![Effortless and worry-free wheeling over terrain like this boulder-strewn canyon floor requires a steering upgrade. Effortless and worry-free wheeling over terrain like this boulder-strewn canyon floor requires a steering upgrade.](/images/content/1-Jeep-Wrangler-TJ-Rugged-Ridge-Steering-9-14-15.jpg)
Everyone knows it’s much more difficult to bend a strong straight shaft than it is to bend a strong bent shaft. For a much stronger tie rad than the curved OEM Jeep, replace it with a Rugged Ridge straight tie rod and drop link kit. It’s one of the easiest upgrades to perform on a 1997-2006 Wrangler TJ/LJ.
If your Wranglers, especially if it’s been lifted, has an incipient wobble—or even a full-out death wobble—you’ll want to add the heavy-duty ORV stabilizer kit as well. Everything is included in both kits for a straight bolt-on installation, if you’re still using the OEM track bar mount.
It’ll take about an hour to install this kit unless—as we had to do—you have to make a custom bracket for the stabilizer; then it will take a bit longer. Normally, the stabilizer uses the OEM track bar mount on the front axle. The kit includes a specially designed bolt that replaces the track bar bolt and then secures the end of the stabilizer. See the photos for suggestions if you have to fabricate a custom mount.
Whether your Wrangler is lifted or not, if you find yourself wandering across a rocky stream, slipping and sliding into the backwoods on a snow-covered dirt road while searching for firewood or a fresh Christmas tree, or slopping across a deep muddy pothole, you should seriously consider adding this pair of kits to your Jeep. Think of it as preventative maintenance—you’re correcting a problem before it occurs.
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Rugged Ridge
http://www.ruggedridge.com/