tie rod?

no excuses · Sep 9, 2009

I am going to be replacing my tie rods on my buggy after breaking the ones that I have. Should I go with solid bar stock or heavy wall DOM tubing? I am running 3/4" rod ends on them so I would prob. just get them in 11/16" ID to tap them out to 3/4" fine thread and what would be a good OD? Or just get solid stock and drill and tap to 3/4" fine thread? Does any one make them ? These will be only 7.5" long eachl. Thanks stan..

Hip · Sep 9, 2009

Bunk is the man.

http://www.nw-wheelers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=40460&highlight=steering

Damnyankee · Sep 9, 2009

I take it its full hydro.

i'd run tubing.

Mark m. · Sep 9, 2009

Hip said:
Bunk is the man.

http://www.nw-wheelers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=40460&highlight=steering

x2

Bunk1 · Sep 9, 2009

1 1/4 solid chromo or solid 7075. I can hook ya up and ship em no problem.

WHITE TRASH1 · Sep 9, 2009

Mark m. said:
x2

Absomuthafawkinlutely no need to keep looking, the only way to get a better deal is to steal the material and machinery then kidnap someone to build them for ya.

crash2 · Sep 9, 2009

bunk the man.

Steering parts should not be hollow :redneck:

Clark · Sep 9, 2009

Another vote here for Bunk. I have all Bunk Built Links. 7075 solid, drilled and tapped.:awesomework:

Brian H · Sep 9, 2009

I have a solid chromo tie rod in mine as well from bunk. Local and cheap. Only way to go .:awesomework:

jeepmauler · Sep 9, 2009

Double ended ram and get rid of the tierod all together.

WHITE TRASH1 · Sep 9, 2009

jeepmauler said:
Double ended ram and get rid of the tierod all together.

That's a great idea!

no excuses said:
These will be only 7.5" long each.

But I think Stan already thought of that... Unless you is running rear steer on some axles he stole from one of Crash's r/c crawlers... :haha:

no excuses · Sep 10, 2009

jeepmauler said:
Double ended ram and get rid of the tierod all together.

thats how I have them lol, sounds like Bunk is the man, now just to figure aluminum or chromo, thats the new question. They will get smacked where they sit, hmmmm? Oh and I was quoted $66 for 2' DOM for this,

Joe, you will have a PM :awesomework:

Clark · Sep 10, 2009

7075 Aluminum. :awesomework:

no excuses · Sep 10, 2009

ClarkW said:
7075 Aluminum. :awesomework:

whats the advantage over chromo besides the weight and not rusting???

Clark · Sep 10, 2009

It will flex and spring back better on impacts, VS transmitting the force, and or bending which chromoly is more prone to do.

WHITE TRASH1 · Sep 10, 2009

ClarkW said:
It will flex and spring back better on impacts, VS transmitting the force, and or bending which chromoly is more prone to do.

The problem with aluminum is it will work harden after it is stressed and get brittle and the threaded area will either crack or simply pull the threads out. They are a good solution in a shorter term but dollar for dollar you just can't beat solid cromo.

Clark · Sep 10, 2009

I've not heard of anyone complaining about 7075 links before. Do you have some that this happened to?

WHITE TRASH1 · Sep 10, 2009

ClarkW said:
I've not heard of anyone complaining about 7075 links before. Do you have some that this happened to?

It's the nature of the material, aluminum alloy links will bend but the odds of them breaking when attempting to straighten the bend are huge due to embrittlement.

If you want to see failed tierods just look around a bit on pbb. All failures are aluminum, tube or broken heims.

Bunk1 · Sep 10, 2009

Ive seen 1 alum link fail..And yes it was on a video. I think its bfg's 2nd vid in the first 2 minutes or so of it. It looks like a 1 1/2 dia link(definately not 2 inch) and it took the most perfect hit ever to make it bend.

My reply and trashy's reply are the same based one one thing.

We both have no experience running alum links or steering links.

WHITE TRASH1 · Sep 10, 2009

Bunk said:
Ive seen 1 alum link fail..And yes it was on a video. I think its bfg's 2nd vid in the first 2 minutes or so of it. It looks like a 1 1/2 dia link(definately not 2 inch) and it took the most perfect hit ever to make it bend.

My reply and trashy's reply are the same based one one thing.

We both have no experience running alum links or steering links.

You are correct that I have never ran such items. I base my views on how aluminum reacts to being worked. Ever pulled the interior out of an aluminum boat? It's scary the amount of cracks you'll find stem to stern from work hardening.. You can weld them all day long but they'll come back just because that's what aluminum does... :;