honestly i believe the lowering of the trac bar is not to make it straighter, which yes it does help, but in actuality its to compensate for raising the trac bar. It corrects the steering geometry and puts the trac bar and the drag link back in line. great video like always. keep up the good work.
That mis-alignment spacer on the bottom at the pitman arm looks to be upside down. You want the less diameter side of the spacer to press against the heim and the larger diameter side to be pressing against the surface of the castle nut, since there is no washer. The less diameter against the heim provides the ample room for angularity of the heim.
Nice Video and I love the #Ironrockoffroad products! Plus they are from my home state and I love supporting my local businesses! Excited to see you hit the trails with the new setup!!
Heim joints I will tell you in a few thousand miles you will change your mind about those for a highway vehicle Ball joints with those parts would be great or even Johnny joints something grease able and quite I’d say your friends can hear you coming about now But WJs are great Only thing I’ve done to mine so far is make some Coustom rock slides and 3.5” lift with BDS coils and Bilstine 5100 shocks And next will be new front bumper and winch or core link kit
You should only use one tape measure. The reason for this is different tape measures will pull different measurements slightly or if you have a bend in the tip of the tape measure which could throw your measurements slightly off. Nice job Robbie keep up the good work.😎👍
Hey man you so I bought the same package from IRO and now that I'm installing it on my 2001 wj the bracket is hitting my oil pan it's about an inch to clear and be completely be in the flange. Got any recommendations to resolve this issue?
Great job. Would you recommend this project to others? Haven't seen any videos for a long time. Did you take it off-road? How are the on-road manners Thanks
I really like it so far. On and offroad it performs well. Everything is still tight and doesn't make a bunch of noise which I was worried about with the heim joints
Brother, this is a great install. I’ve been trying to land on something like this for my 99 with a 4” lift. I’ve just got some sloppiness in my steering and a lil bump steer. How does it feel on road with daily driving? I’m probably 80% road and 20% trails but I want something beefier. Looks like those joints are solid! Thanks for any info. Also if you don’t mind, what is this wheel setup specs? Great rig.
I still really like it. Steering is much more solid. The joints are small, which is prob fine for anything I'll be doing and as with all heim joints they are sqeaky. Long dirt roads this summer has them making noise. I see IRO now has a one ton tie rod option you could look at too. I honestly might have gotten it if it was available. Still i know this steering will be great for a long time. The wheels are a 17 by 8.5 knp from kansei wheels. They are awesome! kanseiwheels.com/products/kansei-knp-truck-textured-bronze
Broooo! I have a 99 limited with the 4.7 and it has a 3 inch lift and i t has bump steer and sloppiness as well. I'm new to suspension geometry and knowledge on that but I've damn near rebuilt this jeep otherwise. Even welded on custom wide body fenders and soon rockers. So besides this being noisy this really worked on tightening sloppiness in steering and bump steer?
Do you have the v8 ? I want to do a 4” lift on my 99 jeep grand Cherokee Laredo. this is my first time so I’m very lost. Also the lift is mostly for looks, And some possible off-road stuff.
Heim joints are not greased. They have a Teflon coating that helps lubricate and I have used lithium spray on them. But don't put any sticky grease on them because it will attract dirt and ruin the joint
honestly i believe the lowering of the trac bar is not to make it straighter, which yes it does help, but in actuality its to compensate for raising the trac bar. It corrects the steering geometry and puts the trac bar and the drag link back in line. great video like always. keep up the good work.
That mis-alignment spacer on the bottom at the pitman arm looks to be upside down. You want the less diameter side of the spacer to press against the heim and the larger diameter side to be pressing against the surface of the castle nut, since there is no washer. The less diameter against the heim provides the ample room for angularity of the heim.
With the tapered-insert, hammer it home and if any of the insert is showing, grind smooth.
Nice job Robbie.IRO makes some nice stuff.💪👍👍
You got that right!!
nice in-depth details! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 about to give it a go on my wj and when it trail ready then maybe we can link up and go wheeling
Nice Video and I love the #Ironrockoffroad products! Plus they are from my home state and I love supporting my local businesses! Excited to see you hit the trails with the new setup!!
