| RE:Where to get heim rod ends? |
Subject: RE:Where to get heim rod ends? by CentralCoaster on 2008/2/6 21:50:40 What's wrong with a 5/8"x1/2" ? I figured you were doing 3/4" because of the bolt size. Those rod ends looked really narrow, I figured the stock bushing would be way wider and you'd need some shims in there. Are you sure you don't want to clamp any force on the sides of the ball? How tight do the As for the attachment, I was mixing that up with a control arm mount, I forgot you were dealing with basically replacing a miniature ball joint.(factory tie rod end) Is it really necessary to replace those? They already have bearings in them. I thought the goal was to just get rid of the bushings. Also I think you may be incorrect on those control arm bolts being in shear from the factory. The bolts merely clamp the bushing sleeves. The load is taken up by the contact surface between the sleeve end and the knuckle. The bolt isn't supposed to carry that load. The bolt should be (?) in pure tension I believe. Otherwise you can visualize the slop allowing the inner sleeve to rattle on the bolt and beat it to death. |
