ejin4499 Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 (edited) For purposes of correcting tie rod angle on a lifted truck for light duty off roading. NOT wheeling just getting off the beaten path a little bit. Any thoughts? Edited February 19, 2014 by ejin4499 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 They seat into a taper, how is that going to work? B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejin4499 Posted February 19, 2014 Author Share Posted February 19, 2014 (edited) Heres a pic to the basic concept. http://www.superstreetonline.com/techarticles/sstp_1008_nissan_240sx_project/photo_05.html Its for lowering Nissan 240 but the concept is the same just reversed. I think that is called a heim joint and then its just a milled piece that seats into the taper with an adjuster on it. Looks relatively simple the ones pictured I think are designed with drifting in mind. Gotta be strong to put up with that. Edited February 19, 2014 by ejin4499 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Yes, the heim joints are the way to go. A few people have set up their front end that way, the grassroots4x4 centerlink has some welded on and most of the SAS guys use them. I wouldn't call that set up tie rod spacers though... Personally, I'd just go with this. http://www.grassroots4x4.com/index.php?page=shop.browse&category_id=3&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=1&vmcchk=1&Itemid=1 The stock tie rods have a male threaded taper to locate on so you would have to have a female tapered adapter to bolt them on. I'm not sure of the benefit of putting a 90* ball joint into a heim joint joint though. The real reason the stock center links wear out is that they lift and rotate under extreme load and then bell mouth the tapers. Are we still talking about the same thing? B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejin4499 Posted February 19, 2014 Author Share Posted February 19, 2014 The main reason I was looking for something to correct the tie rod angle is to get rid of bump steer. If one could space up the tie rod to level it out wouldn't that help with bump steer? If it happens to extend the life of the center link thats a bonus. The other thing I was looking for was a TRE with a really long stud. |____ Stock truck | ___ Lifted truck with tierod at an angle |/ | |------ Lifted truck with somthing to raise where the tierod attaches to the spindle | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Ok, you are talking about at the steering knuckle... That's a tough one, I'm going to have to look and see that kind of room/geometry there is. I doubt an adapter would work though. B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejin4499 Posted February 19, 2014 Author Share Posted February 19, 2014 I've looked and it is a little tight but there is some room with stock wheels. I was thinking even something in an tetris shape may work. ______ | |_ | | | | | Could something be welded to the knuckle ? Like say a piece of another knuckle to move the attachment point a little further in (effectively .5 inches) so now you have space to clear the wheel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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