I've been crawling around under my truck (trying to keep my hands out of any unsuspecting slots) and I am really thinking that Cognito is on to something.
In that picture of CP on Metal Masher where the front tires are trying to meet up with each other in front of the truck, there is obviously something giving. We know it can't be just because the front end was drooping some because we do it all of the time without that kind of toe-in. So, assuming it was the centerlink because the centerlink is a tube of springy steel, it would have been bent upwards and toward the rear of the vehicle. This also creates rotation in the centerlink. The Cognitos braces against this rotation. While it preserves the pitman and idler arms, I am betting that it also reduces the amount of flexion experienced by the centerlink in situations such as the pictures shows.
I am thinking that the Fabtech tie-rods along with the Cognito kit is the best option for stabilizing the steering on our trucks and will reduce the chances of breaking.
Secondly and this is much more far-fetched a thought, I am wondering if this could possibly contribute to the failure of the CVs. A lot of stress is created on driveline equipment when the CVs cause the driveline to represent a U-shape (which would be the case if both front tires are pointing inward). If power is transferred to both tires and the tires are trying to point at each other, it seems that this creates a lot of bind on the front driveline.
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