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Old Sep 1, 2011 | 12:29 AM
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seams like a lot of stuff for not a lot of gain. With that kit it seams as though you would be adding a LOT of one off fail points and things to brake...

If you go to OTK steering and raise it " your said 3" " and are hitting it on things YOUR PICKING A BAD LINE. no 2 ways about it. the stock steering isn't horrible for the clearence, its the design....

Just seams like a TON of work and parts to do somthing that is not worth the "gain". I would go with either FrankZ's setup of JCR's....
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Old Sep 1, 2011 | 12:35 AM
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10-4.... just thought it was trick.
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Old Sep 1, 2011 | 10:38 AM
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yeah, if youre hitting stuff with a normal OTK kit then you would be bashing your axle into it with this setup anyway. I guess it just depends on which you would prefer to destroy first
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Old Sep 1, 2011 | 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Hoooper
yeah, if youre hitting stuff with a normal OTK kit then you would be bashing your axle into it with this setup anyway. I guess it just depends on which you would prefer to destroy first
Lol... I'm building robo jeep!
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Old Sep 1, 2011 | 01:41 PM
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There are other performance parts that are less expensive and give you much more capability off road. I can go just as many places and turn just as many times with my old stock zj tie rod and stock drag link!
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Old Sep 1, 2011 | 09:13 PM
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That last pic looks like clearance would be real tight and would bind during articulation.
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Old Sep 1, 2011 | 09:20 PM
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Originally Posted by xjmarc
That last pic looks like clearance would be real tight and would bind during articulation.
Ya I was thinking that too...
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Old Sep 1, 2011 | 09:24 PM
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I think the same thing. I don't advocate high steers except for taller lifts.
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Old Sep 1, 2011 | 09:32 PM
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That would be me..... I can't see it binding as I don't think they would sell it like that. I would imagine the castor needs to be dialed in.
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Old Sep 1, 2011 | 09:52 PM
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does it really need to be that high above the diff? i mean just a few inches should do i would imagine. enough for rocks to hit the diff and axle housing BEFORE the tie rod. Frank Z and JCRs kits achieve this
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Old Sep 1, 2011 | 11:30 PM
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Originally Posted by BigC9164
does it really need to be that high above the diff? i mean just a few inches should do i would imagine. enough for rocks to hit the diff and axle housing BEFORE the tie rod. Frank Z and JCRs kits achieve this
Doesn't have to be that high... but the geometry is like a freakin car!
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Old Sep 2, 2011 | 06:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Slick761
Doesn't have to be that high... but the geometry is like a freakin car!
...yet you're driving a lifted box on wheels.
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