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Tie Rod
Dec 20, 2005 12:50:41 GMT -3
Post by ayoung on Dec 20, 2005 12:50:41 GMT -3
I bent my tie rod and need to get a new one reasonably soon to avoid eatin up my tires, if i had the money i would do some sort of conversion to get rid of the stock steering but i dont. I am strictly looking to get a replacement tie rod. I am torn between gettin the big daddy offroad dom tie rod ( jeepinoutfitters.com/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=109# ) and the alumiflex tie rod ( www.macromotive.com/shopping/goShopping.cfm?tag=4.0.0.0.3572.22780#Applications). The big daddy one seems to be beefy and im not concerned about bending it, but more concerned that with a stronger tie rod i might end up bending the drag link. The alumiflex is supposed to be able to bend up to like 6" or something and snap back to its original shape. Seems like a good idea because the tie rod would absorb the impact rather than either snapping TRE's or bending the drag link, but the idea of an aluminum tie rod kinda scares me. Anyone have any thoughts?
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Tie Rod
Dec 20, 2005 20:29:11 GMT -3
Post by jps4jeep on Dec 20, 2005 20:29:11 GMT -3
TJ steering sucks to begin with so definatly do not replace with stock.. Anything that does not have the tie rod connect directly to the knuckle and then the draG LINK TO THE TIE ROD AND OPPOSITE KNUCKLE WOULD BE GOOD.
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Tie Rod
Dec 22, 2005 20:28:01 GMT -3
Post by tylerforbes on Dec 22, 2005 20:28:01 GMT -3
Wow, somebody started drinking early. ;D And John another paper copy of my app. is in the mail since you weren't able to make it to the last run.
Tyler Forbes
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Tie Rod
Dec 23, 2005 10:13:11 GMT -3
Post by makizoo on Dec 23, 2005 10:13:11 GMT -3
The BD tierod uses stock TRE's. For about the same you can get a ZJ tie rod from Napa:
269-2788 Napa TRE $38.99 269-1134 Napa Adj-Sleeve $21.99 269-6085 Napa Tie-Rod $71.99
Beefy ends and a solid tierod. I'm prettty happy with it, but I agree opens you up to potential draglink damage. Not sure about aluminum on a street driven rig, but I like the idea in theory.
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Tie Rod
Dec 23, 2005 12:46:58 GMT -3
Post by mmagnumpi9 on Dec 23, 2005 12:46:58 GMT -3
Yeah all dana 30 steering sucks on the tj. I am running the zj tie right now and its been holding up alright. Just make sure to carry a trail spare.
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Tie Rod
Dec 23, 2005 16:57:31 GMT -3
Post by ayoung on Dec 23, 2005 16:57:31 GMT -3
thanks for the input guys, i was looking at the zj tie rod but i ended up just getting the big daddy tie rod cause it was cheaper and the holidays are killing my bank account. if i bend this one, im just gonna say screw it and totally redo the steering
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Tie Rod
Dec 23, 2005 22:14:42 GMT -3
Post by mmagnumpi9 on Dec 23, 2005 22:14:42 GMT -3
eventually im just going to say screw it and redo my entire front axle. this way i can get some real steering.
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