I don't think I've seen a lift kit that comes with either? Maybe they exist? Track bars and control arms with the higher end kits for sure, although I prefer the triangulated rear and the flipped drag link so I'd never be able to buy an off the shelf kit anyway.
Even specifically searching for a lift kit with a drag link I don't see any? There are adjustable link kits that come with steering and control arms that I can find but not full lift kits? Track bars and arms for sure, but I'm not seeing any that have the steering components. Not that it matters, you can a la carte whatever parts you want.
A spacer on an ifs rig llimits droop even further than stock and puts the cv axles closer to their operating limits. That's why they are talked down in the Toyota world. On a Jeep, especially if you add longer travel shocks, the spacer can add uptravel and downtravel as you can droop further without the coils unseating. As far as caster, the issue is the angle itself not necessarily the distance from the cab. If you lift a solid axle rig without adding drop brackets or longer lower control arms the suspension rotates the pinion upward at ride height, which reduces caster. The low caster angle makes the steering feel loose and wanders with poor return to center resulting in constant steering inputs even when driving straight.
Nice find, looks like both of those kits include drag link flips which makes sense at 4.5-5". If your rock crawling days are behind you as you say, why a 5" kit? You could clear 42s with that much lift. Just swapping out the mojave springs and 2" spacer for metalcloak 3.5" springs has the 37s looking small. That's a lot of lift in my opinion.
Wasn't being used as a dozer, it was more of a backing down a bit too far to reposition the rear end and front tire fell back off the ledge, landing on tie-rod.
I was just joking, I figured it wasn't intentional. Shit happens. Although I'm not sure any tie rod would hold up to dropping the full weight of the rig on it and if it did you'd probably snap the mounting point off the stock aluminum knuckle.
Now we’re talking!
Oh, I know you were joking, just explaining the situation. If I want to drive a dozer, I'll bring the TJ. It doesn't have tie-rod :D
FYI, head that direction with a Jeep and you'll need to Just Empty Every Pocket first...
Things like tie rods, ball joints, and control arm bushings are wear items. Sure replacing the stockers with aftermarket they will last longer, but you already own the stock ones. Instead of replacing say ball joints at 0 miles and then every 50k (or rebuilding depending on which ones you buy), you could run the stockers for 30k even on big tires. By 100k you're buying your 3nd set where the guy that used up the stock parts is only half way into the 2nd set. Some of the aftermarket tie rods and drag links replacement ends cost nearly what the entire part costs. You aren't building for the long run your just spending more money by tossing the oem parts.
Yep, that's why I burned down my wife's stock rubi tires and we put 100k on the stock parts. I couldn't bring myself to just throw all that stuff away.
