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Parts Mike® has High Steer steering arms, draglink/tierod links and pitman arms designed to match, or at least compromise as little as possible, the correct OEM steering angularity. This minimizes tire scrub as well as over and under steer.

For most Jeep type vehicles there is very little room between the tierod, draglink and pitman arm. To address this I have designed steering arms that have only a single hole in both left and right arms for the tierod. The draglink then intersects into the tierod 4 1/2" from the center of the steering arm taper. By using a high angle draglink end at the pitman arm this design avoids TRE bind as the end that is intersected into the tierod is able to utilize its built in motion without binding.

To address the issue of pitman arm interference with the tierod I sell a 5 1/4" pitman arm. That along with my steering arms eliminates the tendency to "rub" tierod tube against the pitman arm when the direction of the wheels is straight forward. It does this without limiting normal steering radius or changing the steering ratio.

Some companies are over-building tierod and draglink tubes. This may be useful if you are trying to push rocks or be towed by the tierod. While doing a good job of not bending the heavy duty rods relay the forces generated to the tierod or rod ends as well as the steering arms, knuckles, pitman arm and steering gear sector shaft. The sector shaft will be the weakest link in most cases, if you have beefed up the rest of the components, and will fail. Myself, I would rather bend something on the trail that I can straighten or replace. The sector shaft is not what I want broken as not too many people carry a replacement steering gear. I have found that the DOM material I furnish is very compatible with the related parts in strength