5spd-XJ

Does anyone run a HD aftermarket tie rod? If so what brand, what do you like about it? and so on...

I was looking at JKS or Rusty's.

Thanks

nick_n_ii

I run the Rugged Ridge, 1 ton Cross over steer. It's strong simple and works. I've ran it for a year on my ZJ and will be swapping it into my XJ... That and at last I checked was the cheapest with the biggest bang for buck on the market..

It's like a middle design between Rusty's and JCR's...

5spd-XJ

Where can i find that?

caged

i run the cheap rusty's upgrade but want his OTK setup. beefy as hell.

but any upgraded steering setup is better than jeeps inverted y crap.

personally, i would rather 1 ton chevy tie rod ends, they're available everywhere for cheap.
plus, i'm not sure about running heim joints on the road. mto/dmv might not approve.

nick_n_ii

This is where I bought mine. Great guys to deal with..

http://www.jeeperz-creeperz.com/cros...n-p-12948.html

5spd-XJ

thanks. that's going on the list.

MasterShakeXJ

i've heard and seen bad things from rusty's steering. but like what was said, any aftermarket will be better than stock. with the tie rod, just make sure to get stronger TRE's, if you have a HD tie rod and OEM ends, it kind of defeats the whole purpose.

ktmracer419

don't buy rustys steering.

i have seen his welds fail on the street. i don't like to badmouth manufacturers, but life>death

he also uses the cheapest tie rod ends available. they snap like twigs.

inverted t steering when used with taller lift heights will have some tie rod roll creating a dead spot in a steering. it can be band-aid fixed by some poly spacers in place of the rubber grease boots though.

nick_n_ii

You have any pictures of how to do this? I'd be interested in finding out more on this..

ktmracer419

jcr sells spacers.
i dont have any tie rod roll because i have virtually no lift and my steering is over the knuckle, so i never had to address the issue

mike37

thats a nice kit it would be hard to do it any cheaper building your own

okcjeeper

Yeah that Rugged Ridge kit is my plan for the near future. Heavy duty and good for smaller lifts. Now if you go big on the lift I think there are better options to fix steering geometry.

Desertfox1023

Ya, I really like that jeepers creeperz kit. I just added it to my list of upgrades.

92muddycherokee

Uh...yeah. After doing this to my stock tie rod, I thought a HD replacement was in order. I got mine from Rusty's and the instal was super simple even for my 17 year old XJ. I havn't tested it out yet but as you can see from the pic. the jeep will have to break before this thing will. Note: I was able to drive home with the tie rod like that(at 30mph) but the steering was very unpredictible and shook pretty bad.

Desertfox1023

The problem with rusty's is not the tie rod bending but the TRE breaking. As long as your not running bigger than a 35 it shouldn't be a problem though. I don't recomend running bigger than a 35 on a D30 anyway.