OTK on the drivers side only?

Tony_SS · Jan 27, 2015

Just throwing this out there.... Can I go OTK on the driver side only?

I don't have any bumpsteer now, and am trying to save a few bucks. More clearance on that side would be a plus.

DansGreyMj · Jan 27, 2015

Yes, it can be done with a weld in insert. You will have to modify or get rid of the sway bar mount though.

the_weirdo · Jan 27, 2015

Yes. Get a GoFerIt insert and weld it in.

OutkastBoss · Jan 27, 2015

I looked at using the Goferit inserts with my currie currectlync and iirc I could only use it on one side but that was supposedly ok. Never actually did it so Idk for real though.

Johnnie Walker · Jan 27, 2015

As stated, it is common for people to do driver OTK only.

OutkastBoss · Jan 27, 2015

Mispost

highspeed · Jan 27, 2015

Johnnie Walker said:
As stated, it is common for people to do driver OTK only.

This^^^

Its hard to flip the drag link since it is all one big piece and has bends that make it only UTK.

Tony_SS · Jan 27, 2015

DansGreyMj said:
Yes, it can be done with a weld in insert. You will have to modify or get rid of the sway bar mount though.

Nevermind, found what I needed to know...

OutkastBoss · Jan 27, 2015

Yea I was confused because of how long ago I looked into it. iirc I saw some people went out of their way to do it with the currie steering using lhd parts or maybe cutting sleeving and welding. Can't remember but it's nothing I would want to do. Edit; it was Xjeeper.

I think I remember not doing it on the Drivers now because I haven't been hitting my steering really. I also don't want to raise the sway link mount on the drivers side. My quicker discos are as short as they get to get the sway bar angle JKS reccomends in the installation manual they came with. Maybe that doesn't matter much if the sway bar is tilted up more idk. Doesn't matter much since I haven't had trouble hitting it I guess.

sunburned · Jan 27, 2015

I did this on my XJ for a while. I only raised the sway bar link on the driver's side, then cut and rewelded the one JKS link to shorten it.

If you go this route, be advised that only about an inch of the lower half of the endlink is threaded. I had to cut out a small section, then weld the threaded portion back onto the bottom to make it work. PITA.

Tony_SS · Jan 27, 2015

Eh, sounds like more trouble than it's worth.

I just bugs the CRAP out of me that my tie rod is not level. Lol.

donthelegend · Jan 27, 2015

Time for the WJ knuckle swap!

Johnnie Walker · Jan 28, 2015

How about a RHD XJ drag link and flip both sides up? AKA "Poor man's high steer"
This would obviously require relocation or removal of your sway bar mounts.

DansGreyMj · Jan 28, 2015

Re: Re: OTK on the drivers side only?

Johnnie Walker said:
How about a RHD XJ drag link and flip both sides up? AKA "Poor man's high steer"
This would obviously require relocation or removal of your sway bar mounts.

I did this briefly, but I did not feel comfortable with the small nylock nuts that come with the OTK inserts holding the steering in place. I still have the nearly new RHD draglink (less than 200 miles) sitting in my garage.

Demonoid369 · Jan 28, 2015

DansGreyMj said:
I did this briefly, but I did not feel comfortable with the small nylock nuts that come with the OTK inserts holding the steering in place. I still have the nearly new RHD draglink (less than 200 miles) sitting in my garage.

Can you explain that better on what you mean by the small nylock nut? My stock drag link is bent so I'm debating on the poor mans otk with a rhd drag link

DansGreyMj · Jan 28, 2015

Re: Re: OTK on the drivers side only?

Demonoid369 said:
Can you explain that better on what you mean by the small nylock nut? My stock drag link is bent so I'm debating on the poor mans otk with a rhd drag link

Unless it's changed since I did mine the inserts come with a thinner than normal nylock nut. With the OTK insert the mounting thickness is increased and there are not enough threads to use a castle nut and cotter pin.

RoyalXJ · Jan 28, 2015

DansGreyMj said:
Unless it's changed since I did mine the inserts come with a thinner than normal nylock nut. With the OTK insert the mounting thickness is increased and there are not enough threads to use a castle nut and cotter pin.

You are correct. The extra material on the insert doesn't allow for castle nut. Mine came with a lower profile flanged nut that was knurled on the underside. I used red loctite on it.

DeftwillP · Jan 28, 2015

Hmmmm....I've got a bag of goferit inserts in the top drawer of my toolbox that I ordered a year or two back. I'm pretty sure they didn't come with nuts.

Johnnie Walker · Jan 28, 2015

My insert had a decent size flange style nut. Was planning on using some loctite. Most of the other brand inserts seem to have the smaller nylock nuts. You could always double nut it along with some loctite?

blondejoncherokee · Jan 29, 2015

Johnnie Walker said:
My insert had a decent size flange style nut. Was planning on using some loctite. Most of the other brand inserts seem to have the smaller nylock nuts. You could always double nut it along with some loctite?

I don't think there was enough room to double nut mine. I just checked it before every road trip to be safe.

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