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Omix-Ada OMI Steering Boxes - Omix Steering Gear Box Manual 72-86 CJ & SJ Models
Part #: 18001.01
$649.99 For each
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Video Description:Drop spindles and drop knuckles are an effective way to lower your vehicle. Video highlights include:
*At 0:11, we explain the advantages of drop spindles and drop knuckles, including the facts that the factory suspension geometry and travel are unaffected.
*At 1:44, we explain that it is possible to combine drop spindles/knuckles with lowering springs to achieve an even lower ride height.
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Description:
Omix-Ada's replacement manual steering gear box fits a wide range of 72-86 CJ and SJ models, including CJ5, CJ6, CJ7, CJ8 Scrambler, J-Series Trucks, Wagoneer, Cherokee, and Grand Wagoneer applications with manual steering. It features a 27.55mm OD input shaft and 32-spline output shaft, and replaces OE part 994509.
Omix-Ada's replacement manual steering gear box fits a wide range of 72-86 CJ and SJ models, including CJ5, CJ6, CJ7, CJ8 Scrambler, J-Series Trucks, Wagoneer, Cherokee, and Grand Wagoneer applications with manual steering. It features a 27.55mm OD input shaft and 32-spline output shaft, and replaces OE part 994509.
Omix-Ada is a Suwanee, Georgia based-company that strives to improve the off-roading experience for you and your Jeep. The owner of Omix-Ada is a Jeep enthusiast whose life-long passion eventually led to a company that has been developing the best for Jeeps for the past two decades.
Widespread appraise has landed Omix-Ada in the top step of the Jeep aftermarket world. Due to their consistently high-quality products built with heritage in mind, Omix-Ada has been given the rights to use "MOPAR Authentic Restoration" and "MOPAR Official Licensed Product" logos for the more than 30 licensed parts they produce. With a lifetime of experience, relatively-small company size, and insatiable thirst for quality and improvement, buying Omix-Ada through Andy's Auto Sport is a sure bet.
Widespread appraise has landed Omix-Ada in the top step of the Jeep aftermarket world. Due to their consistently high-quality products built with heritage in mind, Omix-Ada has been given the rights to use "MOPAR Authentic Restoration" and "MOPAR Official Licensed Product" logos for the more than 30 licensed parts they produce. With a lifetime of experience, relatively-small company size, and insatiable thirst for quality and improvement, buying Omix-Ada through Andy's Auto Sport is a sure bet.
Featured Videos
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Video Description:Drop spindles and drop knuckles are an effective way to lower your vehicle. Video highlights include:
*At 0:11, we explain the advantages of drop spindles and drop knuckles, including the facts that the factory suspension geometry and travel are unaffected.
*At 1:44, we explain that it is possible to combine drop spindles/knuckles with lowering springs to achieve an even lower ride height.
Q: What exactly is a spindle?
A: According to DJM Suspension: "While control arms might be considered the horizontal members of the front end, spindles would be the vertical member that ties the control arms together. Both upper and lower control arms attach themselves through ball joints to the spindle. This is a cast iron part where the machined or steering knuckle is located. The wheel bearings and brake rotors are mounted to the axle, and the spindle also locates the brake caliper and tie rod end (steering). Steering knuckles are found on some late model trucks. They do exactly the same thing as a traditional spindle only there is no axle mounted in them. A hub center which has wheel bearings and wheel mounting hubs integrated together just bolts into the knuckle."
Q: Will drop spindles affect the camber of my tires? Will I need to re-align them?
A: No, one of the beauties of using drop spindles to lower your truck is that they maintain the camber of the wheels since the interact with the control arms the same as the factory spindle does. The only drawback to spindles is that there is only so far you can lower your truck with drop spindles alone. So if you are happy with a moderate drop, then drop spindles are probably the best possible option overall. If you want to get more drop than the drop spindle alone offers, you can add a dropped coil spring to the mix. It accomplishes the purpose of additional lowering, but you lose suspension travel (which reduces ride quality). Lowered coils also have a higher spring rate, (which reduces ride quality) and you usually need to replace your shock absorber with a shorter one (this could reduce ride quality). And all of this costs more. A spindle and spring combination will lower your truck a long way, but pay attention to wheel clearance, alignment, and watch your ride quality. At some point the loss of suspension travel might get too you.
Q: Why buy a spindle?
A: We sell spindles that lower your truck. Dropped spindles are simply spindle castings where the axle (or hub center) is moved up away from the lower ball joint. This lowers your truck by moving your wheel up in the fender well. There is a limit to how far you can move the axle up (you run out of casting), which is why you see most spindle applications drop about 2 inches.
A: According to DJM Suspension: "While control arms might be considered the horizontal members of the front end, spindles would be the vertical member that ties the control arms together. Both upper and lower control arms attach themselves through ball joints to the spindle. This is a cast iron part where the machined or steering knuckle is located. The wheel bearings and brake rotors are mounted to the axle, and the spindle also locates the brake caliper and tie rod end (steering). Steering knuckles are found on some late model trucks. They do exactly the same thing as a traditional spindle only there is no axle mounted in them. A hub center which has wheel bearings and wheel mounting hubs integrated together just bolts into the knuckle."
Q: Will drop spindles affect the camber of my tires? Will I need to re-align them?
A: No, one of the beauties of using drop spindles to lower your truck is that they maintain the camber of the wheels since the interact with the control arms the same as the factory spindle does. The only drawback to spindles is that there is only so far you can lower your truck with drop spindles alone. So if you are happy with a moderate drop, then drop spindles are probably the best possible option overall. If you want to get more drop than the drop spindle alone offers, you can add a dropped coil spring to the mix. It accomplishes the purpose of additional lowering, but you lose suspension travel (which reduces ride quality). Lowered coils also have a higher spring rate, (which reduces ride quality) and you usually need to replace your shock absorber with a shorter one (this could reduce ride quality). And all of this costs more. A spindle and spring combination will lower your truck a long way, but pay attention to wheel clearance, alignment, and watch your ride quality. At some point the loss of suspension travel might get too you.
Q: Why buy a spindle?
A: We sell spindles that lower your truck. Dropped spindles are simply spindle castings where the axle (or hub center) is moved up away from the lower ball joint. This lowers your truck by moving your wheel up in the fender well. There is a limit to how far you can move the axle up (you run out of casting), which is why you see most spindle applications drop about 2 inches.
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