truckeejeeper
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Northern California
UPDATE: Ok, so put in new LCA's/UCA's. (moog) Jeep feels better, castor at +6.5. But this did not affect the steering much. Still "tight" and not returning to center. Next, disconnected everything. Wheels move freely. Steering wheel attached to box: STILL stiff. OK. When an grabbed an A-1 Cardone Box (I know, I know) and threw it in there. Put it all back together and bam- WAY easier to turn. Wheels return to center again. The problem is this stiff box.
It is the second one of these boxes I have installed. They were both tight, as I've explained. Like, literally, the shafts are sooo tight. The castor could not overpower them I guess. I really wanted to love these boxes. They feel quality and I do feel the company is top notch. The Cust. Svc. Has been excellent. But these two boxes have been too tight for my rig. I put about 500m on it and it was still tight. Maybe it needed more idk.
Now, I have read that later-model XJ came with tighter boxes. Is this true? Do I have one of those boxes maybe? I don't know much about that.
So, I'm back to square one. The good- my rig is drivable again, and not scary on the freeway. The bad - I have a crap box in it. I figure I have six months to figure out a solution lol. I think I may start (yet another?) thread on steering boxes. I need a good steering box!!
My options:
Have my original/stock one rebuilt (where?)
RedHead
PSC
Omix-Ada
Crown
Any info on these appreciated. Prob do a new thread. And yes, I have googled endlessly on these, and still no conclusive consensus. Reviews all over the place.
For such an important part of the rig, I wish we had an easier time of finding solutions for these..
It is the second one of these boxes I have installed. They were both tight, as I've explained. Like, literally, the shafts are sooo tight. The castor could not overpower them I guess. I really wanted to love these boxes. They feel quality and I do feel the company is top notch. The Cust. Svc. Has been excellent. But these two boxes have been too tight for my rig. I put about 500m on it and it was still tight. Maybe it needed more idk.
Now, I have read that later-model XJ came with tighter boxes. Is this true? Do I have one of those boxes maybe? I don't know much about that.
So, I'm back to square one. The good- my rig is drivable again, and not scary on the freeway. The bad - I have a crap box in it. I figure I have six months to figure out a solution lol. I think I may start (yet another?) thread on steering boxes. I need a good steering box!!
My options:
Have my original/stock one rebuilt (where?)
RedHead
PSC
Omix-Ada
Crown
Any info on these appreciated. Prob do a new thread. And yes, I have googled endlessly on these, and still no conclusive consensus. Reviews all over the place.
For such an important part of the rig, I wish we had an easier time of finding solutions for these..
