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A note about patience, from
Kevin, a man of *ultimate* patience...not.
Folks, PLEASE do not make your life
more difficult by scheduling your installation date
until ALL of the parts and pieces show up on your
doorstep. You laugh, but common sense is NOT common
practice! I ask you this as a friend, as invariably,
either the shipper, the vendor, or some other person
involved will make an error and throw your plan into a
tailspin. I get at least one e-mail a month from
someone who got impatient and started doing an install,
only to find out that they were missing something, or that
a vendor was backordered, or the shipper lost the box, or
something that throws off their schedule and their daily
driver is now torn apart in the driveway, awaiting a part
that's not to arrive for another few days. Don't be
that guy...you don't have ANY need for that sort of
stress, and there is little we can do on our end to assist
you if you're in this predicament...except maybe pass
along a recommendation for a good rental car company.
PLEASE don't put yourself into this situation! Your
loved-ones will thank me, lol.
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For WJ Steering Upgrades,
click
HERE.
Have
you gotten to the point where your tires are large enough that
they are starting to create problems with your steering
componentry? Have you snapped a drag-link collar yet while
you're offroading? You will, eventually, if you keep
pushing it. With 37" tires and a stock drag link, I didn't
make it far over the Golden Crack in Moab...bent up the drag
link and completely sheared off the adjustable collar.
Here is some alternates for you:
Our WJ Tie-rod and Drag-link
upgrade kit is located
HERE.
 Currie
makes a great setup for TJs, XJs, and ZJs. Here is their
description:
Currect-Lync, the Currie heavy duty
tie rod and drag link system for TJ, XJ, and MJ vehicles
features a 1 1/4" diameter forged chromoly drag link, 1 1/4"
chromoly bar stock tie rod that is bored and threaded on the
ends. All 7/8" thread tie rod ends with urethane boots, and jam
nuts are included, as well as the new heavy duty steering
stabilizer bracket. This unit is a direct replacement for the
stock unit - no modifications or machining to any part of the
vehicle is necessary. This product does come powdercoated.
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Kevin sez: A slick
upgrade to either of these kits is the
Dual
Steering Stabilizer kit, which was originally
made for WJs, but will work with these kits as well.
It will benefit you if you're running larger than 33" tires,
and if you drive on the highway. I would recommend NOT
running the dual SS setup if you ONLY use it for offroad
purposes (no real gain, if dirt is your only terrain) or you
run in high-traction situations while you're crawling, such
as in the Southwest (adds more stress to the steering box
during a time when the box is already hot from changing
direction on those large meats over dry rock. |
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available
for TJs, XJs and ZJs is the kit that I run on *MY* Jeep. It's
quite a bit more pricey, and requires slightly more
installation time, but in my opinion a much better
overall result as it utilizes a TRUE cross-over steering
configuration, which eliminates
the inverted-Y setup.
Thanks to some design
changes, there is no longer any need for additional
modifications...it's completely and totally bolt-on!!
Our kit is different from the other aftermarket kits that was designed for use with TJs,
as the height variance from the pitman arm to the passenger side
knuckle is about 3" taller on the ZJ and XJ versus the TJ.
In English, that means that many of the TJ aftermarket kits
won't allow enough mis-alignment when installed on a ZJ or XJ if
you have more than 3 or so inches of lift.
 The Drag
link is 1.25" diameter 4130 chromoly, welded, formed and heat
treated for ultimate durability. Tie rod is 1.375"
diameter 4130 chromoly, welded and heat treated for ultimate
durability. Custom 1-1/4 inch hex thread insert bungs that
are radially MIG welded, for easy and proper jam nut tightening
at each jam nut. Our drag link connection at the passenger
hub allows full turning radius lock to lock to match the
steering box, which is another place that the aftermarket falls
short sometimes. 
Our dual-bent drag link design allows clearance for
all aftermarket track bar bracket/sway bar bracket. Custom
knuckle extensions bolt
to your original steering knuckles and two of your hub bolts,
which are machined and TIG welded for
strength, and tapered for the included tie rod end attachment.
You'll have an improved
steering feel, removing the "Dead Spot" commonly associated with
a lifted TJ steering. Also, another bonus is there is minimal "bump steer",
if at all, because we paid attention to the angles when the kit
was being developed, and it's also fully compatible
with a stock trackbar,
KOR Track Bar Conversion,
Rubicon Express Extreme Duty track bar, Full Traction Drop
Bracket and most others that relocate front track bar at the
frame end. You will use your stock pitman arm...no need to
spend extra money on that!! A steering stabilizer bracket is
included, and it DOES require an
aftermarket or OME replacement steering stabilizer, so order one
from
HERE
if you don't have one already. This is the sweetest
thing I've found on the market (or aftermarket) so far for the
XJs and ZJs, and I've been running it for nearly two years.
It also comes powdercoated.
Note: The anti-sway bar disconnect
system pictured on the TJ above is not available for ZJs or
XJs...I've already asked it's manufacturer.
Install Instructions
HERE
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S/H costs: $28.97
for either kit shipped, add $2.00 for residential addresses
or UPS will refuse residential delivery. |
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U-Turn Steering Setup
(NOTE: *IF* you are running
15" wheels, this upgrade requires that your wheels
have less than 4" of backspacing. 16" wheels
should clear just fine, irrespective. -K- |
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Kevin's Price |
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Ship to a Residential
Address |
$2.00 |
$2.00 |
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Minnesota Resident Tax |
$35.00 |
$35.00 |
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All '93>'98 ZJ Grand
Cherokees |
$699.97 |
SALE PRICE
$625.97 |
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All '84>'01 XJ Cherokees |
$699.97 |
SALE PRICE
$625.97 |
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All '99>'05 TJ Wranglers |
$699.97 |
SALE PRICE
$625.97 |
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Currect-lync
Steering Setup |
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Ship to a Residential
Address |
$2.00 |
$2.00 |
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California Resident Tax |
$26.00 |
$26.00 |
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All '93>'98 ZJ Grand
Cherokees |
$399.97 |
$395.97 |
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All '84>'01 XJ Cherokees |
$399.97 |
$395.97 |
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All '99>'05 TJ Wranglers |
$399.97 |
$395.97 |
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