Steer Smarts is proud to present their most durable, lasting, and most extreme steering linkage for your Wrangler JL or Gladiator JT. Over 85 years of steering "lessons learned" have been applied to develop the strongest and most durable linkage ever built for the JK that effortlessly outperforms factory steering with an OEM quality and approach. The YETI XD Tie Rod Assembly is a complete bolt-on for Wrangler JLs & Gladiator JTs. The YETI XD Tie Rod Assembly is the quickest and easiest tie rod install on the market; installation takes just minutes and there is no need to modify or alter your factory knuckles. This tie rod bolts to the factory knuckle locations directly without any drilling or modification.
YETI XD Tie Rod Assembly Features:
Easy bolt-on installation.
Engineered for proper clearance to other chassis components to eliminate interferences.
Made in the USA
Ball Joint Features:
30mm 1 1/2 Ton ball joints designed specifically for the JL & JT.
Cold headed medium carbon alloy steel ball studs provide incredible impact toughness for extreme duty usage.
Induction heat treated ball studs provide ultimate fatigue strength and superior off-road durability.
Steel on steel bearings provide exceptional ball joint wear resistance and robustness.
High quality seals ensure long ball joint life. Our superior seals have been rigorously tested to minimize leakage between grease service intervals which greatly improves our ball joint reliability over our competition.
Fully greaseable.
Tie Rod End Features:
Powder coat over E-coat for a long lasting appearance under harsh conditions.
External threads are e-coated for durability and long term serviceability.
Forged from medium carbon high harden-ability steel and heat treated for greater buckling, impact, and fatigue strength.
Forged from medium carbon high hardenability steel and heat treated for even greater buckling, impact, and fatigue strength.
Large 1 ¼ inch rolled threads at tie rod adjuster and draglink ends provide significantly increased strength over the original equipment threads.
Unique “Reverse Pin” technology prevents our linkage from flopping or rocking. This technology is built into the socket unlike the weak external supports on some competitor linkages.
Adjuster Tube Features:
Tie Rod adjuster is manufactured from large diameter ¼ inch thick wall high strength 4130 Chromoly steel tubing for maximum buckling strength.
Adjuster clamps assure proper clamp force using conventional tools without the possible risk of loosening like large jam nuts.
Designed with right hand and left hand threads for quick and easy adjustment when installed on the vehicle.
Internal threads and tube are also e-coated for long term serviceability.
* Tie Rod fits all left hand drive 2018+ Wrangler JL & 2020+ Gladiator JT models and requires a 1 5/8" diameter damper bracket that is not included and should be purchased additionally.
Torque Specs:
Clamps need to be torqued to 80-85 ft-lbs and should be oriented so that they do not interfere with anything else (generally facing forward or down). Clamp torque needs to be checked at 500 miles, and then again at 2000 miles. After that, every oil change the torque specs should be checked as well as after any hard wheeling/off-roading.
