What's new
CK5
Register an account today to become a member! Once signed in, you'll be able to participate on this site by adding your own topics and posts, as well as connect with other members.

drag link ends

M

metto

Registered Member
Joined
Jan 17, 2005
Posts
64
Reaction score
0
Location
Raleigh, NC
i posted this in the ORD forums, but i figured id get an answer faster over here. what is the part number for the 1 ton TRE's that are so popular for steering setups? the ones that have the 7/8-18 thread series? i went the the parts store and asked for drag link ends from an '86 1 ton chevy 4x4 and they didnt fit the drag link (ord bent drag link). wtf am i missing? :confused:
 
Most places that make tie rods and drag links aren't going to give you the part #'s. I know I don't give them out. Bad for business. Not trying to be a jerk, but those of us that make/sell them had to do the research. We have a lot of time and effort invested in it.
 
Most places that make tie rods and drag links aren't going to give you the part #'s. I know I don't give them out. Bad for business. Not trying to be a jerk, but those of us that make/sell them had to do the research. We have a lot of time and effort invested in it.
Click to expand...

What company do you own or work for?
 
shane74 said:
Most places that make tie rods and drag links aren't going to give you the part #'s. I know I don't give them out. Bad for business. Not trying to be a jerk, but those of us that make/sell them had to do the research. We have a lot of time and effort invested in it.
Click to expand...

So what, people who buy your tie-rods have to buy TRE's from you for life? That seems rediculous. Guess thats why I bought from WFO, Trevor is very friendly and helpful.
 
TrcksR4ME said:
So what, people who buy your tie-rods have to buy TRE's from you for life? That seems rediculous. Guess thats why I bought from WFO, Trevor is very friendly and helpful.
Click to expand...

No, we don't sell the TRE's at all. I am not going to gouge customers on something they can go get from their local parts stores. It is morally wrong IMO to buy the same part, upcharge for it, and then charge for shipping it as well when they can take the part #'s we give them and go to the local parts store and buy them for about 1/2 of what I could sell them to them for.

We give the customer the TRE part #'s on their invoices. They never have to buy them from us ever.

The reason we don't just hand out certain information is because there are different designs out there. What works for ours, may not work for someone elses. Also, we NEVER copy another company's design. They may be similar, but we never buy a competitors product and reverse engineer it. All of our products are a result of design and fabrication from zero. That is another practice that is morally wrong IMO. It's very prevalent in todays business world, but very unethical IMO. We don't do that, EVER.

See what happens when you assume? :p:
 
metto said:
yea but it seems wrong IMO to sell me somthing and not tell me what fits it
Click to expand...

Yeah, now that would really piss me off. If you can tell me what the length is of your tie rod, I'll e-mail you the part numbers so you can get what you need. :waytogo:
 
1-ton said:
What company do you own or work for?
Click to expand...
I am 1/3 owner of Black Widow Performance. Actually, all of us are CK5 members and have been for a long time. We all own Chev's

I own a '74 blazer
My partner owns an '84 short wide
My other partner owns a '72 blazer

We do a lot of other stuff too (hot rods, street cars, tuner cars, etc.) but our trucks are our passion. :smile1:
 
shane74 said:
No, we don't sell the TRE's at all. I am not going to gouge customers on something they can go get from their local parts stores. It is morally wrong IMO to buy the same part, upcharge for it, and then charge for shipping it as well when they can take the part #'s we give them and go to the local parts store and buy them for about 1/2 of what I could sell them to them for.

We give the customer the TRE part #'s on their invoices. They never have to buy them from us ever.

The reason we don't just hand out certain information is because there are different designs out there. What works for ours, may not work for someone elses. Also, we NEVER copy another company's design. They may be similar, but we never buy a competitors product and reverse engineer it. All of our products are a result of design and fabrication from zero. That is another practice that is morally wrong IMO. It's very prevalent in todays business world, but very unethical IMO. We don't do that, EVER.

See what happens when you assume? :p:
Click to expand...


:haha: Ok, that makes sense :doah:
 
well ORD told me that if i want it to fit, i have to use THEIR rod ends and that its my problem if i cant find ones at the parts store that are the right legnth. shane74 my email is [email protected], email me and ill give you the legnth of my DL
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Latest Posts

Top Bottom