best steering box brace?

[cherowagon]

i was thinking rusty's for $59 but what out there is better? already have the c-rok plates.

[ECKSJAY]

M.O.R.E. does them or at least used to... From everything I've seen they're all pretty much the same. Just need something that limits leverage on the box and firmly attaches to the other side. I know plenty of folks who have made their own and wheel the piss outta their rigs. They've held up just fine. :)

[Skullver]

i was thinking rusty's for $59 but what out there is better? already have the c-rok plates.
If you have the inner and outer plates, you shouldn't need anything else, just ordered another set from C-rok for other project.

[jslamerman]

Mine
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f72/jslamerman/mj022.jpg


Nuff said....................

[xj4fun]

X2 on the C-Rok

Kent :)

[0313]

I have the JKS ones and it works good.

[XJSpencer]

Mine
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f72/jslamerman/mj022.jpg


Nuff said....................

What? No steering?

[WayneXJ]

this one:)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v132/wthomas39/0029.jpg

[Skullver]

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a230/skullver/crokbrace.jpg


http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a230/skullver/crokinner.jpg

[FELIX]

If you have the inner and outer plates, you shouldn't need anything else, just ordered another set from C-rok for other project.


Would have to agree.

Rob

[99xjache]

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a230/skullver/crokbrace.jpg


http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a230/skullver/crokinner.jpg


x3, or is that 4

Aaron

[jrsxj98]

I have the M.O.R.E on now, well worth the money, and just got my c rok plates yesterday. Gonna run both.....

[jxj]

I have the M.O.R.E on now, well worth the money, and just got my c rok plates yesterday. Gonna run both.....

I run both the MORE brace with the inner crok plate-front bumper is from RIGIDCO (mounting plate extends out like the crok outer plate). crok inner and outer setup includes the metal crush sleeves for the steering box bolts.

[xj4life]

last summer i ripped the upper bolt out of my steering box. i've got the c-rok inner plate on there now and i'll be adding either the MORE or rustys brace. those definately would have prevented it.

[knapsack]

Anyone run one of these? I found it on Ebay, but I haven't heard of them before.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Jeep-Cherokee-XJ-Steering-Support-Plates_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ42609QQitemZ8051 536284QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

[IntrepidXJ]

I have the M.O.R.E on now, well worth the money, and just got my c rok plates yesterday. Gonna run both.....

that's the setup i've been running for the last few years. has held up well

[C-ROK]

Anyone run one of these? I found it on Ebay, but I haven't heard of them before.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Jeep-Cherokee-XJ-Steering-Support-Plates_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ42609QQitemZ8051 536284QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW
Oh my.

What's the matter, did they have trouble copying our logo? LOL

[andrew2516]

Do any of these braces work with front C4x4 tow hooks?

[ECKSJAY]

Oh my.

What's the matter, did they have trouble copying our logo? LOL

No shit, lol...

This is my favorite:

We could include new bolts, but why do you want to pay a premium for something you already have or can get cheaper locally?

:confused1 :confused1 :confused1

[XJCreeper]

IMHO the C-ROK is better and stronger. Not the mention Greg is awesome and his product comes with step by step directions to do it right the first time. He hooked me up with the best solution for making an awesome attachment for my winch bumper. I'd take the C-ROK over all others. The ebay copy is missing the stiffener piece that wraps and attaches to the underside of the the uni-body frame. No comparo!

Looks like they spent more time on the logo than making it as strong as what they are trying to copy. I've got C-ROK inner and outer braces on both sides and the MORE brace to stiffen up the bottom of the box. With 33"'s I haven't ripped the box loose at Fordyce nor have I pulled of the front bumper with the 10,500LB winch.

After several trips to the Rubicon and Fordyce I have had to replace the steering box. I'm sure I'll go through make more before the front end of the unibody gives up the ghost.:sunshine:

[knapsack]

Well, I have been looking at getting a set of steering stiffener brackets. C-rok, TnT Customs, JKS and the ebay one are what I have found. Are there any others? What is the difference between the C-rok and TNT ones? they look really comparable.

[ECKSJAY]

Well, I have been looking at getting a set of steering stiffener brackets. C-rok, TnT Customs, JKS and the ebay one are what I have found. Are there any others? What is the difference between the C-rok and TNT ones? they look really comparable.

They're essentially the same from what I've seen... C-rok's is the original. ;) IF you have the time/resources to install it, get the JKS one for a more thorough brace. Get the kit with both sides and weld it together.

[cherowagon]

http://www.jksmfg.com/sbs_system.htm


who can tell me more about this? i do not understand the driver and passenger side option. who is running this and why is it betteR?

[wacho4]

http://www.jksmfg.com/sbs_system.htm


who can tell me more about this? i do not understand the driver and passenger side option. who is running this and why is it betteR?

This is the same one offered by ORGS (not sure if I got that right) before JKS bought them out, right?

[ECKSJAY]

This is the same one offered by ORGS (not sure if I got that right) before JKS bought them out, right?

Yeah, Mark Hinkley's design (hence the 'OGS' part number :)). What's better about it is that it all gets welded together and to the unibody. By getting the other side you strengthen both, which you can tie into a bumper later on. It makes everything stronger so there's no 'frame' wear over time like there would be with nothing on it.

[Kejtar]

Anyone run one of these? I found it on Ebay, but I haven't heard of them before.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Jeep-Cherokee-XJ-Steering-Support-Plates_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ42609QQitemZ8051 536284QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW
Looks like a poor crok rip off. Support Crok and get his instead.

[WayneXJ]

The ebay one is cheaper... why would I spend more just because he's a naxja member?

[cherowagon]

you don't have to, it's your rig

[Ronbo]

And it doesn't wrap under the frame or come with hardware either.

The ebay one is cheaper...

[woody]

The ebay one is cheaper... why would I spend more just because he's a naxja member?

It's not so much the fact that he's a member, it's that his C-ROK pieces are known to be high-quality. Those on ebay, well??? who knows. You can get the hardware much cheaper at any old big-box store too...

I bought C-ROK through a local vendor, and am not dissapointed.

[b4wheelnxj]

ok here is a ? then if everyone is use a steering brace what can we use to help with the upper track bar bolt and unibody i broke that mount and sheers the unibody does any one make a solution for that issue sorry for taken your post alittle needed some info

[ROKTAXI]

C-ROK
X6 (or is it 8 or 10)

[Jeepsterboy101]

Another vote for C-rok. Love mine.

[RyanM]

shit, the ebay one probably would never even show up on your door step.

i now run the rustys + the c-rok. indestructable

[RyanM]

ok here is a ? then if everyone is use a steering brace what can we use to help with the upper track bar bolt and unibody i broke that mount and sheers the unibody does any one make a solution for that issue sorry for taken your post alittle needed some info
i run the HD rustys track bar with 'frame stiffener', the brace is not as thick as i like, but it runs in with the upper bolt and gives extra support to the mount
no problems so far

[b4wheelnxj]

ya i run the RE trac bar bracket and trac bar are they the same is there a difference and still did it

[b4wheelnxj]

got any pics of it mounted bro

[old_man]

The ebay one is made by Iron Scorpion. He is a neighbor of mine and a NAXJA member. They are plasma cut and look fine. I have a set I am putting on my rig. As for a knockoff, plates like this have been being made for years by every fabricator that wheeled an XJ. I cut my first plate on a band saw and drilled the holes. That was 7 or 8 years ago.