Aftermarket Steering box spacer between box necessary??
10-20-2013, 08:11 PM
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Aftermarket Steering box spacer between box necessary??
Is the aftermarket spacer that replaces the thin aluminum one really necessary? I'm pulling my box back off to put a xj one on and I'm wondering how necessary the upgraded one is. Mine is not broke. If it is where is the best place to get one? Thanks
10-20-2013, 08:15 PM
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If yours stays on the pavement at all times then you're fine. Might as well upgrade if you're in there... Only around $40 or so
10-20-2013, 08:21 PM
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you can break the aluminum one with your hands. I've even bent a JCR one
for $40 might as well snag one. JCR is a great company. I'm sure they have a CF discount too
http://www.jcroffroad.com/product/XJMISC/STSPC.html
for $40 might as well snag one. JCR is a great company. I'm sure they have a CF discount too
http://www.jcroffroad.com/product/XJMISC/STSPC.html
10-20-2013, 08:24 PM
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If you have the tools or know how, you can make one yourself for cheaper if you already have some metal laying around. I plan to make mine myself once I have the proper breaker fuse/wires to run my welder at my parents house.
10-20-2013, 08:26 PM
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you can break the aluminum one with your hands. I've even bent a JCR one
for $40 might as well snag one. JCR is a great company. I'm sure they have a CF discount too
http://www.jcroffroad.com/product/XJMISC/STSPC.html
for $40 might as well snag one. JCR is a great company. I'm sure they have a CF discount too
http://www.jcroffroad.com/product/XJMISC/STSPC.html
Yep. Get an outside brace, like a bumper, then one that runs from the passenger side. I'm only on 33's and beat it hard, my unibody makes some funny noises...
10-20-2013, 08:29 PM
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for sure. I wanted to slug my frame rail at the steering box too. frame plates, stout bumper, and track bar brace are all very necessary
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The park I just got home from definitely tests out all the articulation you have, where I cut off my short arm brackets made some noise at my feet as did the front.
Can't stress it enough, plate your unibody or get a DOM EXO cage.
Can't stress it enough, plate your unibody or get a DOM EXO cage.
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