Recurve
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I would go for the steering . To me it would be a more piece of mind on the trail. You don't really need evo long arms right now.
Also in not sure about the evo bracket holding up? Hard to believe your nittos are rotting already
Hinrichs 2.0
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I would go for the steering . To me it would be a more piece of mind on the trail. You don't really need evo long arms right now.
Also in not sure about the evo bracket holding up? Hard to believe your nittos are rotting already
Ddays
Hooked
I'd do the same. You will be really surprised how much more comfortable your Jeep will drive. Face it, most of us East Coasters do more highway miles that trail miles so
why not make it more streetable?
Do yourself a favor and at least price the new Cooper STT Pros when its tire time. I don't know of any tire that can beat this one when I only paid $315 per. Granted I got one helluva deal
but these are still cheaper than Trail Graps by a significant amount. They're awfully quiet too.
hinrichs
Caught the Bug
I dunno I kind of like the shimmy from the tires and the balance issues and feeling like I am going to die when I hit certain imperfections in the road lol.
I am almost sold on the coopers, just want to see how long they last which doesnt even really matter to me since I hardly drive my jeep. My tires now I think I paid around 315$ ea or so, but that was 2-3 years ago. They have a lot of meat left on them since I dont drive the jeep much. It sucks too cuz my spare is basically new but wont be able to be used I dont think.
Ddays
Hooked
LOL - yeah I used to carry a spare pair of shorts when I was still running my old RE lift setup. :icon_crazy:
I thought that's how these things were supposed to handle & just put up with it for a year like a dumbass.
This PSC setup is the bomb. Call Wes at Trail Jeeps up - I bet he could get you set up with the parts you'd need to use what you have.
I thought that's how these things were supposed to handle & just put up with it for a year like a dumbass.
This PSC setup is the bomb. Call Wes at Trail Jeeps up - I bet he could get you set up with the parts you'd need to use what you have.
OverlanderJK
Resident Smartass
There is absolutely nothing wrong with those tires. That is not dry rot.
2nd.gunman
Caught the Bug
Yeah that's not dry rot. That's completely normal wear.
hinrichs
Caught the Bug
Well after getting some numbers from Trail jeeps, I will be going hydro assist very soon. Sucks I need to swap out the evo trackbar bracket but oh well thats easy enough to do. Also think I will be going to the ruffstuff tie rod since its a good deal and should be alot stronger than stock.
Hopefully there is no issues with the steering box that I got from my friend.
Hopefully there is no issues with the steering box that I got from my friend.
Grubbicon
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I don't disagree that the Ruff Stuff tierod is stronger but it is also very easy to bend. My brother and another buddy have both killed one. My brother is thinking he may get one of the RS Kit tierod and getting a solid piece to put in it hoping it would be much harder to bend.
hinrichs
Caught the Bug
Good to know, I will keep looking for options. I just feel that the stock one is super easy to kill isnt it?
Grubbicon
New member
My stock one lasted awhile before I let Thardy drive lol. With the ram it defiantly is very easy to bend if you force the steering if the tire is pressed on something. All though I guess its worth mentioning Ive only seen Ruff Stuff bend from being ran into things.
thardy
Banned
If my spotter had told me I couldn't turn any more.....LOL
MedixJK
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I didnt see a thing...
Grubbicon
New member
Funny thing was last weekend I told him he could wheel the juggy because there is no tierod to bend lol.
hinrichs
Caught the Bug
After talking to Eddie, I will just run the stock tie rod for the time being, also just going with a clamp for the ram mount and a tack weld to hold it in place since he said the clamp likes to move.
Right now I am just trying to figure out I will wing it with the steering box I have from my friend, or send it for a rebuild which I dont want to do ( I am trying to be as cheap with this as possible). Trail jeeps said I have the older style box, which I am going to assume is because its a delphi box which I thought was better to have. Here are the pics of it again.
Right now I am just trying to figure out I will wing it with the steering box I have from my friend, or send it for a rebuild which I dont want to do ( I am trying to be as cheap with this as possible). Trail jeeps said I have the older style box, which I am going to assume is because its a delphi box which I thought was better to have. Here are the pics of it again.
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Ddays
Hooked
Good idea. My clamp on the tie rod did roll forward and I had to straighten it out once. My clamp is aluminum so I couldn't tack it. Figured if it rolled again I'd take the tie rod off & have it knurled at my local machine shop.
hinrichs
Caught the Bug
He was using the tack weld more to keep it in place and have something for it to push against.
MTG
Caught the Bug
Why do you have to swap out the EVO trackbar bracket?
