-Those that have been following my "Botched OTK Steering Job" know just how bad one shop screwed up my beloved jeep!! I finally got some pics of the truss & i believe this deserves its own thread to get some fresh perspectives on it & to start the convo on how to fix it/make it better!!!!

Here are the pics of the sheet metal thin 2" truss:






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Damn dude either your selling everyone a hog on the nasty job a reputable shop is doing or you thought you could DIY and then realized you fubar'd everything lol .. thats gnar! Sucks if you really paid for all that work.. im actually kinda laughing about it.

 

YES i paid for it & NO its not my fubar'ed work!!! Im takin the guy to small claims court over how bad the front end is. Go read the other thread & ull understand!!!

 

Ive read it all lol I just dont understand how you left without checking his work man... that **** looks grossss :'(

 

Then u missed the part where i was checking out the front end having a friend turn it lock to lock & i look up & the shop lights are off & their in their vehicles driving away!!! No matter, this was their 2nd attempt to get it right so its straight to court for us!!!

 

Ouch then... I say life is out to bend you over and stretch your leather I am afraid it wont end well for your leather son... so so sad...

 

did the shop do the truss? i would have demanded my money back instantly if thats the case.

you can make it better by using the right materials for the job. a piece of 3/16 flat steel isnt gonna do much for ya. cut it off and try again.

here is my truss im building.

the tube is .188 wall, and the filler plate is 1/4'' thick. truss part that goes over the diff is 3/8'' . all of my mounts are tied together from coil bucket to coil bucket.

mine may be a little overkill, but i know its gonna do its job.

on a side note.....the axle tubes on my diff are 1/2'' thick. i seriously doubt i need a truss like this, but im not gonna half @ss it.

 

So this being a 2nd attempt you still paid them BEFORE checking out the work fully?

They weren't leaving until they got your money . . .

 

yeah... yet another reason I refuse to use a shop for anything outside an alignment. I'm sure there are some good guys out there but more often times than not, they just do half-*** shotty work. Sucks bud.

 

I paid them the 1st time when they didnt do the truss,, NOT the second time!!

 

ITS 1/8 NOT 3/16!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

That looks like it was welded with a 110 gasless welder. I would just cut it off... as for your OTK problem.. Just get a set of Junk yard knuckles and do it right yourself.

It sounds like to me you took your rig to a start up offroad company.. or a company that just installs lifts on Mall crawlers.

 

The truss is deffinately gettin cut off & re-done for sure & im thinkin of doin it myself. However the knuckles are fine as i want the OTK setup. Its just a matter of clearancing & settin it up correctly & fixin the shops mistakes.