Crossover - Tie Rod

[AZ79K5Project]

I am in the process of finishing my crossover. My knuckles are off a 76 which has the top down tie rod mounting. The stock one has a drop style tie rod. My stock 87 tie rod has about 1/8 inch clearance b/w the tie rod and springs.

Anyone running a HD style tie rod on a top down knuckle?

 

[y5mgisi]

Man i didnt understand that, Could you maybe try to clarify?

 

[MTBLAZER89]

I am but I am running 0-rates too. I did notice that clearance would be very little without zero-rates. With 0-rates I needed a spacer under my crossover arm to keep the draglink off the top of the springs. I am not sure if they make the dropped style aftermarket TRE's. I asked this question before though and people are running the same setup as you.

Here is a pic of mine.

 

[dremu]

I am in the process of finishing my crossover. My knuckles are off a 76 which has the top down tie rod mounting. The stock one has a drop style tie rod. My stock 87 tie rod has about 1/8 inch clearance b/w the tie rod and springs.

Anyone running a HD style tie rod on a top down knuckle?

I ended up doing highsteer for that very reason... couldn't get the tierod (aftermarket) to go down into the knuckles.

-- A

 

[thedrip]

I put the joints into the knuckles, then threaded my (aftermarket) tie-rod onto the two joints. Only way they went together. I went hi-steer the first time I had to replace a joint.

 

[AZ79K5Project]

I put the joints into the knuckles, then threaded my (aftermarket) tie-rod onto the two joints...

That's the way I did mine on Saturday. I'm just thinking about a trail replacement issue.

 

[AZ79K5Project]

Man i didnt understand that, Could you maybe try to clarify?

Sure - the top down mounting for the stock setup has a drop type tie rod. Napa's part number: MRCDS841



Normal TRE's don't have the "bend" to get the tie rod away from the springs. It makes changing them a PITA.

Here's a link with a picture of what I'm asking/talking about: Click - pic is about halfway down

 

[y5mgisi]

looking at that pic it seams like someone could use that same draglink but with a heim at the knuckle and no zero-rates, and do one of these numbers...for a quick and easy cross over install...

 

[79k20350]

I ended up doing highsteer for that very reason... couldn't get the tierod (aftermarket) to go down into the knuckles.

-- A

I dont like the idea of highsteer on a 44 though. It puts alot more strees on alot less area... The balljoints are small already, and now its just incresing forces on them...

 

[AZ79K5Project]

I dont like the idea of highsteer on a 44 though. It puts alot more strees on alot less area... The balljoints are small already, and now its just incresing forces on them...

I've read a few posts where high steer has caused or been a factor in the sheering of the bolts and other breakage.