Jimmy Joint and Aluminum Link Special

[MRJ]

It's almost buggy building time for next season so to get things off to a good start we are offering two pre-order specials.

First Special: Jimmy Joints
Both sizes of Jimmy Joints: Buy 7 and get the 8th joint free. Or, buy 14 and get 2 free joints for a total of 16 joints, plus a free aluminum spanner wrench. (The wrench is only included with a 16 piece order. They are available to purchase separately.)

Pricing
1-1/4'' Jimmy Joint (either R/H or L/H) = $120.00 ea.
7/8'' Jimmy Joint (either R/H or L/H) = $90.00 ea.
Large wrench = $25.00 ea.
Small wrench = $22.00 ea.

Now for an update on the Jimmy Joints. The large (1-1/4'' shank with 3/4'' bore) joints are now made in a one-piece design starting from a 14-pound billet of Chomoly steel. They still have the 5/8'' hole in the shank to help reduce weight and weigh the same as the two-piece (welded shank) design.

After one season of competition we have re-designed the 7/8'' Jimmy Joint. You may know that there were three total failures (as well as two cracked housings) during competition this season and we have been working on the design to fix this. The new 7/8'' Jimmy Joint is a completely new design. They will fit into the existing mounts for the older style, but the parts are not interchangeable between 1st and 2nd generation joints.

New features for both joints
A. 17-4 PH Stainless Steel pivot balls. (These are hardened to withstand more abuse. Also, they do not require any plating, which can peel after some abuse.)

B. All joints will come with the new race material. We had some issues with the UHMW and are currently testing two other types of self-lubricating nylon which is holding up extremely well.

Second Special: Aluminum Suspension Links
We are also going to take pre-orders on aluminum links. The deal on this one is buy 3 links and get the 4th for 1/2 prices, or buy 7 and get the 8th free. We can also add drag links as well as track bars, just ask me and I will give you a better price if these are ordered together.

We are making links from 2'' or 1-3/4'' 7075-T6 aluminum. The 2'' is for 1-1/4'' heims or Jimmy Joints and the 1-3/4'' is for 7/8'' heims or Jimmy Joints. The links feature drilled, threaded, and tapered ends as well as wrench flats on both ends. They will come engraved with our logo. We can engrave a custom logo for an additional price, please ask me to provide a quote. These are available in any length. The arms come in a scotch-brite finish. We can have them high polished or powder coated for an additional price as well, once again just ask me to quote this.

Pricing: There is a base-price for the end work as well as material costs. This is determined by the length of each link (you will need to round up to the nearest foot for pricing.) The base-price is $65.00 per link to do the end work, plus $22.00 per foot on 2'' links or $20.00 per foot on 1-3/4'' links. (For example: a 34'' x 1-3/4'' link would cost $125.00.)

How do you get this pricing for the Jimmy Joints and the Aluminum Links? Place you order now! Orders must be received and a 50% deposit on the order total must be paid on or before Friday, October 29th. The products will ship by December 23rd via FedEx Ground and Summit Machine, Inc. will cover all shipping costs. Send your order in now to get in on this great deal!

How to contact us:
Phone: Call Mike at (801) 576-8424
Fax: To attn: Mike at (801) 576-8425
E-mail: mike@summitmachine.com

[MRJ]

I will get pics up tomorrow. Please call with any questions.

[MRJ]

pic's still in the works. We had our pc's rebuilt and I am trying to find my photo's

[MRJ]

btt

[samiguy]

where are the pics?
btt

[samiguy]

...still waiting :D

[jekbrown]

yeah, pics would be good... :D

are the links solid and just drilled/threaded for ends or are they tube? if the latter, what wall thickness? weight per foot?

j

[MRJ]

I don't know where all the pictures went but here are a few

[MRJ]

These are pics of the older small joint. The new ones are in our schedule to start in November. The biggest difference is the outer wall thickness on the body. The new one will be almost 3x thicker here to prevent failures. Also the balls will be made from 17-4 PH stainless not nickel plated like the one in these pictures. They will still be black zinc plated. The large joint looks identical to this but 3x bigger. As soon as we get them plated I will post pictures.

Also we feel the upgrades will make this the best joint out there. Summit Machine will replace any joint that has failed. This does'nt cover any cosmetic damage. If the joint breaks you will get a new one plain and simple.

[MRJ]

The aluminum links are made from solid 7075-76 aluminum bar. We drill and thread them on our lathe. All links are CNC machined with tapers and wrench flats on them. They come engraved with the Summit Machine logo (we can do custom logos as well I just need to quote this on an individual basis.)

The control arms are made from either 2" or 1-3/4" diameter material.

Tie rods are made from 1-1/2" diameter material.

Johhny G has been running the same tie-rod all season without a problem. His lowwer links have not had any problems after the switch in materials and sizes.

[MRJ]

We are going to extend this offer one more month since alot of people were busy in October with the Super Crawl.

Order by November 30th to receive this deal. I will update the shipping date as soon as possible.

We will be attending the SEMA show all next week and will not be availible for questions. If you have a question please contact us November 8th or later.

Thanks for the interest in our products.

[samiguy]

would the small Jimmy Joint hold up to the side loads of being the only joint in a 3-link (upper rear) on a samurai?

[MRJ]

would the small Jimmy Joint hold up to the side loads of being the only joint in a 3-link (upper rear) on a samurai?

The new Joint will have no problems in this application. A local fab shop is building a class 7 race truck with them as uni-ball type a-arms.

[RufusTheRam]

would you recommend the large joint as the main attachment for a rear 1 link w/ panhard? fullsize truck/rockwells/240 hp small block.

[MRJ]

would you recommend the large joint as the main attachment for a rear 1 link w/ panhard? fullsize truck/rockwells/240 hp small block.

I would say this is a good application. The 1-1/4" joints are very beefy. We have not seen any issues with them. We would take care of any problems if for some odd reason there were any.

[samiguy]

do you have the jam nuts and weld-in inserts for the Jr. joint? What size pipe does the insert weld into? Total and shipping to 06096 for 1 each Jr. joint, jam nut and insert. Thanks.

[keithflux]

I really like the new non-welded shank version, are these modified Heim ends from a manufacturer?

Or a complete custom product?

[MRJ]

do you have the jam nuts and weld-in inserts for the Jr. joint? What size pipe does the insert weld into? Total and shipping to 06096 for 1 each Jr. joint, jam nut and insert. Thanks.

For this I will recomend that you talk to Dave/Pig @ Polyperformance. He has parts in stock. Thanks for the interest.

[MRJ]

I really like the new non-welded shank version, are these modified Heim ends from a manufacturer?

Or a complete custom product?

Keith,

They are a complete custom product. We start with a 14 lb. Blank of Cromo steel and cut it to about a pound on the large joint.

[wheelsup]

So, what do these Jimmy Joints look like? A bigger version of a johnny joint, one of the RE superflex bsuhings, etc.?
I have the superride bushings in my rig now, and they work great, I am concered with going to the superflex, seems they could wear and make noise real quick, as bad as heims maybe.
brian

[MRJ]

So, what do these Jimmy Joints look like? A bigger version of a johnny joint, one of the RE superflex bsuhings, etc.?
I have the superride bushings in my rig now, and they work great, I am concered with going to the superflex, seems they could wear and make noise real quick, as bad as heims maybe.
brian

Please look at the pictures posted above. They look like a heim joint, though the ball is one piece. The high misalignment spacers are machined into the ball. They are rebuildable and adjustable for wear. All the parts are available for replacment. They all have grease fittings as well.

[wheelsup]

Thanks, i just found the pics. All I seen the first time were the ones of the rig.