Kingkong0192
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- New Milford, CT
This problem has been plaguing me ever since i bought the jeep from my brother. When i first bought it the steering was REALLY bad.
I replaced;
- Track Bar (IRO Double Shear)
- Tie Rod/Drag Link (Currie HD Steering. New TREs & Everything.)
Steering was instantly better with that, but i still had a dead spot from about 12-2o'clock. I dealt with this for about a year and just became good at steering with it like this. It increasingly got worse. About a week ago from about 10-2o'clock was a dead spot.
I bought a Dodge Durango steering box off eBay (http://www.ebay.com/itm/150975156505?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649).
I swapped this box in (i didn't put a 1/4" spacer between the unibody and the box because i didn't have longer bolts, and i had no other vehicle to go buy them. A forum member advised i put this spacer here) I do have a JCR Steering box brace though.
Got the jeep all back together and took it out for a test drive. Steering feels better, but it's still not tight. 12-1 is minimal steering, and it just doesn't have that new tight steering feel to it.
Should i try to adjust this new box? I mean it's new, it shouldn't need an adjustment, should it?
I understand i'm driving a lifted jeep, but i think the steering should be better than this. Am i missing something? Is there any component to the steering that i'm overlooking?
Any advise would be SERIOUSLY appreciated.
I replaced;
- Track Bar (IRO Double Shear)
- Tie Rod/Drag Link (Currie HD Steering. New TREs & Everything.)
Steering was instantly better with that, but i still had a dead spot from about 12-2o'clock. I dealt with this for about a year and just became good at steering with it like this. It increasingly got worse. About a week ago from about 10-2o'clock was a dead spot.
I bought a Dodge Durango steering box off eBay (http://www.ebay.com/itm/150975156505?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649).
I swapped this box in (i didn't put a 1/4" spacer between the unibody and the box because i didn't have longer bolts, and i had no other vehicle to go buy them. A forum member advised i put this spacer here) I do have a JCR Steering box brace though.
Got the jeep all back together and took it out for a test drive. Steering feels better, but it's still not tight. 12-1 is minimal steering, and it just doesn't have that new tight steering feel to it.
Should i try to adjust this new box? I mean it's new, it shouldn't need an adjustment, should it?
I understand i'm driving a lifted jeep, but i think the steering should be better than this. Am i missing something? Is there any component to the steering that i'm overlooking?
Any advise would be SERIOUSLY appreciated.
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