Expect your weak factory steering system to fail if you wheel difficult terrain where rocks are common and logs jump up at your underbelly. A bent or broken tie rod, drag link,or rod end will leave you stranded with a rig that is not drivable.
Here's the BOLT IN steering upgrade you need to prevent this situation from ever happening to you. This is a complete system to eliminate the factory set up. Your factory steering is not built for hard core wheeling. Our system is super high clearance, flipping the tie rod to the top of your steering knuckles without having to do any drilling, reaming, or welding in adapters! Our Heavy Duty Over the Knuckle Steering System comes with:
- Extremely Heavy Duty 1.25" solid cold rolled steel tie rod (wheel to wheel)
- Extremely Heavy Duty 1.25" solid cold rolled steel drag link
- Very high quality, HUGE 3/4" threads, precision machined, spherical rod ends featuring a radial static load capacity of 32,457 lbs.!!!! Tie rod and drag link use 3/4"-16 thread.
- Precision machined adjusting sleeve
- All Necessary Hardware including jam nuts
- Detailed Installation Instructions
- 1997-2006 Wrangler TJ
- 1993-1998 Grand Cherokee ZJ
- 1984-2001 Cherokee XJ
- Works with 3-8in of lift
NOTE: This kit comes with 1/2" grade 8 hardware. We have the option to upgrade to 5/8" grade 8 hardware for an even stronger set up for only $20.00! This option does require drilling of your steering knuckles and pitman arm tapers for 5/8" bolts. Detailed Installation instructions
This system does not work with OEM wheels. Wheel spacers or wheels with less than stock backspacing (4.5" maximum backspacing) are required.