Alright... My brain is scrambled after researching D44 steering to death. I guess I need a little bit of a push or some assurance that I'm on the right path here.
Here's what I'm working with...
'91 wrangler
wagoneer D44
Chevy flat top knuckles
MAD4WD highsteer arms with chevy 1-ton tie-rod end tapers.
My plan is to have the drag link and tie-rod seperate (no inverted-T stuff). My pass. side arm has plenty of room for both tie-rod ends, and MAD4wd already reamed the holes I will need.
This is about as far as I've gotten. I need to build a drag link and tie-rod. I thought about using DOM and getting weld-in inserts for the tubing size I use and the tie-rod ends I end up with, does this sound reasonable? Should I use something other than standard 1.25" DOM for the tie-rod and drag link? Should I just get some thicker stuff and tap the ends for the TRE's? Are jamnuts going to be enough to keep it together, or is there a better way?
Next up... anybody got any MOOG or other part numbers I can give to the parts store monkey for a simple left and right hand threaded 7/8" TRE? or an application? I know they're going to look at me funny when I say "Chevy 1-ton tie-rod end".
Does this plan sound sane? I want this to be "bulletproof"... I'm sick and tired of dealing with stupid steering problems. Oh yeah, and it's too late to try to persuade me to use heims. :flipoff:
Here's what I'm working with...
'91 wrangler
wagoneer D44
Chevy flat top knuckles
MAD4WD highsteer arms with chevy 1-ton tie-rod end tapers.
My plan is to have the drag link and tie-rod seperate (no inverted-T stuff). My pass. side arm has plenty of room for both tie-rod ends, and MAD4wd already reamed the holes I will need.
This is about as far as I've gotten. I need to build a drag link and tie-rod. I thought about using DOM and getting weld-in inserts for the tubing size I use and the tie-rod ends I end up with, does this sound reasonable? Should I use something other than standard 1.25" DOM for the tie-rod and drag link? Should I just get some thicker stuff and tap the ends for the TRE's? Are jamnuts going to be enough to keep it together, or is there a better way?
Next up... anybody got any MOOG or other part numbers I can give to the parts store monkey for a simple left and right hand threaded 7/8" TRE? or an application? I know they're going to look at me funny when I say "Chevy 1-ton tie-rod end".
Does this plan sound sane? I want this to be "bulletproof"... I'm sick and tired of dealing with stupid steering problems. Oh yeah, and it's too late to try to persuade me to use heims. :flipoff: