What? I've been running nothing but Currie's steering for 10+ years on my current TJ and 6-7 years on my previous TJ. Never wore out a rod end. Not even one.
Which steering kit should I go with?
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I went straight to Currie after bending my OEM tie rod on my 1st real ride and it held up relatively well seeing as how much abuse I put it through, I'm just wondering for long term usage if the RE would make more sense in the replacement. I'm 6" lift, too.
I know they hold up quite well but how hard are you on your TJ? Mine did great for roughly 3.5 years of pretty hard trail riding / bouncing but ended up getting enough play in both rod ends to death wobble on the road so I retired her for some heims and realized that was a mistake with an Under the Knuckle setup..
RE doesn't make sense with a 4" lift for the reason I stated. It makes even less sense at 6".
Dang, is it that bad? That's a mighty bold statement lol I'm just curious and RE seems to be the only other y-link setup besides Currie and its nearly the same price as "refreshing" my old Currie.
These are of my previous TJ (red) and present (black) on various SoCal rock crawling trails. The first pics are 16+ years old. I'd say I'm pretty hard on my TJ Currie steering lol. Never a problem with it. Not even one.
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X2. Its single plane rod end at the passenger side isn't doing that any favors.
I forgot about Synergy.. lol well y'all got me back on the Currie wagon. I'll be impressed if they last another 4 years of abuse, honestly. Maybe I can get lucky and have them last longer. 'preciate the feedback.
Here's mine so we can see what I'm harping about. The TREs on either end of the drag link are bent to put the joints in a neutral position at ride height. Neither RE nor Synergy do this.
I understand, I've always heard that's what prevents binding and/or bump steer, etc. I reckon I'll get some new ends for my Currie and let her eat!
Off topic. Jerry is that a long arm kit on your red TJ? How would you compare that to your black TJ? It has the Savvy correct? Trying to guide my brother in law In The right direction, that’s away from a RE long arm kit. He is starting to understand but always looking for more info.These are of my previous TJ (red) and present (black) on various SoCal rock crawling trails. The first pics are 16+ years old. I'd say I'm pretty hard on my TJ Currie steering lol. Never a problem with it. Not even one.
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That was RE's long-arm kit, I am so glad to be away from it and running Currie's 4" short-arm suspension now. That red Jeep was stolen, maybe a blessing in disguise lol. All the long-arms did were to regularly get hung up on rocks and other trail obstacles and it just didn't perform all-around as my current Currie suspension does. The Currie is better in all regards.
I have a half-dozen photos of my former lift's long arms hung up on all kinds of obstacles I can post if he'd want to see what I am talking about. The one time my Jeep made it into a 4x4 magazine was from it getting hung up on a rocky trail on one of its front long arms lol.
You can message them to me if you dont mind. Don’t want to clutter up this thread. Thanks
If its beef you want. I went with the ZJ rod upgrade which is beefier than the stock TJ. And it cost less than $100. If you play harder than I and don't mind the expense, I've never heard anything bad about Curries kit. Nothing but positive. As seen here in this string.
If you're having play in your steering, and have replaced your ball joints, rod ends, etc. There's a serious chance it's your steering gear. In my hack research, the Mercedes built gear on later year TJs is known to cause problems.
I replaced mine last month with a PSC Big Bore after finding a full 1/2" play in my pitman arm. And that was after any adjustments were made that could be made.
If you're having play in your steering, and have replaced your ball joints, rod ends, etc. There's a serious chance it's your steering gear. In my hack research, the Mercedes built gear on later year TJs is known to cause problems.
I replaced mine last month with a PSC Big Bore after finding a full 1/2" play in my pitman arm. And that was after any adjustments were made that could be made.