Steering

[Flugondus]

My steering pump lines or box are colgged up or broken. I was plann ing on switsching them with what i can find on the junk yard assuming it will be better than whats on there right now if its new. I was wondering though if there are aftermarket pieeces that i could bolt in instead. i wassume there won't be any off road steering pump . but what about steering lines and the box. also about the steering bars the jc offroads look pretty nice wwhat does beefier steering mean though.

[JeepcoMJ]

beefier steering means stronger tierod bars etc. basically, it's stronger and less likely to bend, or fail because of poor joint quality.

 

also, superior design I believe is a big part of it. sorry, no info from this guy on anything else

[DirtyComanche]

As far as off-road related upgrades, there's really two parts to look at:

 

 

-linkages

 

 

-hydraulics

 

 

 

 

For the linkages, yes, the JCR stuff is top notch. It is highly resistant to bending/breaking, and if you flip it has much better geometry on a lifted vehicle.

 

 

 

For the hydraulic side of things, there's a bunch of possible upgrades. A lot of guys use a newer dakota steering box as it has a better throw ratio and a greater force output. Also, you can drill out the restrictor valve in the pump, and modify the regulator spring to get some more pressure out of it. There's also aftermarket pumps avaliable - but they are way overkill for most applications. There's also hydro-assist (and full hydro) steering, which is generally overkill unless you run a spooled front and/or. large tires

[Pete M]

This is what I plan to do along with a reman pump:

 

http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=71626