I've got a 90 xj and I'm wanting to upgrade the steering.

What options are there?

 

V8 ZJ tie rods and drag link are beefier and bolt on.

 

Do you ever plan on lift and tires?

If yes then it could be worth investing in an UTK inverted T setup.

If no then ZJ tie rod. The ZJ and XJ drag links are very similar, if not identical. Only reason to replace that is to get a fresh tre in there.

 

ZJ and XJ drag links are identical. Exact same part number. The tie rod for the left is not, thats the part that is "upgraded." $185 shipped from rockauto.com. All new Moog components. My xj is lifted but the parts work the same way. Mine just needed to be adjusted to be longer lol. Will certainly fit stock height.

 

I do plan on lifting it and when I looked at JCR. Com I couldn't find the under the knuckle for my year.

what are the companies are worth paying

 

Serious's kit is definitely where it's at. Very similar to JCR's but has a few better features for a very similar price.

If you plan on less than a 4" lift than go under the knuckle. If you plan on more than that it would be beneficial to go over the knuckle but you wouldn't be able to do that till its lifted. Also there's more complications if you to down that road.

http://www.seriousoffroadproducts.co...051816f8cd246c

 

So my end game is a 4 1/2 inch lift but as or right now I need to do something with the steering it's not to my liking.

 

That kit I posted above will do you just fine and will hold up to absolutely anything you throw at it.

 

The mid 90's V-8 ZJ TRE's are all you need I'm on 35's and run them with a 4 1/2" lift, dbl. shear track bar, stock pitman arm and gear box.


Serious is no longer a vendor here. That kit is not needed unless you plan on running 37" or larger tires and a lot of mods where the other ZJ kit is a direct bolt-in and very much stronger nothing like stock by any means it is all heavy solid steel (not the rolled stock type) with larger joints also

 

so i went to get an alignment and was told they cant do it because i need new tie rod ends, ive got stock rims and tires at the moment, i want something thats beefy enough for when i do lift. i dont want to have to replace it again once im lifted.

 

Hm I overlooked the wheels situation. I don't think one ton tre's will fit with stock wheels because they have to much back spacing.

The ZJ tie rod would work well and replace the two tie rod tre's but you would also have to replace the drag link to replace those two tre's.

 

would the y link steering from http://www.ruffstuffspecialties.com/catalog/YLINK.html
work?

 

never mind that it needs to be cut to length im wanting something that is direct fit and stronger