Description
Comanche High Steer kit, MJ
Jeep Comanche High Steer kit for Dana 30 axle. Over-The-Top® (Trademark Pending)MJ high steer system replaces the factory Jeep components and places EVERYTHING ON TOP OF the knuckles.
Features
- Flipped Drag Link. Relocates the drag link from the bottom to the top of the steering knuckle for excellent trail hazard protection.
- Raised Track Bar. Elevates the track bar to match the new drag link position for proper operational geometry.
- High-Clearance Heavy-Duty Tubing. Utilizes thick DOM steel links to resist bending under heavy off-road loads.
- High-strength Tie Rod Joints. Employs heavy-duty tie rod ends o prevent binding during extreme axle articulation. From 1/2 ton pickup trucks, so replacements are easy to find anywhere in the world if ever needed.
- Helps Eliminate Bump Steer. Restores parallel alignment between the drag link and track bar, preventing the steering wheel from jerking when hitting bumps.
- Improves Roll Center and Stability. Raising the track bar elevation raises the vehicle roll center, enhancing stability during both highway driving and off-road maneuvers.
- Protects Steering Linkage. Moves the tie rod and drag link higher up and away from rocks, logs, and trail obstacles.
- Reduces Steering Box Stress. Corrects angles naturally without adding extra leverage or stress to the sector shaft—unlike a dropped pitman arm.
- Flattened links provides factory level safety and stability. It is not only an investment to beef up your steering, or to increase clearance and capability, but also a substantial upgrade in safety and handling.
Comanche High Steering for lift
No other kit on the planet does this anywhere near our price range. Some systems move the drag link bar to a higher spot, but we raise the drag link, the tie rod, AND the track bar for a true knuckle over high steer system. Angles are so dramatically reduced that it ELIMINATES bumpsteer. Moving everything to the top helps protect your entire steering system from trail damage. Other kits… they only move the drag link up. The Rocky Road OTT Steering kit is designed for use with D30 front axles stock on Jeep XJ Cherokees and Comanches.
The OTT steering system will change the way your Jeep handles. Doesn’t matter how tall you are, the steering will become more precise. The control and handling will improve on and offroad. This steering setup will take any Jeep with oversize tires and turn it into a modern precise handling machine.
It is not only an investment to beef up your steering, or to increase clearance and capability, but also a substantial upgrade in safety and handling.
Minimum recommended lift height is 4″. This system is perfect for any suspension at or over 4″ tall.
Easiest installation for Jeep High Steer kits
Let’s talk about “bolton”. Some claim it, but they lie… like a stinky cow-pie.
The Rocky Road OTT system is true bolt-on. No welding required. Many kits actually require welding, even though they say bolt-on. Also, no need to change your steering knuckles with the Rocky Road kit. Changing the steering knuckle (as with Tera) requires high dollar tools and/or professional installation, often requires additional welding or specialized tools which the average guy at home will not have available, and is anything but a simple bolton operation. The Rocky Road OTT steering system can be installed by anyone… ANYONE!
All bolton… not partially bolton like other kits that claim they are full bolton. This is THE TRUE bolton kit on this planet for a full high steer system on your Jeep. Why are we making such a big deal about this detail? Because it makes a difference when you are sitting at home on a weekend with your new steering kit all excited to ‘bolt it on’, and the kit you purchased from elsewhere isn’t what it was advertised to be. Yes, it does make a difference…
The swaybar axle links may need to be trimmed for installation.
Comanche – 1986-92, Heavy Duty Tie Rod and Drag Links included
The strength and performance of this system blows all other kits out of the water. Arms arms carved from solid machine stock steel with horizontal grain. This makes them incredibly strong! We also include high grade bolts mounting to eliminate sheer possibility. Our new steering system incorporates caliper mounting so that the arm is held solidly on two planes and is incredibly strong. Each knuckle hosts a 5 point mounting system for super strength and safety. All tubing is .25″ DOM. Kit comes powdercoated black for an excellent look and durable finish.
Positioning of the steering linkage requires a totally new swaybar mounting and disconnect system. This was one of the trickier parts of the engineering in this steering system. The bad news will be that whatever swaybar disconnect system you have now, won’t work. For those who chose not to run a front swaybar at all, no problem. You just order our regular OTT steering system. For those that do want a front swaybar, you will need to order our disconnect kit. As you can see from the photos above, it is different from any existing setup and so our optional kit would be required. Some people use their Jeeps primarily for the trail though and choose not to run a swaybar system which is why this is an optional kit. We do recommend running with your swaybar however and do recommend this swaybar disconnect kit.
D30 MJ High Steer system
Perhaps best of all, this is kit 50-state legal. We use tapered ball joints at each mounting point. Other kits sometimes use standard rod ends. These are illegal to use in a steering system on public roads AND allow play in the system so the steering feel loose. Our kits uses fitted tie rod ends for a precision feel and handling. We also use LH and RH threads on our tie rod so that alignment, easily be performed. All tie rod ends are standard off-the-shelf parts for easy replacement if they ever wear out. No custom pieces to track down. We can just give you the universal part number for easy replacement.
Notice the tapered ball joints as well. They make this kit 50-state DOT legal.
The OTT steering system is the only kit to offer full legality on public roads. Drop pitman arms are NOT necessary for this kit with stock or lifted springs. Our engineering takes care of all this.
Want to run a steering shock/stabilizer? No problem. Our kit will provides an optional offroad grade steering shock. Bolts right into place and uses a simple factory mounting system.
High Steer system
Do NOT drill out your tapered knuckles for cheaply engineered “crossover” steering kits. Drilling those holes to a straight bolt is not only dangerous for you and your passengers, its illegal in all 50 states. You must retain the factory tapered tie rod ends to maintain DOT legality. The Rocky Road kit does this. Our competitor’s kits do not!
| Individual Kit Components: | Rocky Road OTT kit | Competition |
| Drag link over the top of the springs. |  | |
| Tie rod over the top of the springs | |  –Under springs |
| Thick .25 wall tubing | |  -They use .219 wall |
| Tapered tie rod ends, street legal | | -Non-legal rod ends |
| Solid steel billet cut steering knuckles | | -Thin, split design |
| Mounting provision for steering shock | | |
| Powdercoated | | -They charge Xtra |
The above chart is 100% accurate. You might wonder what the heck those other systems include at their higher price with so many red strikes against them. Well… it has us wondering too.
Comanche High Steer Components
- DOM Drag link
- DOM Tie Rod
- DOM Track Bar
- Heavy Duty Steering Knuckles
- Heavy Duty Tie Rod Ends
- Optional Steering Stabilizer
- Optional Sway Bar Disconnects
