Flipping Rusty's Steering...Can it Be done...Safely

Cipey

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Beachmont, MA

• Apr 4, 2008

• #1

Rusty's steering conversion has been good to me, but now that I am at 6 inches of lift, i think i have to mod it up.

Can this be flipped? How can it be done? Do i have to buy his flip kit or should i staRT anew and with what?

Thanks

Cipey

 

Lowrange2

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Abbeville, SC

• Apr 4, 2008

• #2

I he sells it both ways. You only need the knuckle inserts.

 

POLAR_JEEP_04

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Ohio

• Apr 4, 2008

• #3

and a track bar over axle bracket with a shorter or shortend track bar

 

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RCP Phx

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Location

Phoenix,Az

• Apr 4, 2008

• #4

For real yes,is it worth it no!Buy a REAL steering kit like JCR or something along those lines.

 

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99XJWhitey

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Kentucky

• Apr 4, 2008

• #5

haha, gas must still be cheap in AZ... save yourself some money and use what you have.

The knuckle kit should take care of it. You will need to raise your trackbar up and hack it down a couple of inches. just cut it a one of the ends and weld a threaded insert on it to thread in a johnny joint or heim.

 

WheelinJR

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Portland, Oregon

• Apr 4, 2008

• #6

Haha, you used Rusty's and "safe" in the same sentence!

 

Lowrange2

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Abbeville, SC

• Apr 5, 2008

• #7

POLAR_JEEP_04 said:

and a track bar over axle bracket with a shorter or shortend track bar

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Yeah, that too!

WheelinJR said:

Haha, you used Rusty's and "safe" in the same sentence!

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Ha!

 

POLAR_JEEP_04

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Ohio

• Apr 5, 2008

• #8

and raise (or cut off) your sway bar brackets

 

Lowrange2

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Abbeville, SC

• Apr 5, 2008

• #9

POLAR_JEEP_04 said:

and raise (or cut off) your sway bar brackets

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Not sure if they would in this situation but I had to cut off the front bottom part of my coil buckets too.

 

Cipey

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Beachmont, MA

• Apr 15, 2008

• #10

it served me well at 4 inches but at 6, well...the angles don't impress me. they suck.

if i dont want to go over the knuckle and just want to flip the tie rod (getting rid of rusty's) is this all right? or should I go ahead and go over the knuckle? could i flip it lets say a jcr or curries steering with gofor it's kit?

cipey

 

Begster

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Cape Cod/Boston, Mass

• Apr 15, 2008

• #11

flipping the tie rod is over the knuckle. You are confusing hi-steer with over the knuckle steering.
I would recommend JCR's OTK steering, but i know you said you didn't want to deal with reaming anything from when I talked to you before.

 

asp

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Westport, MA

• Apr 16, 2008

• #12

here comes everyone's favorite 4 words: not to hijack, but: how much clearance does jcr's otk steering get over stock? and, another bit of a noob question, a high steer set up would require different knuckles, correct? what's the easiest/best way to do a high steer set up? is it even worth it on a d30?

 

Begster

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Cape Cod/Boston, Mass

• Apr 16, 2008

• #13

Easiest way to do a high steer set up is build a HP D44 and use Chevy knuckles.

 

asp

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Westport, MA

• Apr 16, 2008

• #14

wish i had the $... maybe in a few years.

 

Begster

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Cape Cod/Boston, Mass

• Apr 16, 2008

• #15

So save for it now, and don't waste your money on the D30. The less money you spend on it now, the more money you will have to build a good axle.