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97 TJ Reverse D60 front and rear. This is a pic of the front passenger side drag link connection. Does anyone know if this bent? If so, where should I pic up a new one? Looks pretty simple to replace...any advise there?

Thanks.

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Yup, bent!!!!!!!! Sorry, I don't know where
to get a new one.

Looks like you might need a whole new knuckle if it's bent. You can probably find one in a yard or go back to whoever you got your axle from. It's a fairly easy replacement...

Is the part in question a bolt on steering arm? If it is you have a lot of choices fo places to get a replacement.

you don't need a whole new knuckle it's the steering arm that is bent. who did you get the arm from? maybe they have some sort of waranty. yes? no?

Originally posted by high5:
<STRONG>you don't need a whole new knuckle it's the steering arm that is bent. who did you get the arm from? maybe they have some sort of waranty. yes? no?</STRONG>

Exactly, thats just the hi-steer arm thats bent.

It *may* be bent, most arms come with some angle in them to conteract that in the knuckle but that looks like it is bent beyonf that. Probably caused by the poorly setup heim joint on the end of the draglink. now is a good time to go to regular tierod ends like on your tierod. www.wagoneermachine.com (http://www.wagoneermachine.com) make new arms for your front end along with alot of other places. You may want to go to a true highsteer setup where the tierod mounts to arms off the knuckle like your draglink is currently mounted, then the draglink mounts to the tierod

Does it still work right? if so, who cares if its bent? <IMG SRC="smilies/wink.gif" border="0">

of course its bent! it ain't straight! question is, should it be that way? and, if not, will it matter - probably not.

yup bent, All you need is a new hi-steering arm. No big deal your out like 140 bucks and about 30 minutes worth of work.. Nice job bending that though!