bigiron
Stuck in the Swamp
who makes the toughest 3/4 x 3/4x18 and 5/8 x 3/4 x18 heims i keep pulling mine apart not enough meat around ball cup on the ones i am using also need left and right
who makes the toughest 3/4 x 3/4x18 and 5/8 x 3/4 x18 heims i keep pulling mine apart not enough meat around ball cup on the ones i am using also need left and right
my steering they are 16 my old stuff was 18 i have d60 dually hubs 2 1/2 backspace wheels 12" wide with 44 boggers lots of scrub i took out my stops today trying to get more turn and broke a heim think my axle bound up to break it i am running psc double end ram and ram end is 5/8 on ram 3/4 on tie rod steering arm is 3/4 x3/4 lokking at wht broke it had a crack that let go but these are very thin around ball cup should be somthing heavier i think will try to get some pics up in am too dark now
I know for fact that the QA-1 5/8x3/4 rod ends is stronger than the Grade 8 5/8 bolt that goes in the rod end.
A 3/4x3/4 rod end is weaker than a 5/8x3/4 due to less meat behind the bolt that goes through it.
I suggest having a thin bushing made to use 5/8x 3/4 where you have the 3/4x3/4
Why on earth would you do that? You claim that the 5/8" bolt is the weak point of the smaller heim so you think he should downgrade the larger heim to the smaller and weaker bolt?..The 5/8" rod end may be rated stronger than a 3/4" of one particular brand but that's not true for all brands.
I think you should post pictures of what exactly it is your doing with these heims to break them. I know from experience that a good quality 3/4" heim is stronger than a 60 steering knuckle.
There is no arguement.... a 5/8 heim is stronger than a 3/4. There is less material on a 3/4 than a 5/8. Take a look some time
it is not breaking the bolts it is tearing the outside of the heim dont know how double shear would help in this case
Is the knuckle stopping but the ram still have more travel?