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1995xjsport 07-02-2013 08:26 PM

Drag link
 
How hard/impossible is it to bed a drag link back

xjmarc 07-02-2013 10:13 PM

Guessing you mean bend and if it's stock they are solid and I'm surprised it bent. With heat you might be able to but they are cheap to buy new and can be had from pretty much any parts store.

1995xjsport 07-03-2013 12:25 AM

Ya but I'm 17 and not supposed to be wheeling so it's hard to tell them

1995xjsport 07-03-2013 12:30 AM


Originally Posted by 1995xjsport (Post 2527273)
Ya but I'm 17 and not supposed to be wheeling so it's hard to tell them

Tell my parents that is that I bent it and that I'm buying a new one

andrewmp6 07-03-2013 05:50 AM

You can come clean or lie and say you hit something in the road.

kirknd4spd 07-03-2013 08:13 AM

Seems like bending one, then straightening it would weaken it some. I'd just replace it, they're cheap from a parts yard. Not too expensive new either.

xjsnake 07-03-2013 11:15 AM

You'd screw around with it trying to get it back straight and probably never get it just right.

Buy one and put it on there.

1995xjsport 07-03-2013 01:55 PM

Is it hard to put new ones on

andrewmp6 07-05-2013 06:16 AM

Not trying to sound mean but if you have to ask maybe you shouldn't.Steering isn't something you want to play with and get wrong.

rockymountainxj97 07-05-2013 08:33 AM

If your replacing the drag link. Go to the junkyard and pick up some v8 grand Cherokee tie rods.. Upgrade instead of just replace.

XJwonders 07-05-2013 09:40 AM


Originally Posted by rockymountainxj97 (Post 2529538)
If your replacing the drag link. Go to the junkyard and pick up some v8 grand Cherokee tie rods.. Upgrade instead of just replace.

I agree.

In fact I'm surprised u bent the drag link before the weak tie rod.

While u have the draglink out, u might as well as upgrade all tie rod ends to v8 zj ones.

That way u won't have to worry about it again

Red2000XJ 07-06-2013 12:00 AM

Don't be a *****, grab your balls, if you have any, and tell them the truth.

Platime 07-06-2013 07:43 AM

Try telling your old man "hey, my jeep is stuck in the river and it's raining!" A bent drag link isn't a big deal. Ahhh memories...

rlevs 07-06-2013 08:11 AM

as i tell my son you brake it you fix! just tell them

jtodaro 07-06-2013 09:25 AM

It's easy to bend the truth than it is to bend the bar back. LOL

All jokes aside, you're better off getting a new one, as the old one's structural integrity is now compromised and bending it back will only create a stress point (if you can even get it back straight) that will fail later (and probably cause a whole lot more damage if you're moving at a good click).


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