COSXJFAN

I was looking at their design, and had a couple of questions. I would think that by looking at it, that whenever lateral force was applied to the tie rod from the drag link, that the tie rod would rotate. How do they compensate for that?? I am having the same issue with the one I built, and I copied their design to the "T" in the beginning, but had to change it because of this issue. It still will roll over a little, but not near as much as it used to. Any insight would be greatly appreciated!! TIA!!

fantic238

link?

COSXJFAN

Here you go:

http://www.jcroffroad.com/Merchant2/...tegory_Code=S6

bowmanco05

i was under the impression that they used a rubber or something spacer instead of a dust boot. that way the end is pulled up taut with no place to "roll"

fantic238

It's the poliurethane spacer, nothing special, u can fab one and fit on ur stock steering.

COSXJFAN

I thought I saw a spacer there, but I am unsure as to what link it goes on....thoughts??

jonnyb78

from looking at the link it appears to go on the the bar coming from the pitman arm to the passenger side tre. if it went on the tre there would need to be 2 and i dont see what it would do on the pitman arm side so process of elimination

89eliminator

poly spacer goes on pass side knuckle. there is ZERO tie rod roll that is common with other inverted t setups.

EndlessMtnFab

The amount of "roll" you experience is directly related to the amount of lift you have and/or the amount of drop your pitman arm has.



The shallower your draglink angle, the less of a dead spot you will have in your steering.


The poly spacer appears to work well for short term. I've seen posts on NAXJA complaining about trashed spacers after a few hard wheeling trips. Cutting board material seems to be the new hotness.


FWIW ... I picked up some of the J10 washer/spacer combos that are increasingly scarce. One of these days, I will figure out how to "duplicate" it. Potential money maker there.


Joe

89eliminator

fwiw i've wheeled mine about 5 seperate times with the JCR kit and its still as tight as it was when i first installed it.

COSXJFAN

Great info guys. I have been thinking of some bushings made from white delron, A.K.A. cutting board material, and this info tells me that it was the best option. Thanks for the insight guys!!

OnlyInMyXJ22

Just saw the thread, but everyone pretty much covered it.