Best steering tie rod replacements?

I searched before posting but I couldn't get a satisfactory answer. At 113,000 mi, my stock "Y" steering rods has a bad ball joint on it. SYNERGY is back ordered. My friend works for them in San Luis Obispo, ca.
So what is the best replacement? Most seem to say, Stay with the "Y" type.

 

Whatever you do, ditch the Y-style. I'm happy with the mopar upgrade and it's reasonably priced. Tire wear will be much more even with the T-style. My Y-style lasted about as long as yours did and ditching it was a huge improvement.

 

Get rid of the Y, change to the global standard T. Way better!
Get it aligned to Thuren Specs* and enjoy a steering feel like it is in a Gen4+.

*very important - do not use factory specs with the T. No no.

 

I'm hoping that a Synergy, complete set is going to show up in a week or so. Keeping my fingers crossed.
Ozy, is there a link to the "Thuren Specs."?

 

https://www.thurenfabrication.com/media/wysiwyg/THUREN_FAB_ALIGNMENT.pdf


When I replaced the steering on my 05 several years ago I stayed with the Y type, since at the time the T type was just a series of recalls and wasn't worth my time/money to be R&D for FCA.

I was told that Mevotech was the company to go with for Y type replacement, and I was very happy with their products.


It's been a while since the last recall on T steering so today I'd probably get OEM T steering, ensuring the latest part number, and align to thuren specs.

Too many mixed reviews on synergy products so I personally wouldn't go that route.

 

What's the main issue with Synergy?

 

I've read about QC issues, joint alignment issues, and more than a couple with customer service issues trying to deal with them. The latter is the icing on the cake, I can deal with occasional issues but a company that won't back their product is an issue. For me it came down to those issues and the OEM being cheaper/warrantied and easier to get reimbursed since I was part of the V06 recall.

 

Ozy, John, Thanks for the Info.

 

I really don't see what can be wrong with the T - the T is state of the Art and works perfect.

I finally got a Truck that doesn't steer like an old chuck wagon and tracks fine. It never did it with the Y and factory alignment specs.

 

cerb, I knew you like the "Y" steering too. I don't know.
Up until the one joint got loose on the steering rod, I had no complaints about my steering. I bought the truck new and it has 113,000 miles on it now. On most roads with normal crown, you could let go of the wheel and the truck ran straight and true. I have never aligned it.

 

While I agree that crossover steering is great, it is far from the "latest design". My 1982 CJ and 2003 WJ Jeeps both came from the factory with crossover steering. The T-style is much closer to emulating a crossover setup than a Y-style.

 

https://store.dodgeoffroad.com/Dodge-Off-Road-Crossover-Steering-Kit_p_106.html

Is this like what you are talking about?

 

So who's "Y" type would you recommend? Can you still get it from Dodge? I only want to do this once. (Not trying to start a "What brand of oil" war)

 

Rock Auto has a complete assembly, Moog Problem Solver.

https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog...arged,1433802,steering,linkage+assembly,11372

 

Reference that Moog assembly for a 2007: Rock Auto Moog DS800980A (cross references to 52122362AL)
vs 2009: Rock Auto Moog DS800981A (********cross references to same 52122362AL) Same part, $84 cheaper!
I ran into this a while back and bought the 2009 part for my 2004.5. Fits great. I apologize for not bringing it up sooner.

 

You didn't say what's actually wrong with the T- Style.
For me and many more TDR Members it works just great and we wouldn't want to o back to the old Style.