Tj1 Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 I recently found a v8 zj for a steering upgrade but the TREs need replacement. Has anyone installed the Goferit insert? Its a cheap investment if there's good reviews and if I'm getting new tie rods I know I'll have to get a left hand TRE for it. Just curious if I should pull the trigger on the insert..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyComanche Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 There's nothing wrong with them as long as you weld them in. Might as well do it, unless you have plans of going to the '1-ton' TREs in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francesco Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Not sure about where you live, but in many states welding on the steering is illegal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyComanche Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Not sure about where you live, but in many states welding on the steering is illegal. Which is stupid, but good point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francesco Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Dirty Comanche, if you say some of the welds I've seen, you'd want it outlawed too :rotf: :doh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyComanche Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Dirty Comanche, if you say some of the welds I've seen, you'd want it outlawed too :rotf: :doh: And that's the problem. Somebody can't weld. Therefor I, or other competent individuals, are not allowed to do it. So with that, if I plate my knuckles, making them stronger, and specifically addressing the issues with D60 kingpin knuckles cracking from street usage, well that's illegal. If I weld a sleeve over a tie rod or drag link to make it stronger, that's illegal. If I use weld in bungs in DOM tubing and use TREs that are 10X stronger than anything the factory ever offered, illegal. Build your own pitman arm because nothing off the shelf will fit correctly, illegal, so you use one that's wrong and live with bumpsteer. Add hydro assist, oh, illegal to weld the mount on, so you use a clamp one and it's probably going to slip at some point and limit your steering. And in this case guys aren't allowed to weld the flip insert ('flipsert') in, so they just stick it in there and suck the nut down. Legal. Probably okay for a while, people have reported good results doing this. Unless it starts to move at all, in which case it will wallow the hole out and eventually cause the entire insert to mangle its way out of the knuckle, which will result in at least a partial (more likely total) loss of steering. Ahhh, well, that law did a good job of protecting people. Never mind factory welded steering components and the ensuing argument about their validity. Anyways, rant off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-man930 Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 "This is why we can't have nice things!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64 Cheyenne Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 don't shoot your self in the foot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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