74Weld Steering upgrades- Bushings and Housing!

[Snacktime]

Just purchased. How tough is the install?

Not hard with a 30T torque in a cordless impact with 6" extension.

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[SS Bronco]

Going to have stage 2 installed. Trev at Gravity Fabrication in Georgetown is now a installer.

 

[Snacktime]

Going to have stage 2 installed. Trev at Gravity Fabrication in Georgetown is now a installer.

Trevor is awesome to deal with!

 

[spuddy59]

Not hard with a 30T torque in a cordless impact with 6" extension.

What are your thoughts on the stage 1 now? I’m thinking about this and Icon tie rods for a moderate upgrade.

 

[Snacktime]

What are your thoughts on the stage 1 now? I’m thinking about this and Icon tie rods for a moderate upgrade.

No issues, got a few wheeling trips on the setup including some hard Rubicon miles. I would just be careful with Icon tie rods as they are the strongest option currently.

 

[V1Rotate]

What are your thoughts on the stage 1 now? I’m thinking about this and Icon tie rods for a moderate upgrade.

Personally if only going stage 1 I’d leave my tie rods stock.. don’t wanna bulletproof one (icons) without the more expensive other

 

[spuddy59]

No issues, got a few wheeling trips on the setup including some hard Rubicon miles. I would just be careful with Icon tie rods as they are the strongest option currently.

Personally if only going stage 1 I’d leave my tie rods stock.. don’t wanna bulletproof one (icons) without the more expensive other

Thanks for the feedback! I just saw that they recommended the Icon tie rods and they did seem the most bulletproof. I would still like to do a modest upgrade to them and not go the bracing route, would the Hoss 3.0 tie rods be a fitting pair to the stage 1?

 

[V1Rotate]

Thanks for the feedback! I just saw that they recommended the Icon tie rods and they did seem the most bulletproof. I would still like to do a modest upgrade to them and not go the bracing route, would the Hoss 3.0 tie rods be a fitting pair to the stage 1?

Someone with more experience w/ 3.0 tie rods can chime in with better info but I’d say that’s a lot more reasonable when paired with stage 1 than the Icons. The icons will effectively (in your application) be like putting the braces on there making them almost unbreakable. I’d keep the weakest link one that is relatively cheap, easily replaced (trail side) and readily available. I could see the icon’s going w/ the full 74weld rack

 

[Snacktime]

@spuddy59 I am currently running hoss 3.0 tie rods and have yet to have an issue. So far I have only had to help replace 1 stock tie rod on a trail run. I wouldn't worry as much about breaking a tie rod because when it does it's a 15-20 minute fix.

 

[V1Rotate]

@spuddy59 I am currently running hoss 3.0 tie rods and have yet to have an issue. So far I have only had to help replace 1 stock tie rod on a trail run. I wouldn't worry as much about breaking a tie rod because when it does it's a 15-20 minute fix.

By contrast yesterday I watched a really tough/technical climb eat a passenger side ‘23 Badlands rack housing with BB braces installed on stock rods. Can’t help but think it would have been a 20’ fix instead of a 2 hour winch job and an expensive upgrade to come

 

[spuddy59]

@spuddy59 I am currently running hoss 3.0 tie rods and have yet to have an issue. So far I have only had to help replace 1 stock tie rod on a trail run. I wouldn't worry as much about breaking a tie rod because when it does it's a 15-20 minute fix.

By contrast yesterday I watched a really tough/technical climb eat a passenger side ‘23 Badlands rack housing with BB braces installed on stock rods. Can’t help but think it would have been a 20’ fix instead of a 2 hour winch job and an expensive upgrade to come

Thanks y’all for letting me pick your brains. And I’m just now going through the pages of posts about the RC rack bushings, tie rod sleeves/braces/upgrades, etc. so there’s a lot of information to digest.

I know my wallet doesn’t want to go full on HOSS 3.0 but a little beefier set up to my 1.0 and lift would be nice and more confidence inspiring. But I understand the idea behind making the tie rods a fuse to prevent damage to the rack.

I ordered the repair kit from @Tricky Dick to keep handy in my rig.

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