Since I'm in a little bit of a time crunch to get this done, I'll bug ya'll for help instead of doing the research like I usually do and then bug ya'll.'
Lets start with the crossover. Which tie rod ends are the best to use? tie rod charg Which one have ya'll had the best luck with? I know some of them are twice the price. I've also read not to use drag link ends on the tie rod. I also noticed the taper isn't the same. Which is the popular taper everyone has?
1988 Blazer...RIP
The only advice I have is BIG. I can jack my front end up by my tie rod. Not that you need to, but I saw Troy hang the FF Jeep from his on a rock in CO without bending. That was a plus in my book.
The disco ball in my mouth, insinuates I'm ballin'
chevy wonton, unless you are cool then it's FJ80
there's a company that makes rebuildable heims with a tapered mounting post. you might look into them. don't remember who it was though, search pirate
Originally Posted by Shaggy
I used Chevy one-ton and that is what most of the steering arms bought commercially are tapered for correct? I just had Vilas "Bridge ream?" the pitman arm to match the TRE. I just took them both in and said make it fit. Here's a link to a pic, looks like "ES2026R" to me. As far as the hydro part, Tom @ PSC is who helped Fred, although he just has the box and pump thus far.
http://www.offroadrepublic.com/galle...album06&id=aad
Last edited by BMFScout; 10-18-2005 at 11:43 AM.
Boats and hoes
Stumble in to the liquor store
With a dollar-fifty for a bottle of wine,
I know just what I'm lookin for
Thunderbird will do just fine.
That's a good idea. I never thought about having Villas do that. The company that I bought my arms from couldn't do it. I'll probably have Villas do that to the arms once my ends wear out and I need to replace them. What does that cost?
The disco ball in my mouth, insinuates I'm ballin'
seems like it was 20 something to have the pitman done, but I had them press in new ball joints at the same time so I don't really remember.
Boats and hoes
Stumble in to the liquor store
With a dollar-fifty for a bottle of wine,
I know just what I'm lookin for
Thunderbird will do just fine.
i went to napa and go the book out for TREs, and found the biggest they had before it went to a 1 1/4 thread. the biggest part of the taper is .899 and the smallest is .780. i think i only paid about $50 a piece for them. i don't really know what they came on but they look bigger than the ones in the link you have. i think that taper is 1 1/2 per foot. let me know if you want part #s
one pic
cool, thanks cody. give the part numbers if it's not too big of a pain.
1988 Blazer...RIP
269-2138, 269-2139
where did you wankers buy your tre ream? Anyone want to let me borrow theirs?
1988 Blazer...RIP
vilas
are you saying buy the ream from them or have them ream them out? I have 4 total. I also, might do this again if a dana 60 finds itself under the blazer permenatly
1988 Blazer...RIP
have them do it. it should be cheaper. they prolly already have the ream.
although, i do seem to remember some taper reams in the ME shop. not certain though.
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