Hey Mike, I know 2 years ago you had moved your tie rods from the bottom to the top of your spindles. Did I notice right this year that you moved them back to the factory position?
If so why?
I actually have the knuckles tapered both ways. For street use I run the tie rods in the stock location.
For offroad use I flip the tierods to the top. Many reasons for that. With them on top their is less angle on the center link. The more angle on the center link the more the front end will "plow" up on uphill climbs. This is obviosly a bad thing. Also, this creates a drastic toe change during suspension travel. In steep downhill situations when the front end would normally squat the toe is plowing agains itself to lift the front. (Top view/ \ ) The oposite happens when going uphill. As the suspension lifts the tires do this \ / pulling the nose down. Its really noticable, especally in moab.
Downside is that Im constantly doing "roadside" allignments. You have to "roadside" allign it each time they are flipped. It doesnt bother me cause Im pretty good at it. None the less it can be a deturant for those who arent so good at it. Another downside is that before I can go home from an event I have to pull the front tires and flip em again. I generally flip em before I go to an event and undo it when I get home. Unless its a lond road trip like Zukimelt or Moab.
If that doesnt make sense let me know.
Mike
