Rough Country steering stabilizer installed...PICS !
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From: HOMELESS
Originally Posted by PhillipSVT
In the off road world, heim joints are known to wear out faster than TRE's. 
However, incorrect geometry can take it all out and cause both TRE's and heim joints to wear quick. Once worn, the heim joints become loud and irritating when driven.
However, incorrect geometry can take it all out and cause both TRE's and heim joints to wear quick. Once worn, the heim joints become loud and irritating when driven.Depends on the brand and quality of the Heim joint......and care taken to protect it.
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Originally Posted by pitstain
Depends on the brand and quality of the Heim joint......and care taken to protect it.
Bullet Proof's rod ends are maintenance free and (allegedly) tested to far exceed the life of ball joints, and provide for less play in the steering than ball joints. Check them out. Pretty damn impressive.
And for $90 each, they should be.
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I have not called BT yet. I have to decide what I'm going to do. If I'm keeping the BT spindles, then I'm going to use what I have. If I'm selling them and sticking with the stockers, then I will probably exchange them and sell the new ones.
I'll post my response from our earlier e-mails:
You just can’t tell from looking at photos of control arms. Using the old rule of steering links parallel to the control arms is a poor substitute for measurement.
First, parallel may not be the best arrangement. It all depends on where the mounting points are for the three levers – LCA, UCA, tie rod. In the image below, you can see that the tie rod can be way not parallel with the LCA, and still get zero BS. That’s why this eyeballing thing is not good enough.
Second, when you look at the LCA laying flat on a bench, the outer pivot point (the ball joint) and the inner pivot point (the centerline of the bushing) do not appear to be parallel. So the LCA as a lever may not be parallel with its upper or lower surfaces. I will take some photographs this weekend and try to map out these lines.
[edit: first post (and e-mail) too early in the morning. It was based on the flawed assumption that the BJ points up. Doh.]
I'll post my response from our earlier e-mails:
You just can’t tell from looking at photos of control arms. Using the old rule of steering links parallel to the control arms is a poor substitute for measurement.
First, parallel may not be the best arrangement. It all depends on where the mounting points are for the three levers – LCA, UCA, tie rod. In the image below, you can see that the tie rod can be way not parallel with the LCA, and still get zero BS. That’s why this eyeballing thing is not good enough.
Second, when you look at the LCA laying flat on a bench, the outer pivot point (the ball joint) and the inner pivot point (the centerline of the bushing) do not appear to be parallel. So the LCA as a lever may not be parallel with its upper or lower surfaces. I will take some photographs this weekend and try to map out these lines.
[edit: first post (and e-mail) too early in the morning. It was based on the flawed assumption that the BJ points up. Doh.]
Last edited by Tim Skelton; Feb 2, 2007 at 11:22 AM.