good luck with the rusty's steering. haha. hope it works, i've just seen more bad than good from his steering.

 

I run the Rugged Ridge crossover setup. Heres a linky to the writeup i did for it on another forum. http://quadratecforum.com/showthread.php?t=97131

 

Yeah, I do moderate wheeling. I have stock 235's that still havn't failed somehow. I plan on getting 31" to keep on there. No desire for much bigger. I think this Rusty's tie rod will do fine for me.

 

when I bent mine, I replaced it with v8 Grand cherokee tie rod assembly, all new parts was $80, with a lift time warranty and the store right down the street.

 

its not 1-ton, its inverted T with stock ends. and since its rugged ridge, its probably china crap steel. not saying it doesnt work, but its not the greatest.

please, if you care for your life and the lives of others, dont run rusty's steering.

the inverted-Y geometry isnt bad, the angles just need to be addressed when lifted. currie's setup is very nice (although youll pay for it) and addresses the angle issue of a lifted jeep. its only downfall is that it wont survive constant rock bashing. my 1-ton setup is nice, and beefy as hell, and i can literally drive it into rocks and drive over it without it bending, but its not the greatest for on-road driving, even with the poly spacers. the best solution is the get HDPE or UHMW spacers.

the best steering solution for a D30 is definitely the WJ crossover, although it requires welding. it cna be made as beefy (if not beefier) than a JCR-type setup, but you get infinitely better geometry, and giant brakes.

 

Check out XJ write ups section and the thread on my Home brew Tie Rod beef. I pretzeled my stock tie rod the first trip out with the new front Aussie locker. I did this little bit of HB beefing up of a replacement stock tie rod and It's been fine since. I was out about $25 total in the upgrade.

 

Nice write up but you can by the same kit cheaper at the jeeperz-creeperz link: http://www.jeeperz-creeperz.com/cros...n-p-12948.html

Questions though, could you have flipped the tie rod on top of the knuckle? Or will it hit the inside of your rims? Hard to tell from the pic but looks do-able.

 

First it's not "China Crap", the steel is DOM it's stamped right on it.. And they in no way are stock tie-rod ends.. Yes they run the stock taper but they are just as big and beefy as Dodge Ram 1 tons..

 

are you saying china doesnt have DOM tubing? if you didnt you ream your knuckles theyre not 1-ton ends. 1-ton ends are more than twice the size as stock ends.

 

Yes, rusty's does not use as high of quality of products. There problems aren't in there DOM tubing. It's there joints. They don't use good crush sleves and still use stock or wimpy sized ends. That's why there long arms fail, tie rods ends break, and trac-bar snap. It's all in there joints.

 

jcr makes a good setup. im waiting for my OTK to get delivered.

 

I have the rugged ridge and I have no dead spots on the street. But with 4.5 backspacing and 31's I can't make a tight left turn. The TRE will hit the tire.

 

Tampa, how is that Aussie Locker working for you?

 

Yea ive seen it cheaper but the guy i buy from is local and i like to help him out. As for your question tho, i'll flip it eventually but in order to do that, the knuckles have to be reamed and when i installed my steering kit, i had loaned out my reamer and forgot who borrowed it It'll be done eventually but i just gotta get around to it. Life gets in the way ya know?

 

I run the Currie Heavy Duty Steering setup. I have about 10000 miles with no problems. The ends are huge along with the bars. These bars are like 50 lbs as a set! Maybe not that heavy but they are just crazy. They look like the steering arms off a semi truck. Heres a link..


http://www.quadratec.com/products/56116_200.htm