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Today I'm here with the RT Off-Road heavy-duty steering kit fitting all 1997 to 2006 TJ Wranglers.

This is gonna be a perfect option if you're looking for a heavy-duty direct replacement

to replace any worn out or old steering components.

This is also gonna be great if you have larger wheels and tires and you're looking for better

and more reliable stability in your steering.

At the moment, this is gonna be your most affordable option at $165.

And if you want the steering stabilizer, RT Off-Road also has that option for roughly

the same price.

So the other options that you do see on the page that will be a little bit more expensive

will usually be for different variables.

So usually, those will come with extra components like a steering stabilizer or they'll be specific

to a lift or they could also be for high clearance as well as just some of those premium brands.

So if you're looking for just a direct replacement that is a little more reliable than your stock

setup, you can save a couple of bucks and this will definitely get the job done.

Install is gonna be a two out of three wrenches and it's nothing that you can't do in your

driveway in about two to three hours with the right tools.

So speaking of the install, let's jump into that.

The tools that we used for our install today were a torque wrench, a hammer, a pair of

needle nose pliers, an impact wrench, a 19 millimeter wrench, a 14 millimeter wrench,

a 17 millimeter deep socket, a 15 millimeter deep socket, a 19 millimeter shallow socket,

and a 19 millimeter swivel socket.

So after we have our Jeep up on the lift, our first step is to support our front axle.

We're not gonna do any suspension work, so you don't necessarily need to support the

axle.

However, it is a good idea whenever you're working on the front and you have the Jeep

up in the air.

So since we will be reusing our steering stabilizer, all we have to do is disconnect it from our

drag link and move it out of the way.

I'm gonna be using a 19 millimeter socket.

So after that castle nut is removed, we can knock our steering stabilizer out of the way.

So our steering stabilizer is giving us a little bit of trouble to get out.

So we are going to disconnect our drag link from our Pitman arm.

So first we're gonna remove the cotter pin with a pair of needle nose pliers.

After that cotter pin's out, we can remove the castle nut with a 19 millimeter wrench.

And from there we can take a hammer to our Pitman arm to release our drag link from there.

Just be careful because this is connected to your steering box and you do not want to

do any major damage.

So our steering stabilizer here is still giving us a lot of trouble to come out and they usually

don't come out anyway.

And that's why a lot of these steering kits already come with a new steering stabilizer

and a new pin.

The tapered part gets rusted and it's just a common problem on TJs.

But I still wanna show you guys how to put in the new drag link and the new tie rod.

So we're gonna disconnect our steering stabilizer from the axle and just show you how to fully

disassemble this and then assemble our new steering system.

So if you do have to disconnect your steering stabilizer from your axle, we're gonna use

a 15 millimeter socket on the front side and a 19 millimeter wrench on the back side.

So now on our knuckle we can remove our cotter pin and the castle nut.

Bend that back.

Squeeze it together.

You can grab it from...you can either push it out, grab it from the other side with some

needle nose pliers.

So now I'm gonna use a 19 millimeter swivel to remove our castle nut.

So because this is also tapered just like the top of the drag link, we are going to

take a hammer and hit the knuckle until the drag link falls out.

There we go.

So now we can do the same on the other side.

First we're going to remove the cotter pin.

Once you're on this side, you'll have more room to work with since you can fully move

the wheel out since it's not connected to the other side of our tie rod anymore.

And if you do mess these cotter pins up, your new system will also come with some more.

So you don't have to worry about that.

So now we're ready to smack the steering knuckle to get the tapered stud out.

Just be mindful that everything else is disconnected so the steering will completely fall out if

you don't have a handle on it.

Now we can fully remove it.

So you are gonna have some differences and some similarities between the stock system

and your new RT Off-Road system.

So overall, you are getting the same design.

You're still having that Y crossover steering to where your tie rod and your drag link are

connected and your steering stabilizer is connected to your drag link here.

Also on your drag link you are getting a multi-way design just like you have on your stock drag

link.

However, on your new tie rod, you are getting a multi-way sleeve that is farther up towards

the knuckle instead of having them far apart like a standard tie rod with two tie rod ends.

You also are gonna get Zerk fittings to grease all of the ball joints so you can maintain

your system and keep it working like brand-new.

Now, a big difference between these two systems and why this is an upgrade to go to is that

this is gonna be a lot bigger than your stock system and give you some more durability while

you have bigger tires on your Jeep or you're just out on the trail.

