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Would upgrading either of these improve handling on road or is the upgrade just to make them stronger for off-roading.
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Steering, I love the Falcon 3.3 stabilizer. Won't improve handling in so much as body roll and what not but it greatly improved how it tracks, how it acts on the highway and it isn't pushed around by crosswinds.But it wouldn’t make a difference in a newer Jeep. Just looking to improve steering handling feel. Could care less about the $700 if it helped. I’d care a lot about it if it did nothing for that lol
Important question here is are you a prior Jeep owner of many years or are you coming from somewhere else. This is an "it's a Jeep thing" that isn't sarcastic because it's just the nature of this kind of steering system and you'll never get the tight, responsive feel of a rack and pinion like literally every other vehicle. I still get caught off guard driving my wife's Mazda because it's just a normal thing for a Jeep to have some play in the steering.But it wouldn’t make a difference in a newer Jeep. Just looking to improve steering handling feel. Could care less about the $700 if it helped. I’d care a lot about it if it did nothing for that lol
Throw parts at it - no diagnosis............I’ve had the gearbox replaced. I just had the gearbox bolts tightened… that was a clown show.
My Jeep wanders. I’m on my third set of tires searching for a better driving vehicle and get less crap from my wife. I still have wander.
When I rotate the tie rod and drag link I hear the ball joints “clank”. My gut is telling me that doesn’t “sound” right. A friend agrees. I just researched a TeraFlex option for drag link and tie rod.
I’ve owned other Jeeps and enjoyed driving them. I don’t like driving my Gladiator. Oh yea… 2020 with 22,500 miles.
I too will gladly pay $1k to upgrade and hopefully have a better driving experience.
At 20K miles plus with many off-road trips, I switched to the RPM 2.5 ton Aluminum tie rod and drag link. When I pulled off the stock bars, I did notice that the ball ends were much tighter on the newer parts. After installation, I also noticed a much tighter feel overall with the front end. Of course, this could have been due to the wear on the stock parts.Would upgrading either of these improve handling on road or is the upgrade just to make them stronger for off-roading.
I added the same stabilizer. I like it also, haven’t tried the stiff mode for highway driving, just tested it.At 20K miles plus with many off-road trips, I switched to the RPM 2.5 ton Aluminum tie rod and drag link. When I pulled off the stock bars, I did notice that the ball ends were much tighter on the newer parts. After installation, I also noticed a much tighter feel overall with the front end. Of course, this could have been due to the wear on the stock parts.
PS. I also added TERAFLEX FALCON NEXUS EF 2.2 FAST ADJUST STEERING STABILIZER which I like very much. I noticed a difference from the stock stabilizer right away. I run medium on the road, and soft when I am off-road.