ZJ steering upgrade - which part(s)?

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hawk_sixsix

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L.I. New York

• May 23, 2010

• #1

My 97 XJ needs all new steering parts. I've read that you can swap in ZJ V8 steering parts - some parts, but not all of them. :looney:

1. Which parts numbered below are to be replaced with ZJ parts? (Answer by number for convenience!)
2. For a 1997 XJ, what year(s) Grand Cherokee parts should I get?

 

Last edited: May 23, 2010

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90 waggy

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maine

• May 24, 2010

• #2

22A is the only difference

 

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hawk_sixsix

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L.I. New York

• May 24, 2010

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So instead of #22A in the XJ steering diagram above, I use #14, 15 and 16 in the ZJ diagram below. Direct bolt-in to the XJ steering. Same year (97 ZJ). Correct?

 

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90 waggy

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maine

• May 24, 2010

• #4

yup thats it. :cheers:

 

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MoFo

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Near Rochester NY

• May 24, 2010

• #5

Not quite that simple if you have a '91 or earlier. If you have the earlier model, you need the dreag link as well.

 

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hawk_sixsix

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L.I. New York

• May 24, 2010

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I was looking at the Crown upgrade (which is basically just OE spec plus a ZJ tie rod) but I've read elsewhere that their tie rod sleeves and hardware last as long as milk left out of the fridge.

Figure I'll order all new MOOG parts (with the ZJ substitutes) and that'll fit the bill. Thanks for the help.

 

kastein

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Rainy side of Washington

• May 24, 2010

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I junkyarded mine for a whopping ten bucks (figured I couldn't really lose), but MOOG is good stuff. Go for it.

 

98CherokeeSport

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Bonney Lake, WA

• May 24, 2010

• #8

just throwing it out there but the grand cherokee pitman arms are a one inch drop over stock xj ones

 

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hawk_sixsix

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L.I. New York

• May 24, 2010

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98CherokeeSport said:

just throwing it out there but the grand cherokee pitman arms are a one inch drop over stock xj ones

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At what size lift would you need that?

 

kastein

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Rainy side of Washington

• May 24, 2010

• #10

Depends on a bunch of stuff... track bar length, mounting, control arms, etc. Do your lift, measure the angle between the drag link and the track bar and see if you need the drop pitman to get things closer to parallel. When you check, you should be checking the "imaginary" lines not the straight parts of the linkages, i.e. stretch a string from the track bar bolt at the axle to the joint at the frame mount, and another from the TRE at the pitman arm to the TRE at the passenger knuckle and compare the angles of the strings.

 

98CherokeeSport

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Bonney Lake, WA

• May 24, 2010

• #11

...... i just had some slop in my steering and tried that and it worked.... lol i dont get so complicated as to measure stuff and find exact angles