So this is gonna be a one inch in diameter as to where your stock tie rod is gonna be

three-quarters of an inch in diameter and your stock drag link will be roughly seven-eights

inches in diameter.

So this will give you some overall more durability.

So with this new system it's also gonna look a lot cleaner.

I mean, parts rust and they wear out over time.

And that's something that will just give it a little bit of refresh when you're putting

in a new system.

I also would like to mention again that you will need to get a steering stabilizer with

this if you are unable to get the stock stabilizer out of your stock steering system and they

aren't very expensive.

So it's not gonna jack up the price that much and it's gonna make your life a whole lot

easier.

So enough about our stock system, let's transfer over some measurements and get this new one

in.

So you can either do this part while your Jeep is on the ground or when you have the

two systems together on a table.

So what you're gonna do is you're gonna take a tape measure and measure from the middle

of each knuckle and transfer that measure over to your new system.

So this is just gonna be a ballpark measurement.

You still might have to do some fine tune adjustments.

I also would highly recommend an alignment after installing this new system.

So on our tie rod, we are going to measure from the middle of the knuckle to the middle

of the knuckle on the other side and it's roughly forty two and a half inches up.

Lock that there.

Then we can go over to our new system.

And straighten out our ball joint.

Looks like it's pretty close at 42.

So we're just gonna adjust it.

All right.

So we're at forty two and a half.

So for our drag link, looks like we are at thirty seven and a half.

And we are actually at thirty seven and a half on our new system here.

So now we can install this on our Wrangler.

So when you're reassembling this, you could start at any point.

I am just gonna start with the top of the drag link on our Pitman arm so we can attach

it to our passenger side knuckle.

So you're gonna wanna move the sleeve out of the way.

And after we tighten this down, we can fill it with grease.

They do come greased already.

However, I would highly recommend to grease them after.

Now I'm just going to add the castle nut and now we can attach our other points.

And after those are attached, we can go back and insert our cotter pins and tighten everything

down to our torque specs.

So after the top of the drag link is on, we can insert the bottom.

Might have to move the ball joint around.

Swallows [SP] the knuckle.

Once you tighten these down, it will actually pull that tapered part through.

All right.

So now that our drag link is installed, we can grab our tie rod.

So now we can attach the tie rod to the driver side knuckle.

Push that tapered portion through and just hand tighten your castle nut there.

So now that we have our tie rod connected at the driver side knuckle, we're just gonna

let it hang out on our pole jack here while we disconnect this to shimmy our new ball

joint behind here to connect to our drag link.

That's why we left it hand tight so we could just maneuver it out.

And that can just rest here on our tire while we connect our tie rod to our drag link.

Reattach your castle nut and you can reattach your drag link.

So after all of our castle nuts are installed, we can tighten everything down with a 19 millimeter

socket or a swivel.

You wanna make sure there's enough room for a cotter pin to go through.

Just wanna make sure that you align the holes for the cotter pin to go through.

So now we're gonna take a torque wrench and make sure that all of our castle nuts including

your steering stabilizer and the bolt to the frame on your steering stabilizer are all

torqued down to 55 foot-pounds.

All right.

So, that one is at 55.

There it goes.

So after all of our castle nuts are torqued down, we can insert our cotter pins.

So once that is inserted, you can take some needle nose pliers and bend those to where

they will not come out.

Okay, that looks fine.

Move to the next one.

So you're gonna use a 17 millimeter deep socket on this front nut here and a 14 millimeter

wrench to hold the bolt in place.

So you wanna make sure when you tighten it down and you set these in place that this

sleeve is at the farthest end of the collar here.

You also wanna make sure that they are in a good place so where you can make adjustments

in the future.

And these have to be torqued down to 20 foot-pounds.

We're just gonna tighten them down lightly now since this does have a high torque on

it and then adjust it at the end.

So same thing goes for the top as well.

Now we can make sure that these are torqued down to 20 foot-pounds.

So after everything's tightened down, your next step will be to install your steering

stabilizer.

Like I mentioned before, we don't have a steering stabilizer since ours is stuck on our stock

linkage, but I still wanted to show you how this linkage was installed.

So all you have to do is connect the bottom bolt through the axle and then stick the steering

stabilizer stud through your drag link.

Tighten both of those bolts down to 55 foot-pounds and then you're all set.

I also would recommend again to get an alignment after this is done as well as to grease all

of your ball joints.

They will come pre-greased, but you just wanna double check.

