Atmos

man that is too cool. What a nice alternative to the teraflex knuckle. This is definitely the way to go I wonder if it comes with DIY instructions, such as heating the knuckle in the oven for awhile before welding and then bucket of sand for cool down


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LACK

Its cast steel, not cast iron.

If you want you can preheat with a torch to 400 or so degrees and then burn it in hot. Not too difficult. I know plenty of guys who weld cast steel with no preheat and havent had any cracking issues.

Cast iron on the other hand is a totally different animal.

LACK

Its definitely quite a bit of work, wouldnt say its necessarily hard but working indoors definitely makes it more enjoyable.

I would really like to go with true high steer knuckles, but they are pricey. I already have an OTA track bar in the works, probably go with OTK tie rod for now until I drop the coin on true high steer down the road.

Atmos

Jeepin'_Aint_EZ

I was thinking this same thing. I'd feel a bit more confident heating the knuckles up a bit before welding though.

CavFab

Have you thought about or seen ours?

Our kit is 10% off currently with code Santa10

Also, we have a NO BS warranty, you break it, we replace it.

--CavFab

Guywitha92

I just picked up ballistic 3/4 heim steering. Still need to cut it and weld the bungs so Im not sure how it is yet

LACK

I can vouch for the quality of the steering kit I got from you guys. Granted its sitting in my garage un-installed. Welds and finish work is outstanding.

Ive been impatiently checking every day for a notification saying my alpha 3-link kit i ordered is on its way. haha

Freerider15

I can't either as far as 7075-T6.

However, WOD is cheaper than what I've priced out.

As far as DOM, it's what was in stock here, and was way cheaper...and it still cost me ~ $1 per inch (had to buy the whole stick too).

Fawk bungs and all that stuff, I'm all about built in wrench flats, and no bungs from here on out!

01xjHepheep

I have tried calling alot. Your voicemail box is to full lol

Pinoy59

The greater the tensile strength the lower the ductility. The tensile strength of the aluminum in less because it is more ductile. The DOM will bend less, stay bent, fatigue and break before the Aluminum does. One good thing about the stinky fab kit is, its solid Aluminum with the threads machined into it.

kyle96xj

That's good information to know about the tensile/ductility relationship. And a good point about the threads because I've heard some states won't allow welded steering linkage to pass inspection.

Jeepin'_Aint_EZ

Slight update on this since the thread has been resurrected. I found a good deal on a used teraflex high steer knuckle with the aluminum drag/tie rod combination. Turns out, their aluminum is junk and won't hold up to a hit. Sure, I could probably bend it back but not worth it in my opinion. I welded up my own steel tierod but am still using the aluminum drag link since I haven't had issues with it. I'm still using the original track bar mount but installed a stock pitman arm inplace of the drop pitman arm used for the lift kit. No death wobble and my drag link and track bar have good geometry. I'm happy so far!

Pinoy59

I am looking into getting the Stinky Fab kit soon and am curious about the pitman arm. The one they sell on their site is not a drop pitman arm, so I am curious about the geometry. I have a 4.5" lift. Do you have a picture of your setup? I am pretty sure my lift came with a longer track bar bracket. How long is the stock one?

WyoCherokee

IM running the Gen 1 Cav-fab crossover on my MJ and Dirtbound crossover on my XJ. no complaints with either one, and both are daily driven. They are essentially identical.