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Old 01-24-2019, 12:10 AM
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What is considered "Aftermarket steering" and what are some good choices?
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What is considered "Aftermarket steering" and what are some good choices?
Typically something that allows more movement before the joint binds up. The Cav Fab steering I have on my Cherokee is decent. It eats heims faster than I would like, but other seem to have better luck than I do.
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The ZJ tie Rod upgrade works good for cheap.
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The ZJ tie Rod upgrade works good for cheap.
Reason I didn't recommend that is because it is exactly the same style as stock and will bind just like stock
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Typically something that allows more movement before the joint binds up. The Cav Fab steering I have on my Cherokee is decent. It eats heims faster than I would like, but other seem to have better luck than I do.
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The ZJ tie Rod upgrade works good for cheap.
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A friend of mine has the ZJ tierod setup with a 5" lift and it works fine.
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A friend of mine has the ZJ tierod setup with a 5" lift and it works fine.
Mine would bind heims at 4.5" before I went ota track bar and moved the drag link under the pitman arm. Its not riding down the road that caused the issue it's flexing it out.
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Mine would bind heims at 4.5" before I went ota track bar and moved the drag link under the pitman arm. Its not riding down the road that caused the issue it's flexing it out.
Real off topic but I just noticed you're also from Greenville, SC?
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Real off topic but I just noticed you're also from Greenville, SC?
Yes, currently at Clemson.
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Yes, currently at Clemson.
That's awesome, it's nice over there
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