terryd
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Elk Creek/Covington Va
guys, i'm gonna fab up a steering box brace to tie into my front bumper mounts when i build it. i wanna see some pics of your braces so i have an idea of where they tie in at!!!!
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post up!!! Steering Box Braces!!!
- Thread starter terryd
- Start date
- Location
- Wasatch Range
This is not advance fab, you can bolt on any 1 of 5 steering box braces from various manufacturers. If you want to fab one, Google jeep steering box brace install for photos of how they install and how you'll need to fab yours up. I used a piece of 1" tube a piece of angle and a plumbing clamp with the ears chopped off. Took about an hour.FWIW
C-ROK sells their braces without their bumpers http://www.c-rok.com/, might give them a try. I bought their Low Profile bumper and it also had a brace for the passenger side and front. Few pic's of the outside bracing, sorry but no pic of the inside steering brace but it is shown on the C-Rok site. Hope this helps.
hintonsooner
NAXJA Forum User
Here's what I did with the inner.
3/16"
The outer is simply my bumper bracket.
3/16"
The outer is simply my bumper bracket.
barillms
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Eastern Ohio baby!
You guys with 33s and 35s w/ stock tie rods kill me.
- Location
- Wasatch Range
Sorry terry, I didn't read your post that well.....thought you were looking for this style of brace:
http://www.go.jeep-xj.info/HowtoSteeringBrace.htm
http://www.go.jeep-xj.info/HowtoSteeringBrace.htm
hintonsooner
NAXJA Forum User
Uncle Rico, I'll bet he is talking about the steering box brace you posted.
Mine and mtntech's are only frame re-enforcements.
Oh well...
My bad.
Mine and mtntech's are only frame re-enforcements.
Oh well...
My bad.
rockwerks
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Chito Beach Resort, WA
The best thing you can do is to decrease the amount of stress at the box, Via hydro assist. In testing on the 01 I built before and after the hydro assist. It showed that the ram took well over 50% of the forces. and makes a great steering stabilizer also
