high steer knuckle kit quistion

[88jeepn]

i have a 88 jeep yj i flipped the spring on it and i havent drove it yet and a lot of my budys are telling me i should put a high steer knuckle kit on it to make it ride beter i already orderd the dual stabilizers and a 4" drop pitman arm so what should i do can any body help? thanks

 

[jps4jeep]

you should be able to just flip your steering. you will need to drill and taper the knuckle from the top down. Should clear your springs and should help with the bump steer. as for the knuckle kits. Joopin on here has one, I am not a huge fan of the kit, I don't like how the force on the knuckle is exerted, it just looks like a failure waiting to happen.

Another Idea is to just drill out your knuckles and run heims on your tie rod and drag link. little more involved, you'll need to make your own links

 

[88jeepn]

you should be able to just flip your steering. you will need to drill and taper the knuckle from the top down. Should clear your springs and should help with the bump steer. as for the knuckle kits. Joopin on here has one, I am not a huge fan of the kit, I don't like how the force on the knuckle is exerted, it just looks like a failure waiting to happen.

Another Idea is to just drill out your knuckles and run heims on your tie rod and drag link. little more involved, you'll need to make your own links

thanks mans

 

[88jeepn]

thanks mans

do you got any ideal what joopin wants for his kit

 

[jps4jeep]

He bought it, doubt he is selling it.

 

[88jeepn]

you should be able to just flip your steering. you will need to drill and taper the knuckle from the top down. Should clear your springs and should help with the bump steer. as for the knuckle kits. Joopin on here has one, I am not a huge fan of the kit, I don't like how the force on the knuckle is exerted, it just looks like a failure waiting to happen.

Another Idea is to just drill out your knuckles and run heims on your tie rod and drag link. little more involved, you'll need to make your own links

how bad do you thank the steering and vibration will be if i dont do nothing to iit

 

[jps4jeep]

Vibration would have nothing to do with your steering angles. the issue is basically bump steer, ideally you want your tie rod and drag link to be as parallel as possible or on a linked suspension, your track bar and drag link should be parallel.

you can put 15 steering stabilizers on there, still not going to solve the bump steer issue.

I had a CJ that was SOA and was a driver for me (non-trail rig) with stock leaves, no trac bar, no sway bar, bad shocks, no stabilizer and stock steering.. it wasn't all that bad.

If you have a vibration issue, it is something other than your steering. IMHO steering stabilizers are just a waste of money, they hide other issues that could be a safety problem. if it were me, I would just flip the steering to the top of the knuckle if it's not in the way or contacts the spring, replace your TRE and ball joints and make sure yout unit bearings are in good shape. if all that is done, and assuming your caster is with in specs, you should be fine after a allignment.

 

[88jeepn]

Vibration would have nothing to do with your steering angles. the issue is basically bump steer, ideally you want your tie rod and drag link to be as parallel as possible or on a linked suspension, your track bar and drag link should be parallel.

you can put 15 steering stabilizers on there, still not going to solve the bump steer issue.

I had a CJ that was SOA and was a driver for me (non-trail rig) with stock leaves, no trac bar, no sway bar, bad shocks, no stabilizer and stock steering.. it wasn't all that bad.

If you have a vibration issue, it is something other than your steering. IMHO steering stabilizers are just a waste of money, they hide other issues that could be a safety problem. if it were me, I would just flip the steering to the top of the knuckle if it's not in the way or contacts the spring, replace your TRE and ball joints and make sure yout unit bearings are in good shape. if all that is done, and assuming your caster is with in specs, you should be fine after a allignment.

o ight thanks man