TeXJ

hmm...do I spend the extra $70 for MOOG or take a gamble on the $100 ebay special...

investinwaffles

What is your intention? Mostly on-road with some occasional light "off-road" trails?

The ebay kit should be just fine for it. Unfortunately I don't have that much long-term experience with it, but it feels like it will last a fair amount of time as my truck sees 80% highway and daily-driver duties.

I went with that seller specifically because of the 5 year warranty, they have been around Ebay for a bit which is a good sign that they will be in business for at least a few years, and because their RMA process seemed pretty simple and doesn't look like it will require me sending the entire steering assembly in if I need a part replaced.

My plan is to replace any failed components with MOOG as I need, RMA the original part and keep it as a spare or something. Should last me a year or two before I upgrade to OTK 1-ton steering. I was not ready to go OTK and I didn't want to spend a ton of money for stock replacement steering, or go UTK for the interim period

TeXJ

I have the v8 zj stuff already, I've had a shimmy in the front end for a while now. Thinking of replacing this with new stuff, I had bought it second hand.

My jeep is only driven on the road when driving to the trails, can be 2+hr drive. The parts have been good so far when I'm wheeling the reason Im not wanting to go to a UTK/OTK kit. Plus they are like $300.

I usually do MOOG, ball joints for one, but man for almost half price I could get this kit. My jeep usually just sits in my driveway.

investinwaffles

Screw it then, get the $100 kit and beat on it

My steering was so worn out, I thought my steering box was 100% responsible for my loose steering, but it was probably only 30% - replacing the steering linkage totally tightened everything up again.

Rambler65

How badly do you want to do the job over again?

TeXJ

How do you know if the links are bad?

That's the other thing, im not too sure that this is my issue with my wobble/DW issue.


The work isn't bad at all. Not worried about that...but i've been known to be a bit lazy... HAHA

investinwaffles

I am not really sure - my steering was super loose before but I haven't had any death wobble issues before. Just made me look drunk all the time, lol

Changing tie-rod-ends takes like 30 minutes if you remembered to coat everything in anti-seize when installing. Just RMA the bad joint (might want to email them to check how their RMA process works with multi-part kits), replace with one from the local parts store, and you then have a spare.

OR upgrade to 1-ton steering and do it right to begin with. $170 vs ~$300 is not a huge amount of difference, plus a bit more work to never have to do it again, especially if its a dedicated wheeling rig and you don't need to drive it to work while you are installing the steering kit

abodyjoe

parts are usually cheap for a reason.. can spend a little more now and do it right or spend the money a second time when the cheap junk fails pre-maturely . your choice.

Fred/N0AZZ

AutoZone TRE's are Moog have a look at there name brand and for the complete setup about $100.

TeXJ

Yeah you're right, then I think for hundred more than the MOOG I could get UTK steering kit from another place...slippery slope lol

Do you happen to know what their store brand is?

TeXJ

Bought all moog except for the clamps, was like $235 after all said and done...now to put it on this weekend and hope that solves my wobble/DW.

TeXJ

Do you all have better pics of this and what size washer is needed?

97Inline

I've been reading various threads on tie rods and people upgrading to a more beefier zj setup. However I have a zj and mine seems to be the stock xj thin rolled sheet metal people are talking about. Did the PO put on the wrong tie rod or do they ZJ's come with the same stock setup as the xj?

Fred/N0AZZ

You need a set for a V-8 for the correct ones.

MTScott

It's been nearly a year since you installed this... how is it holding up?