Steer Smarts fixes sloppy steering! Jeep Wrangler JL Rubicon brace installation

[@radzj93]

I installed on on my 07. It is super tight now. Zero slop.

[@ExitOffroad]

I had the small bolt near the bearing come loose at 4k miles after a lot of offroading. I heard a clicking while turning. Also the ball joint at the pitman arm wore out at 11k miles so it's time to upgrade the steering already

[@Lunentucker]

I tried one on my Mojave Gladiator and it was a nightmare to install. I chucked it and went with the Metalcloak, which was easier to install and I think better designed with a maintenance free oiled bronze bearing.

[@ExitOffroad]

Yeah, I can see how it would be tricky to install. Keeping everything loose was the trick for me. Had the small bolt that holds the bearing brace come loose at 4k miles which shows the box still has movement even with such a big brace on there

[@tesladiesel2420]

@@ExitOffroadno way….! Do you have the steel or aluminum box in your jeep? Btw and like @lunertucker mentioned, I too am thinking about the MC brace (drilling the holes is the only downside imo) but; I will still get the SteerSmart brace just to firm up the provision for the track bar. On this design (including the Synergy ) too many things would have to line up all at once and, there’s no way these jeeps are built to THAT* tolerance. Thanks for sharing!

[@ivan2015mtzca]

Did you have to do an alignment after the steer smarts install?

[@ExitOffroad]

No, it didn't change the position of where the track bar sits so the alignment stayed the same

[@ivan2015mtzca]

@@ExitOffroad thank you

[@visualimage6117]

For a 2023 why not let the dealer deal with the wobbling problem???

[@ExitOffroad]

It didn't wobble when it was all stock but they won't touch it with a lift and bigger tires

[@patrickderubis4527]

Nut does not look like factory