eBay steering kit install on Jeep Cherokee!! Is it worth the money!?

[@onefastcyclist]

Good shade tree mechanics and a good deal ! If all is well after a season of wheeling it's a keeper 👍

[@mittenmotorsports]

It’s held up great!!

[@bojeelll9192]

I never could understand how some companies can charge 5 or 600 for this kit

[@mittenmotorsports]

I don’t either. It’s such a simple kit.

[@MacsSpecialitiesMotorsports]

You have inspired me! I’m currently looking at the Barnes 1ton swap for my ZJ.

[@mittenmotorsports]

you won’t regret upgrading your steering!!

[@MacsSpecialitiesMotorsports]

@@mittenmotorsports nice I’ll have to check it out!

[@mcnasty77]

Sweet just what I was looking for and I like the price

[@mittenmotorsports]

It really was the best bang for the buck!

[@Circa88]

Just bought a similar kit off eBay, arrived today and can’t wait to install on my 96 XJ! How is your kit holding up?

[@mittenmotorsports]

They have held up fantastic, we wheel the piss out of both jeeps and they take a beating. The heims have definitely gotten a little loose over the last year or so but they are in mud, water, snow, sand etc.

[@nicknamean]

I JUST installed my ebay special…..night and day difference driving down the road….don’t even think about it JUST BUY IT!

[@mittenmotorsports]

It’s a good piece for the money!!

[@codymayberry6437]

Do you think the knuckles could be drilled with just a plain Ole 5/8 bit?

[@mittenmotorsports]

Yeah if you can drill straight. Should be no problem

[@LTZRacing]

What track bar set up did you use and was it mounted under the axle or on top?

[@mittenmotorsports]

se it had a lot of bump steer/death wobble. I had a lot of issues with the drop bracket bolts coming loose so I ended up running a bead of weld on the drop bracket to the unibody. No issues since.

[@JohnClarke808]

Since it's been a year since you installed it what are your thoughts? How's the heim joints doing?

[@mittenmotorsports]

They are doing great honestly. Still tight.

[@andrescardenas2614]

How is it holding up? I just order my cav fab kit almost tempted to cancel my order and buy the eBay kit

[@mittenmotorsports]

Well we beat the piss out of it Saturday at holly oaks, where we broke the steering last time and it held up great. Even went up the same hill we broke it on last time and nothing happened. I don’t think we will ever have steering problems again. Unless we blow the gear box out.

[@hillcharlie2761]

Did you ever have death wobble?mine was doing it after we went offroad and i installed this kit still doing it might have to hook up a steering damper

[@mittenmotorsports]

It did have some slight death wobble at higher speeds but it’s been decent so far. A good alignment helps and making sure all the moving parts have good bushings, joints etc. I just ordered a kit for mine from eBay and have ran into a ton of trouble with it. I went from no death wobble to this thing is a nightmare to drive. Plan on putting together a vid about it and what solves it later on.

[@atticusjun1598]

What about the steering dampener

[@mittenmotorsports]

We used to run dampeners but we broke the mounts off the tie ride and never put them back on. We don’t drive more than 30-40 mph so it’s not an issue for us.

[@rickylynch7314]

How has this held up? Does it feel more stable on road?

[@mittenmotorsports]

It has held up great. He has pounded that jeep off rocks with 15.5 wide tires and it hasn’t even budged. As far as death wobble goes it does occasionally get some bump steer(minor death wobble) at higher speeds(45-50) but these are dedicated trail rigs that have never had a real alignment. With a real alignment and a good stabilizer I would be confident with this steering. Heims do wear out fast on daily drivers though so keep that in mind.

[@chevytruckk3479]

Did you use misalignment spacers on the tie rod heims? Or do they just get bored straight to the knuckle

[@mittenmotorsports]

On this particular kit the misalignment spacers were used on the drag link, the tie rod however had smaller heims with washers. The Chinese kit I bought for lock jaw used misalignment spacers for both drag link and the tie rod. So there was misalignment spacers on the pitman arm, too and bottom of passenger side knuckle, and on the bottom of the driver side knuckle. Only reason I did this was because they did not send me the right size heim joints for the tie rod and we had a trip coming in a few days. So far both kits work good.

[@chevytruckk3479]

@@mittenmotorsports thanks for replying back, I bought the same style eBay kit for my xj, only came with 4 misalignment bushings for the drag link, but what I was understanding is the tie rod doesn’t use them but they sent me 3/4” dia Heims but bolts are only 5/8”, so I ordered reducer bushings, should be here tomorrow, I don’t want to use misalignment bushings and even lower the tie rod more towards the ground. I want to keep it up as high as possible. Just curious how you did it, was trying to pause and zoom in on the video before commenting, couldn’t notice in the video.

[@mittenmotorsports]

Yup must have been the same kit I ordered for the other jeep. I was disappointed they didn't send smaller heims for the tie rod. Oh well. @@chevytruckk3479

[@JohnnyRazo-ib6ye]

Is there current status video?

[@mittenmotorsports]

There is not but they have held up great. Zero issues.

[@hillcharlie2761]

Do you remember which seller it was on ebay?

[@mittenmotorsports]

Autotyrts is the seller. $193.25

[@halewilson]

Will this fit TJ?

[@mittenmotorsports]

I am not sure on that

[@TheLotroNerd]

Hows it handle?

[@mittenmotorsports]

Handles good, some times you get a little wobble but I don’t suspect the steering is the culprit. Probably more the front end geometry and/or worn bushings/ball joints.

[@TheLotroNerd]

@@mittenmotorsports Is that a death wobble or just a wobble?

[@mittenmotorsports]

Wobble - before death wobble occurs.

[@calebenson]

Link ?

[@mittenmotorsports]

Don’t have exact link but it was bought off eBay.

[@magagarage7975]

😂 ChinnA.😂

[@officialWWM]

Made of the finest grade Chinesium 😂

[@mittenmotorsports]

😂😂 it held up great so far!!

[@officialWWM]

@@mittenmotorsports good value for money!

[@mittenmotorsports]

It really is. We were impressed.

[@officialWWM]

@@mittenmotorsports I’d better order mine before China closes down. It’s not looking good over there right now!

[@jasonmurdoch9936]

Anybody that takes her Factory parts off their cars or places them with some Chinese junk needs to have their head examined especially from eBay

[@marka.2715]

So after one year how is this kit still holding up?

[@mittenmotorsports]

It has held up great. Both Cherokees have the eBay steering kit and we pound the shit out of both. No issues so far. We don’t have a ton of miles on them but they haven’t bent lol

[@marka.2715]

@@mittenmotorsports any death wobble from them? I'd be driving mine on the street more than anything

[@mittenmotorsports]

@@marka.2715 I had death wobble pretty bad in mine but Justins has been great. I did an over the axle track bar and that solved my death wobble. Niether of us run a steering stabilizer anymore as we broke them off.

[@marka.2715]

@@mittenmotorsports cool. Thanks for responding and the info

[@mittenmotorsports]

No problem