mattphillips90

Everybody says both are good but which is going to give better results?
Already have a HD tie rod and track bar. If possible Id like to just get the draglink from somewhere with the joints. Id like to use spherical rod ends or what ever theyre actually called as opposed to regular tie rod ends like most 1 ton steering. ive also heard that if you arent going to relocate your track bar then the OTK isnt really going to give the proper angles anyway with the trackbar and draglink.

Edit: I just figured out I cant use my HD tie rod because of the length

Lead Foot

I prefer the OTK crossover steering with heims. We use 7/8" chromo heat and cryo treated heims with a nylon injected race from Ruffstuff. They are super tight, don't rattle, and last long. You would definitely benefit from an over the axle trackbar with this setup all though it is not necessary. It all depends on if you are running a drop pitman arm or not, if you run the tie rod over or under the knuckle, and how much drop your current adjustable track bar frame bracket adds. Draw an imaginary line from 1" below the pitman arm to 1" above the TRE hole on the passenger knuckle. What does that line look like compared to the angle of your current track bar?

mattphillips90

hey i sent you a message on FB a few days ago

mattphillips90

But i cant check until tomorrow for the imaginary line. Your system runs under the knuckle right? So would a drop pitman arm in addition normally help the track bar parallelness?

ktmracer419

why not run one ton over the knuckle?

best of both worlds.

mattphillips90

Thats wat i was thinking but i really plan to swap axles as soon as i graduate college so idk if i should try to get by with just hd regular stuff for now or what

Lead Foot

Ok. I didn't have the "pages" app on my phone which I guess is the only way to reply to messages to FST through the Facebook page. So I'll be getting back to you on there shortly.

Lead Foot

The draglink runs over the knuckle. The tie rod can run under or over the knuckle depending on what will work best for your setup; lift height and track bar choice. So if you run the tie rod under the, the center of the draglink joint will be 1" higher then the top knuckle. If you run the tie rod over the knuckle with the draglink sacked on top of it then the center of the draglink joint will be 1-7/8" higher then the top of the Knuckle.

7/8" heim joint ball flat to flat measures 7/8" wide (no misalignment spacers needed on the tie rod). 7/8" heim with high misalignment spacers (like we run on the draglink and track bar) measure 2" wide (1" on center)

mattphillips90

Oh ok cool!

mattphillips90

4.5" lift with just a rc adjustable track bar. Maybe 5.5 eventually. Soo which would work best for the setup?