sandyeggoxj
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What is the Max shank I should see on the heim? I was shooting for 1/4-3/8 visible shank. Less the better.
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The general rule is a minimum of the diameter of threads engaged in the insert. While I agree that the least exposed the better, my drag link ended up about 3/4" too long when I raised the mounting point up some.
sandyeggoxj
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Sweet. I can do that. But f$%& need to go bend my tie rod so it will clear the PS stuff. Can go full lock driver but only half to the passenger side. Gonna go get a shop to put a couple bends in my tie rod. Thinking about 10 degrees on each side should work fine.
I ended up buying Iron Rock's tie rod because it was already bent. Clears all the axle brackets with room to spare. So now I have 3/4" heims on the tie rod with no misalignment spacers and 7/8" heims on the drag link with spacers only on the pitman arm.
I cut up the old straight tie rod from Ruff Stuff and made a track bar with 7/8" heims.
I cut up the old straight tie rod from Ruff Stuff and made a track bar with 7/8" heims.
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Heck, I could've made you a deal on a bent tie rod. 
sandyeggoxj
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MARK! haha.
I ended up with a couple small degree bends. I'm not happy with it at all. It should work for the weekend and I'll get some new coil buckets that move back a bit and a higher trackbar mount and then cut off everything and put a straight tie rod on. My tie rod is exactly 48" long and I can get US DOM for like $8/ft so with the new threaded inserts I'm only out a few bucks. The coil buckets will be a little coin though.
The good news is that I was in jeopardy of ripping my TRE's on the draglink in half. So that is better. And I should still be able to wheel this weekend. So that is also good!
I ended up with a couple small degree bends. I'm not happy with it at all. It should work for the weekend and I'll get some new coil buckets that move back a bit and a higher trackbar mount and then cut off everything and put a straight tie rod on. My tie rod is exactly 48" long and I can get US DOM for like $8/ft so with the new threaded inserts I'm only out a few bucks. The coil buckets will be a little coin though.
The good news is that I was in jeopardy of ripping my TRE's on the draglink in half. So that is better. And I should still be able to wheel this weekend. So that is also good!
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- Lakeside, CA
Corral Canyon?? Where you finding DOM in SD area for $8/ft? Competitive wanted like $9/ft for 1.5" .250.
Mark
Mark
sandyeggoxj
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Yep, CC. Got a quote on it from a place in phoenix.
Heck, I could've made you a deal on a bent tie rod.
Using 1.5" dia, 1/4" wall tube? Some guy in the jeepspeed forum said he broke his die 3 times trying to bend it.
sandyeggoxj
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Yeah dom. Wasn't too bad.
kxfracer108
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my dom was $17 a foot.
