Stomis
Professional Amateur
Yeah I bent my tierod like noones business. Whats my options company wize for a dom tierod?
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I'm too cool for stock tierods
- Thread starter Stomis
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ORD and NWF for sure, there are probably a lot more. The tie rod is just a piece of tubing that's threaded on each side.
Remember that a larger size in tube is MUCH more important in bending strength than the thickness.
Remember that a larger size in tube is MUCH more important in bending strength than the thickness.
plumber mike
1/2 ton status
Noob Question.Who/What is NWF?What material does/should it be made out of DOM?
Northwest Fab
DOM (Drawn Over Mandrel) is a method of producing tubing, its cold worked and receives finer machining than most tubing. It has a higher yield strength than cheaper tube and hence its tougher to bend.
And we're talking about steel tubing here.
destro360
Registered Member
shakerbuilt, ord, wfo or...... make your own 
there are tons of companys that have/make em. you could even put in an order for an oversized heavy duty "rock bar"
there are tons of companys that have/make em. you could even put in an order for an oversized heavy duty "rock bar"
Stomis
Professional Amateur
Yeah i think i'm gonna go with an 1-1/4 DOM with 7/8ths TR ends. I really dont think I need an 1-1/2 nor do I want heim joints on my daily driver.
Agreed on the heims, I don't run them anywhere on my rig even though its pretty much a trailer queen at this point.
IME, heims wear out in a hurry and there are better options out there; such as the GM tie rod ends, 1 ton sized on all the K-series trucks, designed to be mounted in single shear (which heims ARE NOT), long lasting and super stout.
I think my tie rod is 1.25" .25" thick DOM, its got a little bow to it but it keeps working, I've dropped the front of the truck down on the tie rod a few times (I'm fairly hard on parts). I think I would go with bigger tubing next time (well, next time for me will be full hydro which won't need a tie rod), but it all depends on how hard you use the rig. The 1.25" .25" tie rod has taken a bunch of abuse.
Stomis
Professional Amateur
Just got off the phone with WFO. I ordered the 1.5" DOM with "1 ton" TRE's.
$180 across the country to my door.
$180 across the country to my door.
Mmmmm Beef! Mine came from ORD.
Stomis
Professional Amateur
Yeah I have no means to tap like that etc.
Mikey von
1/2 ton status
Just ordered the same thing today from Trevor at WFO!