So that wraps up my review and install.

For more videos like this, keep it right here at extremeterrain.com.

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Can It Off-Road? The Champion Wrangler vs. the Crosstrek Challenger | Edmunds - Duration: 11:01.

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TRAVIS LANGNESS: Few vehicles are

as synonymous with a singular purpose

as the Jeep Wrangler is with off-roading.

But with several new off-road ready versions

of standard vehicles on the market,

there's lots more to choose from these days.

And we're wondering if you really

need a Jeep to fill your outdoor dreams.

TRAVIS LANGNESS: Hi, I'm Travis Langness.

CALVIN KIM: And I'm Calvin Kim.

TRAVIS LANGNESS: And we are here standing

in the Sequoia National Forest.

CALVIN KIM: We're about to start an epic 20

mile off-road adventure with this new Jeep Wrangler.

TRAVIS LANGNESS: But we didn't just bring the Jeep.

We also brought this.

TRAVIS LANGNESS: That's the 2018 Subaru Crosstrek,

Subaru's smallest SUV, and basically an Impreza Hatchback

with a bit of a lift.

We're here to see how it stacks up

against Jeep's most iconic nameplate, the Wrangler.

TRAVIS LANGNESS: The Subaru Crosstrek,

it's based on the Impreza, and that

means it's really pretty good at what it does.

What we're trying to figure out here is, is it worth it

to buy that Wrangler?

I mean, yeah, sure, it's got all that off-road heritage,

and the real four-wheel drive system.

This is an all-wheel drive system,

even though it's got the X-Mode.

And it's got plenty of ground clearance,

so I think this Crosstrek is going to do pretty well.

CALVIN KIM: I'm in the Wrangler Sport.

You get power door locks, power windows,

a head unit with navigation, Apple CarPlay, Android Auto,

air conditioning.

The big thing for most buyers is going

to be how it drives on the road because the reality is,

is you're not going on the Rubicon Trail every day.

And if you are, bravo.

If you find the lack of razor edge steering uncomfortable,

you probably don't want a Wrangler.

There are a lot of other SUVs out there

that are 90% as off-roadable but way more streetable.

And I think that's the compromise

that you have to ask yourself.

TRAVIS LANGNESS: This Subaru, I think, is 150, 152 horsepower.

And it's, honestly, not the best.

The passing power is not very good.

Going up grades it's kind of sluggish.

CALVIN KIM: The engine in this is the V6,

and it has a tremendous amount of power,

yeah, more than this Wrangler has any business

having, which is kind of cool.

It gives you a lot of performance,

a lot of on-road acceleration.

But, again, it comes at a price because the faster you go,

the more noise you hear, and that is a direct correlation.

TRAVIS LANGNESS: It's so quiet in here

compared to the Wrangler.

Also, this car has a lot more features for the price.

Fully topped out with pretty much every option you can get,

it's about $31,000.

Now, Calvin's Wrangler, if it had the manual in it

with a base Sport, starts around $28,000.

But with the options he's got on there,

that Wrangler is $39,000.

It doesn't have adaptive cruise control.

It doesn't have lane keep and blind spot assist--

[CAR DINGS]

--like this car does, oh see, lane assist.

It doesn't have heated seats.

And it doesn't have a moonroof, sure

it's got a convertible top, but you

got to get out fold that down.

There's a lot going on there.

This is definitely a much more well-equipped car.

He's got cloth seats.

I've got full leather.

I've got this gorgeous dual-screen display.

CALVIN KIM: It doesn't have heated seats, ventilated seats,

or anything like that.

It's noisy inside of here.

A lot of SUVs that have fairly good off-road capability,

they have those creature comforts at that price point.

You're asking for a vehicle to go off-road.

Understand that the Wrangler is really, really,

really good at that, and that's what you're paying for.

Jeep did the bare minimum to make it

comfortable enough, streetable enough, and competent enough

on the road, so you can get to the trailhead with ease.

And that's exactly what the Wrangler can do.

Compared to the Crosstrek, this Jeep

will obliterate it on the trail, but that's obvious.

TRAVIS LANGNESS: Now, that Wrangler

may have it beat when it comes to off-roading when we get

there later on on the trail.

But when it comes to on-road comfort,

and what I'd want to drive on a daily basis, this is the one.

CALVIN KIM: Let's take a look at what makes

the Wrangler so good off-road.

Probably, the biggest thing is going to be right here,

this approach angle.

