Steering improvements?

[Kilcarnup]

Howdy, so I am slowly rebuilding my dads 04 Tj that I inherited and I've noticed that the steering is pretty floaty. I've had older cars before (70s) and can deal with it but I also figure that after 20ish years it could be due an overhaul and it would be nice to make it feel a it better as I do intend to drive it a fair bit and maybe even sell my daily so I can throw the money into more projects.


Are there aftermarket replacement options that can firm things up/make it feel a bit less floating and more direct instead? This would be for RHD.

steeering box?

Front left (My Passenger side RHD car)

Front Right (My drivers side RHD car)

 

[macleanflood]

How much lift? Tire size? Pictures of the front end?

-Mac

 

[L J]

set the appropriate tire pressure for size, do a dry steering test to check for worn components and finally post up some pics of the steering components as they can often aid remote diagnosis

 

[Kilcarnup]

How much lift? Tire size? Pictures of the front end?

-Mac

Sorry, still learning jeep stuff.

At this stage it has no lift and standard tyres but I'd like to go 2-3" so I can run 33's.

I'll grab a photo and post

 

[macleanflood]

Good read...

Thread 'A Beginners Guide to Lifting Your Jeep Wrangler TJ'

Jan 10, 2016

One of the questions I see so commonly asked in the Jeep Wrangler TJ community relates to people who are new to the Wrangler TJ and have questions about what kind of lift they need, what the best lift is, what tires they can run with each lift, etc.

I'm going to try and sum it all up in one thread so that any of the new owners have a resource to help guide them in their path to building their Wrangler the way they want it.

First and foremost, in order to determine what kind of lift you want, you need to ask yourself a few questions:



First start by answering these questions:...

• Chris
• Replies: 390
• Forum: TJ Resources

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-Mac

 

[Kilcarnup]

Will have a good read thanks

Good read...

Thread 'A Beginners Guide to Lifting Your Jeep Wrangler TJ'

Jan 10, 2016

One of the questions I see so commonly asked in the Jeep Wrangler TJ community relates to people who are new to the Wrangler TJ and have questions about what kind of lift they need, what the best lift is, what tires they can run with each lift, etc.

I'm going to try and sum it all up in one thread so that any of the new owners have a resource to help guide them in their path to building their Wrangler the way they want it.

First and foremost, in order to determine what kind of lift you want, you need to ask yourself a few questions:



First start by answering these questions:...

• Chris
• Replies: 390
• Forum: TJ Resources

• 

-Mac

 

[TheBoogieman]

Tighten the tie rod nut and grease/replace those tie rod ends.