The TC system is being installed on my X tonight. I'll post pictures as soon as I am able.

Ok here's the deal. The site does not show the Nissan system yet. It looks a lot like the one in the toyota section if you want a visual. The Idler Arm is a tad different, but the guts are all the same. Here's where it get's cool. I had the guys at the shop show me exactly what was going on in the IA and why is will not wear like the Calmini kit. The inside of the IA uses the same pin from the OEM arm. It is gusseted by a chromolly bushing/sleeve. The unit pivots on sealed and stacked roller bearings. There is no way for the IA to have any play in it that way. The toyota guys have been running their version of this kit with NO problems for five years. The Centerlink is 4130 chromolly. Beefy as hell too. Thicker than the OEM and a lot stronger. The pitman arm is fully gussetted and just plain huge. Both the IA and the PA are mounted to the centerlink with grade 8 hardware and are double shear of course. The neat thing about the pitman to centerlink connection is the 3/4 inch uniball they use instead of a ball joint. It's a lot stronger that way. The stock tie rods do need to be swapped out for the heim joint upgrade for the system to be installed. The chromolly tie rods are worth it and it probably just best IMHO anyway. I've been running the Heim Upgrade since before Offroad Expo last year...wonderfull stuff. Very strong and responsive steering just with that. The steering kit itself took my X to the next level. Very responsive on the highways and streets. It feels really solid. I'll post pictures as soon as I can.

Edit to add: Long travel system does not need to be installed for this kit.

TC?

Total Chaos

Total Chaos.

how much $$$?

The steering system is listed at $525 after after the pitman core refund. There is no core for the Idler Arm since it is a completely new part built from scratch and is 4130 chromoly.

Plus it looks like you have to factor in another 400 or so for the heim joint upgrade as the ones for yotas are almost that much.

sounds good till you add that extra $440 for hindlick upgrades.

Yeah, but it's right in line with some other systems and it offers more.

True, but the yota systems does not include anything but what's listed. The Nissan one is way cheaper and just as good. They heim joints and chromolly tie rods are extra on the yota kit too.

Here's the picture that will be on the site shortly. I'll post some pics of the kit on the X as soon as I am able.



Edited to add picture of TC tie rods and heim joints.

So, the pic is what runs $525? What is the upgrade and how much does that run? Are the heims neccessary?

4130 cromolly tie rods with heims and mis-alighment spacers are $448 on the site. I've heard that sometimes you can find a better deal at Kar-Tek or Offroad Wearhouse, at least on their LT suspension kits. Might be worth looking into. The Total Chaos centerlink is designed to use the hiems though. They will not accect the factory ball joints. I updated an above post with a picture of them for you.

As an aside, Canon says my D10 camera is a total loss so it might be a while before I can get pictures of everything mounted up on the X. I'd say at least a week.

Here are some pictures of the system mounted as promised. Sorry about the quality. My camera is still on the fritz to video grabs will have to do.

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Sorry about the weirdness on the posting too. Image shack is giving me issues today.