Most cars have this fascia that prevents you

from really attacking terrain, like rocks and inclines.

Not the Jeep, the axle's pushed all the way

forward to give a lot of clearance to the wheel.

Basically, if the front wheel can touch it,

it can go over it, which is awesome.

But that's not all it has.

Behind both wheels are solid axles front and rear,

which are a lot stronger and more durable

than independent suspensions.

And of course, the suspension that supports the axles

are also super beefy as well.

The body on frame construction is also really strong.

It allows the body to flex a little bit without getting

into the chassis.

And of course, it's got the selectable four-wheel drive

system, so that you can just drive rural drive

to help save gas, four-high for when you just need a little bit

more traction, or four-low when you really

want to do off-roading.

TRAVIS LANGNESS: So now that we've

gone through the litany of items that make the brute force Jeep

Wrangler so good off-road, let's take a look

at something with a little bit more finesse, the Subaru

Crosstrek.

Sure if you look at the side profile,

it looks pretty much identical to an Impreza,

which it's based on.

But the Impreza also has Subaru's

impressive asymmetrical all-wheel drive system.

That's what makes the Impreza such

a good all-weather vehicle.

And what they've done with this particular one,

the Crosstrek, is given it some additional ground clearance,

which is almost as much as that Wrangler.

And it's the same as the rest of the Subaru SUV lineup.

So what Subaru has done, basically,

is take a car that's already impressive on-road,

and adapt it to be just as good off-road.

So now that we've looked at the outside of the vehicles,

we're going to take a look at the inside off-road.

We drove up here, and this Subaru was really comfortable.

It was great on the highway.

I'd take it on any road trip, not a problem.

And I'm following Calvin here, and there's nothing

I haven't made it over yet.

But, basically, what we're doing here

is cruising over some rocks.

I'm hoping I don't scrape, and I don't.

That was less deadly than I thought it was going to be.

CALVIN KIM: Here out on the trail,

it's a different story all together.

All the issues with noise, and steering, and suspension

go out the window completely.

Now, even though I'm getting jostled,

it's not uncomfortable at all.

There's absolutely no shock load going into my body.

Now, that's because everything is working as planned.

That same ball suspension that causes so many street

guys consternation is absolutely wonderful out here on the dirt.

You get good feedback from it, and you know what

the front wheels are doing.

And it doesn't react negatively to being bumped.

TRAVIS LANGNESS: This Crosstrek is

meant for this kind of stuff.

It's not just an Impreza.

It's an Impreza with a lot of capability off-road, you know?

The wheels and tires are meant for this stuff.

And the X-Mode right down here is meant for slow speed crawl

stuff.

I mean, it's smart.

The asymmetrical system that Subaru has

is really well sorted out, even if I can't sort out that bump.

Now, I got to be a little bit more careful than Calvin

in here because he can just kind of go over some of this stuff.

And I'm going to engage X-Mode, and let it do the hill descent

control for me.

Now, all I got to do is steer.

I'm not touching the pedals here.

It's doing most of the hard stuff.

As you can see on this little thing here,

I'm at about a six degree angle.

Oh, the break over there was pretty bad on that rock.

CALVIN KIM: I'm just kind of mobbing

through this little mini rock garden that's

not even that big of a deal.

I'm still in two-wheel drive mode.

And honestly, I don't know if I'll even need four-wheel drive

because we're going into a meadow, this--

which is pretty flat.

We're picking our way through a much larger rock garden now.

And that's-- again, the suspension, the solid axles,

and the steering all work really well.

The ground clearance is adequate.

I haven't touched anything down on anything hard yet.

And I'm not really paying attention to my line.

I'm just kind of exploring what the Wrangler has to offer,

and so far it's quite a lot.

TRAVIS LANGNESS: And it's letting

me get over most of this stuff without too much damage.

Now, that stuff back there was serious-- couldn't

have made that in an Impreza.

This Crosstrek's extra ground clearance did it justice.

And I didn't need the approach or departure angles

that I thought I would need either.

So while Calvin is getting some of the places

a little bit quicker.

I'm sure he's still a little bit less comfortable in that Jeep.

And I'm still liking this Subaru quite a bit.

So it was a pretty long day yesterday.

We made it up the mountain, set up, got to camp out last night.

How did your Jeep do?

CALVIN KIM: I mean it's no surprise that the Jeep did

really well out here.

All the issues that people have with noise, drivability,

steering, all that on the road, totally gone,

and not an issue off the road.

