Metalcloak T-Link Steering

[Northgeorgiarider]

I'm looking to replace my system now.
I read all the comments. 80% just sound like someone speculating and drinking hatorade to Metalcloak.
The few "every few" who installed MC system said its fine.
Does anyone have real world experience with the MC steering system that has flop, bumps or death wobble?

 

[Tronner]

I'm looking to replace my system now.
I read all the comments. 80% just sound like someone speculating and drinking hatorade to Metalcloak.
The few "every few" who installed MC system said its fine.
Does anyone have real world experience with the MC steering system that has flop, bumps or death wobble?

The only person on this thread who installed the MC steering system WORKS for MC. That should tell you everything you need to know regarding the validity of their "Review". There are far more members on this forum who have installed Other steering systems (Namely Currectlync) and have provided un-biased and detailed reviews, of which many other members have relied upon when making their purchasing decision and have also reported the same un-biased Pros and Con's of that steering system.

The MC steering system is a hammer to a nail that never existed and at it's price point you would be far better off grabbing a currectlync.

 

[Mike_H]

I'm looking to replace my system now.
I read all the comments. 80% just sound like someone speculating and drinking hatorade to Metalcloak.
The few "every few" who installed MC system said its fine.
Does anyone have real world experience with the MC steering system that has flop, bumps or death wobble?

Do you need to eat a shit sandwich to know that a shit sandwich will be gross? Likewise, the geometry of a T-link steering is well known, and its known to have issues. Why does the manufacturer have anything to do with it?

 

[jjvw]

I'm looking to replace my system now.
I read all the comments. 80% just sound like someone speculating and drinking hatorade to Metalcloak.
The few "every few" who installed MC system said its fine.
Does anyone have real world experience with the MC steering system that has flop, bumps or death wobble?

Years ago, there RuffStuff introduced a product called The Cure. It was a hard poly bushing meant to stop tie rod roll on inverse T crossover steering exactly like Metalcloak's innovation. The Cure worked by binding up the tie rod ends and reducing their necessary movement for steering to occur. This would reduce tie rod roll for a while right up until the hard poly bushings wore out and the tie rod roll came back.

Metalcloak claims to have no tie rod roll in their crossover steering. This can only be accomplished by including a component similar to The Cure. And it will work until it doesn't. That is why it is useless to have the testimonials from new installations.

We know what crossover steering is. We know what the problems are with crossover steering. We know what the temporary fix to one of those problems is.

Metalcloak did not innovate anything. Metalcloak is very good at lying to its customer base and capitalizing on ignorance. Metalcloak does this with every single product they sell.

 

[bobthetj03]

At what point in the articulation process does this toe change happen? I don't think most folks are stuffing their wheels into their fenders while doing 65 mph. If you are on the trail and in full articulation, when should my steering feel "unsettled"? Most on here know I'm no MC hater, but all I see is a perceived "answer" to a problem that doesn't exist.

 

[GoldenGorilla]

Thirded or fourth'd. I have no beef with Metalcloak. I find their communication style bragadocious and off-putting. They are trying to compete in an attention economy and have to work around patents and other barriers to market. Whatever.

I've been around the block long enough to see the inverted T steering for the TJ come, fail and disappear. Two different generations of it I think. If you're towing a trailer queen - do whatcha like. If you want to drive your TJ on a public road, don't want bump steer, don't want death wobble - you need to stick to the inverted Y and the trackbar and drag link must run parallel. You don't have to buy the Currectync solution. The ZJ tie rod upgrade is pretty good.

Jeep knew their customers had problems with the inverted Y and the JK was designed differently. If you're dead set on doing something other than what's been proven effective on the TJ, I'd at least stick with something proven effective on a modern Jeep and it isn't the inverted T. Swap in some JK axles and reverse engineer that track bar location relation to the TJ.

 

[jjvw]

At what point in the articulation process does this toe change happen?...

This toe change begins to occur the very moment the front suspension moves away from the normal ride height, either direction. Every TJ with factory inverse Y steering will experience it as tire scrub on every single drive. Whether or not it is perceivable or has any affect on driving is the real question.

 

[Strizzo]

I will admit I am a fan of most of the MC stuff, in fact almost all of my suspension is MC, and I don't see a reason for the MC T-link over the currie/factory y-link style setup.