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MoblMec
PostPosted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 5:59 pm 
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I am fixing to do my steering and was wondering what joints to use ??? Heim. Ford, Int.
Also is Heim street legal??
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MickeyMouse
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I run ford end and they work well. However, your arms will need to be reamed out to fit the ford ends

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Same deal with the internationals, they are just a little bit larger then the fords.

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heim joints. Half the effort to install them and much cheaper.
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Ford gets used in the spindles to leave more meat in the spindle to hold it.
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hillaholic wrote:
heim joints. Half the effort to install them and much cheaper.


If I had to do mine again, I think I would go with Heim Joints..

The ford ends work well but I bent my spindle a few months ago and I had to replace my spindle. Unfortunately, that meant that I had to get my spindles reamed again..

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Heims, do it right the first time and be done with it.

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Heims, do it right the first time and be done with it.


I agree.

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MadMike wrote:
Heims, do it right the first time and be done with it.


Besides right or wrong, its stronger and cheaper.

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hillaholic wrote:
heim joints. Half the effort to install them and much cheaper.


amen!!! :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
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Bob-o
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Does anyone have a pic of the heim end? I have stock link pin spindles and would much rather use a heim end than ream for an international. I am using 2.5x1 arms and expect about 10" of travel. Will these work for me?
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3/4" heims with mis alignment spacers will work just fine.
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thanks! thats what I wanted to see
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Mike lets see the rest of the buggy. Did you change colors?
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That's Jim's buggy I rebuilt over the winter.
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what size tie rod s are those? You mention using 3/4 heims with misalignment spacers but everywhere I find 3/4 heims the bung used to insert into the rod requires a 1 1/4" dom tube! Thats huge and yours really dont look that big. Any help?
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Forget the bungs, get steel swedged radius rods. Cheap way to do it right.
http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Swedged-S ... ,2091.html

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I got my parts today and mocked them up!
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