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Old 05-17-2011, 02:25 PM
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who all built a custom heim steering? what did you put between the two heims on the passenger side knuckle for the drag link and tie rod? did u just bolt the heim to the pitman arm? please post pics of ur setup? also what size heims and dom did u use?
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I made a mount on my tie rod to attach my drag link and mine are 3/4".
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Only decent pic I've got.
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only good pic i have of mine is in my best flex shot lol
but here it is, 3/4 heims are fine imo never had a problem yet


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I didnt build it but i got mine from frankZ and its beef! Sorry for the phone pic its the only one i got.
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what about otk?
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you'll have to do something like the first 2 guys posted, or you can do a WJ knuckle swap, which i highly suggest.
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This is my current setup: OTK knuckle with heims and WJ knuckle swap. also, dont forget when you go OTK you'll need to raise the axle side trackbar mount as well


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Heim steering in my build thread:

https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f46/coss-builds-17525/

HTH!!
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