I just redid the front end an rear end everything was all factory on my 99 4.0
i have the same exact set up on my 1999 Grand Cherokee! Iron Rock everything. Great Video. Would love to hook up with you sometime
Ive had the TJ version this on my jeep for a few years and havent really had an issue and its pretty beat to shit from elbe
Nice thats good to hear
I dont see how using the existing track bar upper mount & drilling through thin sheet metal on the passenger side makes this a good solution.
Heim joints I will tell you in a few thousand miles you will change your mind about those for a highway vehicle
Ball joints with those parts would be great or even Johnny joints something grease able and quite
I’d say your friends can hear you coming about now
But WJs are great
Only thing I’ve done to mine so far is make some Coustom rock slides and 3.5” lift with BDS coils and Bilstine 5100 shocks
And next will be new front bumper and winch or core link kit
You should only use one tape measure. The reason for this is different tape measures will pull different measurements slightly or if you have a bend in the tip of the tape measure which could throw your measurements slightly off. Nice job Robbie keep up the good work.😎👍
Thanks bud
Hey man you so I bought the same package from IRO and now that I'm installing it on my 2001 wj the bracket is hitting my oil pan it's about an inch to clear and be completely be in the flange. Got any recommendations to resolve this issue?
This kit better than the trail forged steering system?
Great video, Liked it a lot, but can you tell me what it the part# for that complete kit? I would do the same on my 2000 WJ with 6.5" lift.
Cool
How about video of steering stabilizer, is it needed does it even help because your connecting the track bat to the drag link ??
Solid kit. Solid vid. Solid beard. Subbed.
oh year on the tie rod ends should go with one ton tie rod ends or stay with the hime joints on trail forge steering?
What is the professional alignment going to do differently?
Great job. Would you recommend this project to others? Haven't seen any videos for a long time. Did you take it off-road? How are the on-road manners Thanks
I really like it so far. On and offroad it performs well. Everything is still tight and doesn't make a bunch of noise which I was worried about with the heim joints
Nice video brot. What tires size and what lift size?
4.5 inch lift and 33's
Brother, this is a great install. I’ve been trying to land on something like this for my 99 with a 4” lift. I’ve just got some sloppiness in my steering and a lil bump steer. How does it feel on road with daily driving? I’m probably 80% road and 20% trails but I want something beefier. Looks like those joints are solid! Thanks for any info. Also if you don’t mind, what is this wheel setup specs? Great rig.
I still really like it. Steering is much more solid. The joints are small, which is prob fine for anything I'll be doing and as with all heim joints they are sqeaky. Long dirt roads this summer has them making noise. I see IRO now has a one ton tie rod option you could look at too. I honestly might have gotten it if it was available. Still i know this steering will be great for a long time. The wheels are a 17 by 8.5 knp from kansei wheels. They are awesome! kanseiwheels.com/products/kansei-knp-truck-textured-bronze
Broooo! I have a 99 limited with the 4.7 and it has a 3 inch lift and i t has bump steer and sloppiness as well. I'm new to suspension geometry and knowledge on that but I've damn near rebuilt this jeep otherwise. Even welded on custom wide body fenders and soon rockers. So besides this being noisy this really worked on tightening sloppiness in steering and bump steer?
How much was this kit you bought btw
Yes it has made a big difference in that department. Steering is tight.
Do you have the v8 ? I want to do a 4” lift on my 99 jeep grand Cherokee Laredo. this is my first time so I’m very lost. Also the lift is mostly for looks, And some possible off-road stuff.
Is hammering that cast knuckle lug the best way to knock the old rod ends loose tho??
Been doing it that for years and never had a problem
If their going in the trash it is.
What happened to the xj one ton built?
It's still a work in progress. Just finished up the rear about a month ago. Working on front axle now
Looks a good kit, especially as it’s so easy to install. Great explanation too. 👍🏽😎
steering stabilizer?
I'm not running one. But there are provisions in this kit that allow you to still use it
How do you grease the joints? zerks?
Heim joints are not greased. They have a Teflon coating that helps lubricate and I have used lithium spray on them. But don't put any sticky grease on them because it will attract dirt and ruin the joint