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Old Apr 30, 2010 | 08:10 PM
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Default Temporary fix to JCR 1 ton steering???
I blew out the Delrin spacer they use with their one ton steering. anyone know if theres anything i can buy at a store to fix the problem until the spacers i ordered come in?
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Just wait till you get it. I blew mine out and waited till it came in. Steering felt a little different but not much
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Just wait till you get it. I blew mine out and waited till it came in. Steering felt a little different but not much
cant wait. its my daily driver and it feels like total ****. definitely dangerous driving around especially on the highway.
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cant wait. its my daily driver and it feels like total ****. definitely dangerous driving around especially on the highway.
then you have other problems. that little spacer helps with the TRE roll. I dd mine for a couple weeks with no issues
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go buy a cheap plastic cutting board from wal mart and make your self some
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then you have other problems. that little spacer helps with the TRE roll. I dd mine for a couple weeks with no issues

no other issues the tie rod rolls bad. i had no problem before it blew. now that its gone i have a huge dead spot.
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I just looked at my steering and are you talking about the polyurethane bushings?
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go buy a cheap plastic cutting board from wal mart and make your self some
probably gonna go do that in the am. thanks for the idea
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no other issues the tie rod rolls bad. i had no problem before it blew. now that its gone i have a huge dead spot.
they are poly bushings. go to a truck shop and buy some poly body lift bushings. cut them to fit
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I just looked at my steering and are you talking about the polyurethane bushings?
yeah the bandaid bushing they use on the passenger side tre
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polyurethane is too soft.
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cutting board plastic is pretty awesome stuff (has to be to be approved for cutting board material). i bet it outlasts the other one you had and you can make a ton of them
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the bushings are made of polyoxymethylene which is a lot stiffer
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polyurethane is too soft.
worked great for a buddies rig........ JCR are durometor (or something like it) poly bushings.
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Originally Posted by xjoffroad
worked great for a buddies rig........ JCR are durometor (or something like it) poly bushings.
maybe that why it didnt last. ive been read alot about delrin. they use it in a lot high end exotic cars
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