Upgrading stock steering bar and lower stock steering sway bar? Creaking!

[Free2roam]

Which ever set up you get. Make sure they have the anti flop tie rod ends.

Another thing too. Most 2.5 ton set ups require at least 4.75 backspacing on your rims.

To ad to this. Every company out there will tell you why theirs is the best and the reasons why nobody else's is good enough or their past flaws. I had a real live person who owns a 4X4 shop who wheeled all the time. But I still did my own Internet searching. Eventually went with what I got and am completely happy with it.

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[Gizmo]

I always go by knowledgeable forum members rather than reviews or advertisements. The trick is figuring out who actually is knowledgeable and those who want ya to think they are, every forum has them. Every Jeep I buy usually requires finding a new forum with high traffic then figure out who to pay attention too .

 

[Rusty PW]

To ad to this. Every company out there will tell you why theirs is the best and the reasons why nobody else's is good enough or their past flaws. I had a real live person who owns a 4X4 shop who wheeled all the time. But I still did my own Internet searching. Eventually went with what I got and am completely happy with it.

When I bought mine. I was looking for the anti flop tie rod ends. And how easy it would be to get replacements. So that was looking for companies that used the Apex ends. Being able to get different colors was a bonus. I already had the Core 4x4 control arms too.

 

[Splenda]

I had a creaking noise in my steering linkage. Tracked it to the tie rod end on the drag link at the pitman arm. It was just a tad loose. Didn't cause any other issues. Replaced both the drag link and tie rod with Core 4x4 steering linkage.

How do you like the Core 4x4 tie rod and drag link? I was thinking about buying those in red so they match my control arms.

 

[Rusty PW]

How do you like the Core 4x4 tie rod and drag link? I was thinking about buying those in red so they match my control arms.

So far so good. No issues with any of my Core stuff. If you get the Core steering linkage. Get the steering stabilizer bracket too. Getting one later on takes time.

I bought crows feet wrenchs from Snap On so that I can torque the jam nuts.

 

[Splenda]

So far so good. No issues with any of my Core stuff. If you get the Core steering linkage. Get the steering stabilizer bracket too. Getting one later on takes time.

I bought crows feet wrenchs from Snap On so that I can torque the jam nuts.

I really need the crows feet. I am just using a giant crescent wrench, and I found one of my rear lower control arms had a loose jamb nut yesterday when I had it on the lift. The problem I am having is that when I tighten the jamb nut, it cocks the other end of the arm on a weird angle (not straight with the frame mount). How do you keep the control arm from articulating while you are tightening the jamb nut?

 

[Gizmo]

Splenda , Stick a big screw driver between the Johnny joint and the bracket to keep it from rotating when you tighten them to keep them parallel or cock them both as far as they can go when tightening if you have JJ's on both ends

 

[Splenda]

Splenda , Stick a big screw driver between the Johnny joint and the bracket to keep it from rotating when you tighten them to keep them parallel or cock them both as far as they can go when tightening if you have JJ's on both ends

Thanks. I do have the Crawl control arms, which have the JJs on both ends. I will try that! The problem is only on the rears because the threads are reversed on the two ends to allow you to spin the arm one way to make it longer and the other way to make it shorter.

 

[Rusty PW]

I tighten up one end of the arm first. Then straighten the arm. Then use wedges on both ends of the arm, on both side of the joint to keep it straight when I tighten up the other end of the arm.

 

[Free2roam]

Mine has flats on them to back it up.

 

[Splenda]

Mine has flats on them to back it up.

Most trackbars have the flats like that. It's the round control arms that often do not, and that's what my issue is. I wish the Core 4x4 control arms had the flats.

 

[Yellow1098]

ohhh the back space info is interesting….ill have to check that…no idea if i do

 

[Splenda]

Another thing too. Most 2.5 ton set ups require at least 4.75 backspacing on your rims.

That's 4.75" or less backspacing.

 

[Rusty PW]

That's 4.75" or less backspacing.

Yep.

 

[Yellow1098]

How much difference in back spacing does the stock setup clear? Thanks again

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