Synergy Manufacturing 8069-02 Shaft Brace

Tightened JKU steering on highway (can't say for offroad since never had Jeep off a paved road). Get under your parked JK and have someone just move the steering wheel back & forth, look at the steering box sector shaft, mine was not only rotating but also had considerable movement side to side. I was expecting a worn tie rod end or weak track bar and it was the sector shaft and the front track bar mount that was doing all the flexing. Coated in grease, will see how well it holds up to the Michigan salty roads this winter. I found with the Teraflex leveling kit (2" spacers) that I also needed the Synergy Track Bar, OEM track bar would contact the sector shaft nut at approximately 1 3/4" of frt spring compression, Teraflex Monster track bar will not work, I tried but had less clearance than OEM track bar. Oh, and the Synergy track bar is very nice.

TODAYSPORTS, THE SELLER WAS NOT HELPFUL. I HAVE A STEER SMARTS YETI TRACK BAR WITH 3.5 INCH LIFT. WOULD NOT REFUND BECAUSE I INSTALLED IT 1 MONTH AFTER PURCHASE. I HAD READ THAT IT WAS ONLY COMPATIBLE WITH SYNERGY TRACK BAR BUT I NEW IT WOULD WOULD ATTACH AT THE FRAME END BUT HAD NO INDICATION THAT THE UPTRAVEL IS THE CONFLICT. THAT WAS NOT MENTIONED ANYWHERE THAT I SAW.

Arrived without the bolts and nuts so please check before starting your installation. I purchased the hardware at Menards. Easy to install but I can’t say if it had a big impact on my steering given I replaced the steering box at the same time. There is still some degree of drift when I drive.Update: The additional drift I was experiencing was resolved when I replaced my front lower factory control arms with adjustable control arms.

Arrived damaged and defective. Surfaces on bearing retainer had a bunch of cuts. The powder coating was incomplete and chipped. I sent photos and had a conversation with the manufacturer to hopefully help them improve their quality inspections.Update: I got a replacement that was not defective. The new one did not have the defects.

Bought this together with the track bar brace. Bump steer on my rig with 37's was getting pretty bad and did everything to try and correct it. Bought this after a recommendation, and it solved my issues! Did not work with the rough country track bar I had, but worked with the skyjacker I had laying around. Took about 1 hour to install and the results were instant. small cracks and the roads, man hole covers, and anything else does not steer me into other lanes now.