encapsulated heims

GrandZJ · Feb 6, 2007

anyone ever run these for steering on their rig?

http://janssenmotorsports.com/produ...d=179&osCsid=2f9418af48ec40dd99b77e1dea8f59bb

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/e...spagename=rvi:1:1&viewitem=&item=120081806176

skrause · Feb 6, 2007

Isn't that pretty much what a normal steering rod end is?

GrandZJ · Feb 6, 2007

It's a regular heim with a boot and cover.

skrause · Feb 6, 2007

GrandZJ said:
It's a regular rod end with a boot and cover.

Right, so now the only remaining difference is the "bolt" is still a seperate part of the assembly.

BTW, Heim is a brand. :flipoff: :stirpot:

Bunk1 · Feb 6, 2007

skrause said:
BTW, Heim is a brand. :flipoff: :stirpot:

tech=Spherical rod end. Do this for me shane

what stops yer rig?

and if a component on yer rig failed it did what? (you know what im getting at)

skrause · Feb 6, 2007

Bunk said:
tech=Spherical rod end.

yep.

Bunk said:
what stops yer rig?

Gravity, lack of power, the nearest immovable object, sunspots. :flipoff: If you wanna get technical... conversion of kinetic enegry into heat energy.

Bunk said:
and if a component on yer rig failed it did what? (you know what im getting at)

My junk doesn't yield. :flipoff:

84Toyota4x4 · Feb 6, 2007

Looks like a regular rod end, but with a "bolt" that has a large head with a seal to cover one side of the rod end, then a boot on the other side.

What would be the point of using those? You wouldnt mount the links single sheer the way those are made would you? Usually you use a full through bolt that goes through one tab, then the rod end, then another tab. If you run those the way they are set up, it would be a tab with the rod end coming off one side, not what I would use as a suspension link.

You can just get boot covers for regular rod ends and put them on both sides and accomplish basically the same thing with rod ends of choice.

~T.J.

skrause · Feb 6, 2007

84Toyota4x4 said:
You wouldnt mount the links single sheer the way those are made would you?

You're absolutely right, looks like only single shear is possible with these. I'd like to see some pics of the components seperated. But if you look at their intended application, it appears to be nothing more than a ball joint replacement for an atv steering knuckle.

84Toyota4x4 · Feb 7, 2007

Yeah, like I said, it looks like theyre just a special "bolt" with a big head that seals to one side, and a retaining ring washer for the boot on the other, along with a spacer to keep from crushing it all like a TRE.

~T.J.

skrause · Feb 7, 2007

It can't be though, how would it flex.

Bunk1 · Feb 7, 2007

skrause said:
yep.

Gravity, lack of power, the nearest immovable object, sunspots. :flipoff: If you wanna get technical... conversion of kinetic enegry into heat energy.

My junk doesn't yield. :flipoff:

Brakes= slowing down
Break=what a toyota does.