Okay guys I have a tie rod end with up down play.

Btw there's no way this could be fixed by tightening the castle nut right?

If not I wanna upgrade the steering. Not sure whether to do this

18050.82 Rugged Ridge Heavy Duty Steering Kit JEEP Wrangler Cherokee TJ XJ ZJ

http://bit.ly/HmuLc9


Or this

STEERING Jeep Grand Cherokee 93-95-98 5.2L TIE ROD ENDS

http://bit.ly/HmuUMO

Also what are your guys thoughts on this?
Jeep Dana 30 Axle High Steer Kit Flips Tie Rod for Additional Clearance Offroad

http://bit.ly/Hmv1rI

All opinions appreciated! On a pretty slim budget right now tho :/

 

If you're on a slim budget hit up the local junk yard and get a v8 zj tie rod and buy some new ends for it. They are way beefier and a direct fit

 

Yeah I was just wondering I buying the whole assembly would be cheaper?

 

its only two pcs brand new plus sleeve

 

x2 on the zj upgrade

as for flipping the tie rod for high clearance,
I saw this on power block Trucks! cheep jeep long arm upgrade episode from 2009 I think
they did it with new tapers and a reemer. very cheap
although I wasnt sure how they reattatched the draglink to an upside down tie rod...
but then again they did use rustys HD steering

it's worth looking into yeah?

 

I did the 1 ton upgrade - I have about 15 degrees of play in my steering - design flaws in the way XJ steering is setup. Stick with the ZJ upgrade.

 

ZJ should be good unless you are doing some hardcore wheeling.

These are all you need
#DS1312 Tierod
#ES3096 Tierod End
#ES2079S Adj Sleeve

 

I think I wanna replace all the tie rod ends while I'm at it