Knuckles?????????

BlackYJ · Mar 22, 2009

ok i have broken two stock knuckles in the past two times i rode. The second one ticked me off....finally finished my jeep and then broke it on the first trail

uke:

Any way i am looking at getting aftermarket knuckles and need to know some ideas? I like the solid knuckles but i know you have to buy their high steer arms and are kinda pricey. So what is everyones suggestion of the cheapest way to get some stout knuckles for a ford D60??????????? And Why i keep breakin them???????

rock mafia · Mar 22, 2009

BlackYJ said:
So what is everyones suggestion of the cheapest way to get some stout knuckles for a ford D60??????????? And Why i keep breakin them???????

There's no cheap way.

Stock knuckles (esp ford) are not very strong.

rock mafia · Mar 22, 2009

AFAIK, the solids are chevy/dodge only. So you would have to change spindles, hubs, etc. Other than buying dedenbears, you could try plating a set of stock knuckles. At least there are some cheaper arms for d-bears.

bigsilly · Mar 22, 2009

http://www.branikmotorsports.com/PRODUCTS/products.html

Reid Racing (Dedenbear) knuckles..... I had a set on my Chevy 60, they are very nice.

jtreeves1 · Mar 22, 2009

check your steering and see if it maxes out the knuckle or if puts it in any bind thats what breaks a lot of peoples and they don't notice :dblthumb:

Cole · Mar 22, 2009

jtreeves1 said:
check your steering and see if it maxes out the knuckle or if puts it in any bind thats what breaks a lot of peoples and they don't notice

Yeah very true.

You could always plate the Stock Knuckles. There is a pretty good thread about it on Pirate.

BlackYJ · Mar 22, 2009

i guess thats what i get for putting something ford under my jeep. The only ford thing on it and its the weekest part :woot:

Of course the rest of the axle has been pretty good to me. No other problems except the lockrite which i jammed a peice of plate in and welded up four years ago at summertown with a flux core welder and is still goin strong :****:

jtreeves1 · Mar 22, 2009

how in the hell do you turn

BlackYJ · Mar 22, 2009

well i thought about my ram may be pushing to far on out on them. Is there anything i could do to lessen the stroke? i think its 8" now. Its a double ended ram from POS

caglezxj · Mar 22, 2009

jtreeves1 said:
check your steering and see if it maxes out the knuckle or if puts it in any bind thats what breaks a lot of peoples and they don't notice

X2 , if your steering ram is stroking further than your stops on the knuckle allows it puts some major pressure on the knuckles. If it is a PSC cylinder they can put some cushions/stops inside the cylinder . If it is a single ended ram then maybe adjust the stroke by moving the cylinder.

I ran dedenbears on my XJ Ford Dana 60. You can get a set around 500.00 . Never had an issue with them. And you get the 5th bolt in the high steer also.

BlackYJ · Mar 22, 2009

jtreeves1 said:
how in the hell do you turn

haha alot of six point turnin or just gas on it :driving:

caglezxj · Mar 22, 2009

BlackYJ said:
well i thought about my ram may be pushing to far on out on them. Is there anything i could do to lessen the stroke? i think its 8" now. Its a double ended ram from POS

Jack the front up and turn it all the way right and left. See how much stroke is left when you hit your knuckle stops. That will be the difference you need. But with this said if you had beefy knuckles you would probably be ok.

BlackYJ · Mar 22, 2009

ok well i have noticed that when its dirty there is about an inch of my shaft that does not go in on either side.....so i guess i should probably get the cushions installed. And it looks like ill be saving for some dedenbears.....disheartening when i spent all that money and time redoing the rear and then the front breaks but i guess thats part of it :

caglezxj · Mar 22, 2009

Think of it as progress.....

BamaTJ · Mar 22, 2009

For fords get the Reid Racing knuckles unless you want to swap to chevy outers

1TONZR2 · Mar 22, 2009

I plated my stock knuckles after finding one was cracked (replaced with non cracked stocker) I have had zero problems so far.

Brian

J.A.B · Mar 23, 2009

Brandon - looks like EOR has a deal going right now.....

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