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Old May 10, 2012 | 10:32 PM
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Anyone made some high steer kits.? I wanna do it cheap, but it is a daily driver. Soo can I get some help or ideas.? Lol
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Old May 10, 2012 | 11:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Tmoliver747
Anyone made some high steer kits.? I wanna do it cheap, but it is a daily driver. Soo can I get some help or ideas.? Lol
when it comes to something as important as your steering components, cheap is not the right frame of mind especially when its home brew. To make anything heavy-duty enough over stock would cost more in materials and labor time it is by far more effective to buy a full kit, i.e.;
http://www.rustysoffroad.com
I have this and is beefy and great.
http://www.jcroffroad.com
Local buddy got this one and he says its amazingly beefy and worth it (Gee Oh Dee)
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Old May 11, 2012 | 07:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Tmoliver747
Anyone made some high steer kits.? I wanna do it cheap, but it is a daily driver. Soo can I get some help or ideas.? Lol
highsteer on a dana 30 is not cheap.

if you had a dana 44 with flat top knuckles, or a kingpin dana 60 you could do it for a few hundred.
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Old May 12, 2012 | 11:42 PM
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Yeah, I figured it wouldn't be the best thing to do. lol thanks
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Old May 13, 2012 | 01:41 AM
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You can do it cheaper than the kits cost but get quality joints. The trick is to be friends with kids who work metal. Get tube for cheap and then build it.
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Old Jun 10, 2012 | 02:11 AM
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That would be nice lol
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Old Jun 10, 2012 | 02:45 AM
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flip your tie rod over the knuckle for $20 http://www.goferitoffroad.com/products.htm
only other thing I would do is WJ knuckle swap http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f11/w...-list-1216365/
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Old Jun 10, 2012 | 07:05 AM
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This also applies to parts.

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