JOMJ87 Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 OK i want to go OTK for somewhat cheap but strong. I am thinking of building a setup for the MJ. I was thinking Johnny joints with a straight hole and lock nuts and washers on the axle. My questions are IS the idea a safe way to do it and drive on the street? Any ill effects with this? I know i can get a Waggy setup and go OTK and ream the nukles but I was wanting to use some nice DOM i have left over to build it. Anyone built there own from SCRATCH. Thanks guys. Cole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWLONGSHOT Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 I haven't seen Johnny Joints small enough for this use.... Two words come to mind for all steering linkages...SINGLE SHEAR. Its not a good thing and should be avoided. TRE's work well for most all steering setups. The ONLY WAY I would use other stuff is if it was off road only. I mean truly ONLY. Like trailered EVERYWHERE but the trail. TRE's are not generally the problem, trying to make too steep angles work after the lift is the problem. As a rule, it doesn't work, not because of the TRE's, because geometry. TRE's work very well if a working knowledge of steering geometry is put into your steering setup. JMHO, CW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOMJ87 Posted November 19, 2007 Author Share Posted November 19, 2007 Thanks CW I was contiplating doing it like that but then i started think of all the things that could go wrong. I am glad someone has told me all the BAD. I was to skittish to trust doing it without some of your guys opinions. I think i would rather go with a 1 ton setup that is customized with my steel or something. Cole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86FUBAR Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 OK i want to go OTK for somewhat cheap but strong. I am thinking of building a setup for the MJ. I was thinking Johnny joints with a straight hole and lock nuts and washers on the axle. My questions are IS the idea a safe way to do it and drive on the street? Any ill effects with this? I know i can get a Waggy setup and go OTK and ream the nukles but I was wanting to use some nice DOM i have left over to build it. Anyone built there own from SCRATCH. Thanks guys. Cole just how cheap are u looking to make it for , i did the JCR OTK kit and all said and done it cost me like $ 320.00 and was well worth it and it aint home brewed or single shear. not that home brew is bad . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWLONGSHOT Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 I think you had mentioned OTK before. This is a option, but sometimes other things need to be addressed to utalize this. I have the JCR setups on both my wheeler jeeps.. My MJ is about 6" of lift and the angles are good with little to no bump steer. CW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyComanche Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 So, what's not single shear about a TRE? I know of some nice heims with teflon races that would work good for steering, but I'd probably not use them of anything that was driven a lot. I think they'd last fairly long, but I can't be certain. Typical heims don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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