I spent a good part of this morning looking over all of the available steering kits for the X. None of them offer a shear point on the knuckle. I've tried to break mine in the testing phase. Apos has seen the kind of stress I put mine though before he bought his. I think they will last. The thought of stronger bolts? Never a bad idea really with any part that handles a load. What's a few bucks for added peace of mind right? I have a feeling you might have gotten a bad bolt or something though DR with the system you tested for AC. Like I said, this style of system has been race proven over the last 5 years.

***I've been typing this over the course of an hour at work so bear with me***

Also, I think the addition of some sort of shear mount would greatly impact the articulation of the part. There is no way to do it, at least I don't think so by just looking at pictures, of building a shear point and not having it come in contact with the tierod or heim end itself.

Back to work....again.