Jeep Wrangler JK Steer Smarts YETI XD No Drill Top Mount Draglink w/ Attenuator Review & Install

[@extremeterrain]

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[@BeckTools]

whaaaaaaaaaaaaat? Ryan is back! Sweet!

[@cyberguy4362]

Very important - you need to make sure the draglink ball joint is perpendicular to the knuckle and pitman arm mount. On this install I hope you didn't leave it that way. The ball joint boot should be even thickness all around. You will damage the boot and the ball joint will be in a bind.

[@mickeyreese9906]

Sounds great but! You didn't show how or what part you need to make the track bar. To be in sync with the drag link.

[@willwilliams2944]

Glad you said something about your tie rod needing the same geometry.

[@odinfreyr3965]

is the RK track bar up side down?

[@matthewmacmillan9417]

is that trackbar on upside down or is it just me?

[@majidal-juwaied7663]

What about the input from the steering, would it feel loose or lazy? In other words, would attenuator absorb part of the steering input?

[@extremeterrain]

The attenuator would act as a second steering stabilizer, helping absorb extra shock from the road or trail. If you have something else worn out in your steering system though like tie-rod ends or ball joints, it alone will not fix loose steering. -Zach

[@majidal-juwaied7663]

@@extremeterrain What I meant is the play in the steering. Wouldn't the attenuator cause more play?

[@extremeterrain]

It would not cause more play. -Zach

[@markjenkins1217]

Love the content-- really user pleasant and great deals to see!

[@extremeterrain]

Thank you for your feedback!! -Zach

[@speed127]

Thank you for sharing this!!!!! Putting mine in this weekend and there are no install videos except for yours. Keep it up XT

[@extremeterrain]

Best of luck and I hope you enjoy the parts! -Zach

[@Free_Time424]

Don't jeep have engineers who should have anticipated these issue and put this on from factory. First time jeep owner here.

[@extremeterrain]

For the vast majority of daily drivers (especially ones who will never life their Jeep, install larger tires, wheel it hard, etc) the factory setup works great in all honesty. Really, the time you start see issues with the stock linkages is when owners start to add larger tires, throw off some of the suspension geometry with lift kits and add normal wear to said factory parts. I really wouldn't say Jeep's engineers did a poor job of anticipating issues with it because not everyone is going to NEED a heavy duty setup. -Zach

[@allXamericanXbadass]

to help put the stock setup's quality in to perspective, I ran the factory steering linkage with about 5" of lift, first with 37's for 35k miles, then with 40" tires for about another 20k miles all while off roading, bouncing around driving on the beach, and a ton of highway miles. My stock tie rod held fine (other than rusting), and the drag link is what finally gave way with all that stress. Really that shows how good of quality the factory setup is if it was able to handle that harsh of a life for that long when it wasn't designed for anything close to it.

[@JEEPIMPACT]

You should have told us how a attenuator actually works