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i was talking about the draglink. I wanted to show the arm on top of the knuckle.
Gary E said:attention Unkown Scrap and others running the trackbar in the old steering stabilizer postion. This is no good, Mine lasted one summer than the cracks came. The steering stabilizer mount is not strong enough for a trackbar mount, The first place I noticed cracks was looking up from the bottom where the trackbar used to mount.
I have since rebuilt the mount to be much stouter I have it all finished and will be reassembling today.
BIG98XJ said:Id hate to sound like a dumbazz, steering is not my experteice, since your running stock nuckles Id like to do mine exactly like yours, if you could tell me every single part I need to make this work I would greatly appreciate it! Thanks Kerry
cccj said:Like I said before, I revised it after some testing. I shortened it and added a gusset. Now it works great with no movement and tight turning radius. Oh yeah it cost around $5 compared to $500.
And CCCJ, that thing is scary all the materials seem way too thin, and I don't even want to start on design...
CC, that thing scares me. I used to be afraid to drive my rig at sometimes! But dear lord, I would be afraid to drive the same road as that jeep! Sorry for the bluntness.
CCCJ, the mount height is a little ambitious. The higher you raise the draglink away from the steering arm, the more leverage the axle will have against it. This will lead to broken parts and difficult extractions to say the least. I've heard of mounts like this made and working well but at a much lower height above the stock steering arm.
You're just NOT going to get a flat tie-rod on a lifted D30.
cccj said:Huh? This tie rod looks to be perfectly flat. Now the drag link, that's about and inch and a half lower at the knuckle.