You can really tell the compromises

that Jeep made for off-roadability.

Now, if you're the type of person that's OK with that,

then the Jeep's probably A-OK for you on a daily basis.

But then again, the Subaru made it up here just fine.

TRAVIS LANGNESS: Yeah, it did, you know?

I used that X-Mode a couple of times going up

the really rocky sections, coming down

the really rocky sections.

Hill descent and ascent control worked really well.

It was like the Subaru was working smarter, not harder.

You were able to use a little bit more brute force

in the Jeep and kind of go at obstacles head-on.

I might have had to avoid one or two.

But if you're asking the question,

do you need a Wrangler to go off-road?

Do you need it to explore places that say they need four

by four and high clearance?

I mean, a lot of the time, I'm going to say, no.

The Subaru can hack it out here.

It's got plenty enough ground clearance.

And in my book, that's the one I'd buy between these two.

CALVIN KIM: I completely agree.

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2015 Jeep Cherokee North | Redwater Dodge - Duration: 4:33.

Howdy y'all Tex Husky down here at Redwater Dodge

home of the $10 Oil Change

Rig Ready Rams and the best lawn care

equipment money can buy

Husqvarna, today I'm showing you a

2015 silver, Jeep Cherokee. This sucker is a North

edition you know that means it's built for

Canadian roads and any climates because we

know how treacherous I can't say that

word how treacherous Canadian roads can

be, how cold it gets. But then the

summer gets real hot

so this puppy has been designed all that

Minds I'm not a car scientist but there

are car scientists who have put every

ounce of their brainpower into making

this, the best SUV they can. Let's take a look

Check out the front of this, there is one, two, three

sets of lights

that means you're gonna be very illuminated on the

road, you're gonna be able to see

everything that's in front of you and

not only you're gonna be able to see

very well you're gonna be able to go

wherever you want look at there's one

two three four you might be only gonna

be able to see two right now but I

promise you there's two more tires on

the other side of this and all four of

them can turn at the same time that's

right boy boy 4x4 that means if you get

stuck or there is lots of ice or anything like

that just throw in 4x4 you're set to go

now if you remember I mentioned this

thing is designed by scientists it's

built by Jeep scientists and they know

that roads up here are tough so they gave

us this handy little shifter here you've

got your normal shifter here but this

sucker lets you put it in snow mode

sport mode or sand and mud mode which

are all pretty self-explanatory

if you're in snow throw it in there and the

Jeep scientists and they've done some

science they've done some math and

they've engineered it so that when you

put it in snow mode the tires turn to

the best way possible to give you

traction in that snow other features it

has is a cruise control which is built

right into the steering wheel plus all

your options for navigating the cluster

here it's also going to have a nice

little display here with all your

various controls disputes of climate and

your media controls you can put the

radio on you can plug your phone in put

bluetooth up all kinds of stuff there's a

sweet little hidden pocket here you can

put your phone in there if you want

maybe some little goodies like some

snacks, its your pocket you put whatever

one they're speaking of pockets, you got it

one up here with a removable lining

because let's say you maybe you leave

some gum or something up here maybe you

get stuff sticky, you wanna wash this out

easy peasy

and there's another huge bin in here

with the USB and the traditional 12 volt

charger plus this is your little parking

brake how easy is that engaged

disengaged let's take a look in the

backseat now not only is Comfort

paramore when buying a vehicle but you

also need to think about safety of your

loved ones

that's why Jeep Cherokees have tons of

airbags and other safety features such

as seat belts strapped in nice and safe

not going anywhere as well as those

safety features you also have cup

holders here and a full 115 volt outlet

with the ground you'll notice some

vehicles they just had the two prongs

this has the third prong you can plug

whatever you want in there you know

anything you plug in your house anyway I

want to point out how much room there is

in the trunk here right down almost like

a little truck or van or something like

that you also have another outlet right there

You might be thinking, Tex Husky, why do I need an outlet

in the back of my car when there is like four in it?

Well, i'll tell you. It's because, maybe you want to fold

these seats down, or you got a tent set up right here

and you want to pump up an air mattress

or fill a low tire or something like that

you just plug in right there, no problem

and you've got a big bin here

with a spare tire which is always a

handy feature so if you or any one of

your friends is interested in this

fantastic Jeep Cherokee or any of my

other vehicles use call, shoot us a text or

come find us on Facebook

we're here at Redwater Dodge are phone number is

780-942-3629

we look forward to

selling you cars