Thanks John. I don't have one to compare to here.
The tie-rod is straight but I have a Rusty's on it's way anyway. The factory tie-rod is ridiculous. You shouldn't be able to flex a tie rod with your hand that easy!
I have an aftermarket bumper with the mounting plate that goes way past the steering box mounts so I'd guess that's okay, but I'll check anyway.
I just put on a set of RC drop brackets before the Rausch trip and it really rides much better. On the way back from Rausch the the steering wheel was crooked and it felt sloppy. This weekend I checked everything out, added some caster (it was at 0), centered the wheel and checked the toe (1/4" in doing the tape measure alignment). It feels better, maybe it's fine now, but I've been driving the Kia to work the last week so maybe I forgot how the XJ feels some, hehe. Maybe the DBs just settled in? :dunno:
