Steer Smarts Yeti Extreme Top Mount Draglink Features:
Easy bolt-on installation
Engineered for proper clearance to other chassis components to eliminate interferences
Ball Joints are fully greasable
Cold headed medium carbon alloy steel ball studs built for heavy use
Large 1 ¼ inch rolled threads at tie rod adjuster and draglink ends provide significantly increased strength
Draglink adjuster is manufactured from large diameter ¼ inch thick wall high strength 4130 Chromoly steel tubing
MADE IN THE USA
The Steer Smarts Yeti Extreme Top Mount Draglink is the Strongest Steering Linkage Built for Wrangler JK
STEER SMARTS™ is proud to present our most EXTREME steering linkage “The YETI XD™ Series” linkage for your Jeep JK Wrangler. They applied their 85 years of steering “lessons learned” to develop the strongest most durable linkage ever built for the Wrangler. The YETI XD Top Mount Draglink is a complete bolt-on draglink. The YETI XD top mount installs in just minutes and bolts to the factory tapered knuckle hole and the factory pitman arm hole. One of the hallmark features of these draglinks is the adjuster tube that uses adjuster clamps to assure proper clamp force using conventional tools without the possible risk of loosening like large jam nuts. They are designed with right hand and left hand threads for quick and easy adjustment when installed on the vehicle. The internal threads and tube are also e-coated for long term serviceability.
Premium Ball Joints and Draglink Ends
The ball joints on the Steer Smarts Yeti Extreme Top Mount Draglink are 30mm 1-1/2 ton and are designed specifically for the Jeep Wrangler JK. Each Induction heat treated ball studs provide ultimate fatigue strength and superior off-road durability. Steel on steel bearings provide exceptional ball joint wear resistance and robustness. The High quality seals ensure long ball joint life. Steer Smart's superior seals have been rigorously tested to minimize leakage between grease service intervals which greatly improves their ball joint reliability over our competition. The draglink ends featured and their external threads are even e-coated for durability and long term serviceability. They are forged from medium carbon high harden-ability steel and heat treated for greater buckling, impact, and fatigue strength. Each draglink end uses a Unique “Reverse Pin” technology prevents our linkage from flopping or rocking. This technology is built into the socket unlike the weak external supports on some competitor linkages.
Fitment: Jeep Wrangler JK
Important Note:
A minimum of 17” wheels is recommended. 16" wheels with a maximum 4.5 back spacing might fit but not guaranteed.
Draglink fits all left hand drive JK Wrangler models 2007 to 2017 including Rubicon and Unlimited.
**NOTE** A MINIMUM LIFT HEIGHT OF 3-3.5" (AND CORRECT BUMP STOP) IS REQUIRED FOR A TOP-MOUNT DRAG LINK. MINIMUM HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS WILL VARY BY LIFT MANUFACTURER - PLEASE CONTACT US IF YOU ARE UNSURE. PART #79017001(TRACK BAR RELOCATION BRACKET) IS NECESSARY WHEN FLIPPING YOUR DRAG LINKTOMAINTAIN PROPER PARALLEL GEOMETRY TRACK BAR AND DRAG LINK. ***THERE IS NO TAPER INSERT PROVIDED WITH THE HIGH-STEER DRAG LINK - WHILE THIS KIT WORKS WITH DRILLED KNUCKLES THAT HAVE JK TAPER INSTERS, IT WAS DESIGNED FOR USE WITH HIGH STEER KNUCKLES FROM COMPANIES LIKE REID, RANCHO, TERAFLEX, SKYJAKER, ETC -- WE DO RECOMMEND REPLACING THE TAPERED INSERT WITH A NEW ONE BEFORE INSTALLING THIS PART TO ENSURE PROPER FITMENT BUT WE DO NOT OFFER ONE AND ONE IS NOT INCLUDED WITH THE PRODUCT***
The description for this product is pretty spot on so there's not much to add. Beefy, greaseable, easy to install, and made in the USA. I don't understand why companies still make top mount draglinks you have to drill out the knuckle when the only trick is to have this tapered stud that Steer Smarts provides which costs them a few cents to make I'm sure. They do offer different styles if you've already drilled the knuckle on a previous setup which is nice of them but mine was OE.
Do yourself a favor and get a pickle fork for ball joints at your local autoparts store for about $10. My Jeep only had 15K miles and has had an easy life but the ball joint attached to the pitman arm wasn't coming out regardless of how much vibration I tried to create with a small sledge hammer. The ball joint nut on the passenger side knuckle requires a minimum of 105 ft lbs so you'll need a torque wrench capable of that and in order to access both turn the steering wheel all the way to the passenger side. A deep socket 21mm 6-point is necessary for the passenger side ball joint as well. YouTube's TrailRecon has a good video but they don't talk about the deep socket. I believe you torque the pitman arm down to 70 ft lbs and you can manage to do this with a regular 21mm socket but it takes some patience and depending on the head size of your torque wrench maybe a tight fit. I have the Kobalt 1/2" torque wrench and managed it. Everything goes smooth if you have the right tools...