yes your 100% right
im 90% street mud !0% no crawling as i hate the bang sounds lol
so for me the over priced tie rod brace is just pretty like others cosmetics
i mud often hate crewling
i mud often and 90 strt/10 off & almost no rock crawling so i m not so concerned with steering rack yet
in n2021 the soft point as told was tie rods so that was my direction and i like the look
but thanks for your point of view
i run co axle alpines deck and pods ...now there are pod upgrades but anyway lol
i also have a mti tailgate sub box with 10 pro kicker ..rocksford amp and processor
its f ing loud ..thumping & clear with or without top ...
because i mud and pre run yes on my daily driver ..i went 36x12.5x17
0 rub at full articulation and pre running monsters in mud and sand and yes a bit of growl at road speeds but i dont mind as i pumping 1100 watts of alpines and subs lol
best upgrade is trash it and start over lol
i went co axle alpines in deck and pods
alpines in kicker panels
mti tailgate sub
amp and processor
its clear and loud with top off
the factory system was garbage ..period
i run co axle alpines in deck and pods
alpines in kickers
mti tailgate sub with amp and processor it thumps with or with top and doors
i have factory sas 0 lift 0 level ..running 36x12.5x17 "0 rub " and i work it hard a bit more aggressive then your average mall crawler but looks and rides just fine
i mud more then anything
im running 36x12.5x17 on factory sas ...0 rub at full articulation meaty look bit louder but im also running full alpine upgrade with mti tailgate sub