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Rock
Equipment Tie Rod Flip Kit
All CJ's came
factory with the drag link and tire rod assembly attached
under the knuckle's steering arm. This isn't normally
a problem when a Jeep is driven on the street or even a back
woods trail. When a jeeper starts tackling more
difficult trails and getting into the rocks and boulders it
is quickly realized that the steering components are very
exposed and vulnerable.
tie rod under the knuckle
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Rock Equipment
came up with a tie rod flip kit to help reduce this
weakness. The kit consists of 3 machined cones and a
reamer that matches the taper of Jeep tie rod ends.
The kit changes the location of the tie rod and drag link to
the top side of the axle's steering knuckles giving
approximately 3 inches of additional clearance. With
the steering rods higher the Jeep can utilize a pitman arm
with less drop allowing for less drag link angle resulting
in less bump steer.
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Installation is not difficult
and does not take much time. Patience and care must be
taken when reaming out the knuckle holes. If you go
too far the knuckle will be useless. Click
here (pdf)
for the installation instructions provided by Rock
Equipment.
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reaming the holes |
tie rod over |
After the holes are prepared
and the cones are inserted the rods may be reinstalled.
This is a good time to look at higher strength rods while
everything is apart. I installed a set of
Xtreme rods
from SRC Precision Products and new rod ends. The Xtreme
rods are 1 1/8 inch thick and are much
more substantial than stock CJ steering gear. These
can be ordered in any width and there are additional
thicknesses available.
Review
of SRC Precision Products Xtreme Rods
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