for, that $170 is cheap crap not top quality moog parts.

Crown makes a ZJ setup which is an upgrade of the XJ setup and you can buy it here.. http://shoplive.rompalicious.com/cro...tj-p-1946.html

As for ball joints either moog or Spicer nothing more.

I ordered a tre setup off ebay with the ball joints and it was nothing but cheap chinese crap. Infact I had to replace one tre cause it wore out fast and 1 tre was the complete wrong thread pattern.. Was a pain getting my money back and not worth the hassle.

jrhxj1

If all you need is drag link and tie rod, go out to a junkyard and pull them off of a 93-98 V8 ZJ. Make sure it's a 4x4 obviously. It's a direct bolt in. And yes, it is stronger and larger in diameter than stock XJ. I know a lot of people that have done the upgrade and have done it myself. However, temporary is fine, but it's more of a bandaid for the real problem. and that's the y-link steering in general. It'll work, but the headaches will still follow. Cross over is the way to go.

And not only that, I'm almost 100% sure that the pitman arm on the ZJ's have more of a drop to them. If you want a drop pitman arm about 1 1/2, take it off a ZJ. Check, first. But I think I remember doing it once.

okcjeeper

Crossover creates the inverted T setup which can cause dead spots in the steering. Not really much better then the y-link setup.

As for the ZJ pitman arm it drops the XJ by 1".

nw-xj-scott

I have the rugged ridge system, and i keep a V8 zj setup as spare..

okcjeeper

I am curious with the Rugged Ridge setup have you noticed any dead spots in the steering? Reason I ask is you are sitting at 5" of lift.

caged

i actually compared a stock xj pitman arm against my buddies zj pitman arm last night.
guess what, no difference. exact same.

Six-Pack Smile

^ no way its gotta be diffrent hundreds of people swear it is.

Mike1998XJ

Was it a V8 Pitman Arm?

nw-xj-scott

Yep, i ditched the Rugged ridge and am now running the v8 ZJ setup, its alot better now, the Rugged ridge system is Garbage

yikes

bump -- any have part numbers for steering linkage for this upgrade---going onto a 1999 cherokee.

thanks in advance

Mazzajf

It's been two years but does anybody have that parts list?

Gee oh Dee

Yes, its been covered here many times.

Try using the search function.