rusty's steering package. good or bad?
i have been looking at rusty's steering conversion kit. looks simple and good quality but i havent seen one in person. has anyone installed one or does anybody own the kit?
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have you searched?
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i have looked at it on their website but i dont know of any local shops that stock it so i cant see one in person. installation looks easy, no drilling or fab work needed.any feed back would be appreciated. thanks
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On the top of the screen there's a link that says "search" click it in type in Ruth's steering. No hard and tons of info. In 2seconds I have found this
Good advice and knowledge right here #1 - Heim joints. Some people love them and think they are tits but most find them an issue for steering. They loosen up and you never get a good alignment after that. Death wobble all over them. They also bind sooner in the arc of travel than TREs do. #2 - The OTK has not 1 but 2 rods mounted to a single stud in single-sheer. Plenty of other setups do this. I don't like any of them that do it. #3 - Their tie-rod setup is ridiculous. There is NO way to get an effective toe setting with it. Toe is one of the big causes of death wobble. |
Get a better kit. Lots of people love JCR's kit, as well as Serious Offroad's. I'm getting Serious' when I get the money.
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Yes if your going to buy the serious is quite nice. I like some of the rustys stuff but I think sometimes they sacrifice quality to make it a little cheaper. If you can fab I would make your own steering from some Dom and Chevy 1 ton tie rods.
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Also ive found never to use heims on steering for jeeps either. Like it was mentioned above, they get real sloppy real quick. They belong in a cleaner environment, like racecars not jeeps. Also whatever steering you get or make, make sure Trac bar and drag link run parallel or it will have tons of bump steer.
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Hands down if you are looking for a bolt on steering kit buy the currie set up. no one on the market can/has come close to what they have made!
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I will go with the JCR setup but also requires $150 worth of reamer($80+s+h) and drill bits($24+s+h).
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I think all one ton style steering setups will require the reamer, the xj knuckle hole is too small.
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Originally Posted by CobraMarty
(Post 1505795)
I will go with the JCR setup but also requires $150 worth of reamer($80+s+h) and drill bits($24+s+h).
heres a video of the jcr style steering. you judge for yourself |
Thats horrible, never seen that before. Is that a new steering setup or a worn out one?
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Originally Posted by Trev1006
(Post 1505858)
Thats horrible, never seen that before. Is that a new steering setup or a worn out one?
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Ya but I would never want a delay like that on the road. Dangerous.
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Wow that was pretty bad. Can you say, sloppy steering!
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