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A. Cole
 Post subject: Thru Rods
PostPosted: Sun Nov 06, 2011 9:25 pm 
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What are you all doing to hold your thru rods? I have the the clamp/nut, but they tend to come loose. Is there something better?

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 Post subject: Re: Thru Rods
PostPosted: Mon Nov 07, 2011 1:14 pm 
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weld a nut on one side, and I either run 2 thin jam nuts or a lock nut on the other side

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A. Cole
 Post subject: Re: Thru Rods
PostPosted: Mon Nov 07, 2011 9:34 pm 
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That what I had in mind... thanks Nick.

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PhillipM
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 9:42 am 
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Just made ours left and right handed with thrust washers under the bolts, seem to be fine with a bit of locktite.
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Dee Ell
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Use nylon washers between the arm aond the nuts,that will help also.
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Dee Ell
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 5:46 pm 
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put the welded nut on the driver side an the wafer jam nuts on the passanger side.this way if the tire hits them it will not loosen them.
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PhillipM
 Post subject: Re: Thru Rods
PostPosted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 5:47 pm 
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Dee Ell wrote:
Use nylon washers between the arm aond the nuts,that will help also.


That's why I used thrust bearings!
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rockrockets1
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 6:38 pm 
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We drill threw the nut and threw rod and drive in a roll pin cut it to length :wink: Drive it out to change.
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