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Old 10-04-2011, 01:04 PM
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After searching for hours on multiple sites i have finally broke down and im just going to ask...

Just like many other people on this site i have done the moog track bars, the stock replacement, and the dual steering stabilizers multiple times over. What i am wanting information on is what parts are availible to help beef up my steering i know you can do the third gen upgrade for the track bar, but also i know there is a frame brace for the steering box. What other options can i do that will improve my steering issues i am not looking at replacing the whole steering with some off the wall parts i just want to make it less wobbly and drifting down the road. I have finally paid for my 16th front end alignment and im not going to get it aligned again until i know FORSURE that it will last.


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Old 10-04-2011, 06:42 PM
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Good steering box helps. Check you tie rods, ball joints, track bar bushing.
Old 10-05-2011, 08:30 PM
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Just do it right. Get a 3rd gen track bar and bracket, DSS, new gearbox, Borgeson steering shaft, Ram fix steering bushing, on 01+, the 4th gen entire steering bolts right up and was my best improvement hands down, new ball joints, and only use a single stabilizer, not dual - that makes it worse. I also got .5" longer control arms which fixed all sorts of problems since I had a level kit.
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