Why has the aftermarket not come out with a steering box brace yet?
10-25-2010, 06:48 PM
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JK Jedi
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Why has the aftermarket not come out with a steering box brace yet?
If you notice the bolts that hold the steering box to the frame rails are at the bottom of a top heavy steering box.
You can actually see the box flex from the frame rail if you look down on the box from over the hood when turning the wheel back and forth due to this.
It seems a brace would fix this. Anyone in the aftermarket??
You can actually see the box flex from the frame rail if you look down on the box from over the hood when turning the wheel back and forth due to this.
It seems a brace would fix this. Anyone in the aftermarket??
10-25-2010, 07:13 PM
#4
JK Jedi
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If you look at the JK box out of the Jeep you will see how top heavy it is. The bolts are at the bottom of a "neck" and then the whole weight of the box is at the top of the "neck" away from the bolts.
10-25-2010, 07:14 PM
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JK Jedi
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10-25-2010, 07:16 PM
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JK Jedi Master
10-25-2010, 07:19 PM
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10-25-2010, 07:21 PM
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JK Jedi Master
Why is the frame rail the weak point? It is the box itself that is flexing..
If you look at the JK box out of the Jeep you will see how top heavy it is. The bolts are at the bottom of a "neck" and then the whole weight of the box is at the top of the "neck" away from the bolts.
If you look at the JK box out of the Jeep you will see how top heavy it is. The bolts are at the bottom of a "neck" and then the whole weight of the box is at the top of the "neck" away from the bolts.
When I look at mine flexing as you describe, the box is not distorting. It's the frame rail that is flexing.
The item in the post above will stop much of the side force placed on the steering box as the pitman arm swings side to side. That should eliminate a lot of the flexing of the frame rail.
It sounds like it will not fit with a stock suspension.
Last edited by ronjenx; 10-25-2010 at 07:27 PM.