I slipped and fell into some money and I am about to purchase the parts for my new steering links.
The options I was looking at was either 1 ton TRE's or 7/8" QA1 rod ends. I know a lot of this boils down to personal preference but what is the better option? I do drive highway miles and I do plan to add a ram assist.
I prefer 1-ton Drag link ends, when I can run a taper. If I have to run one joint on the top of an arm, and one below though, obviously I am stuck with the heims.
Cant beat a taper, greasability, castle nut + cotter pin, and way more adjustment threads.
I am not a big fan of the 1 ton TREs, as they cant handle the angle of the big gay monster trucks down here.
Ok thanks for the replies I was worried about the angle but since I plan to run it TRO and I have a drop arm it shouldn't be an issue. Not to mention it is a bit cheaper than the rod ends.
37x12.50R17 looking to go to 38.5 next 69 early bronco 302 swapping to 351W front is a 76 EB Dana 44 when finished will have 4340 shafts aussie locker and 4.88's approx 5.5 inches of suspension lift.
Ive ran both- currently have 3/4" rod ends that are about 4 years old now and my rig gets street driven quite a bit. The slop is very minor IMHO and is just a light clunk sound at low speeds. I can still do 75 down interstate with two fingers on the steering wheel.
I think its a toss up at this point. Heims are stronger but louder (eventually). TRE's are quiet, stay tight, but weaker.
i guess id say go 1 ton tre for now and if you start breaking them you can always upgrade to rod ends down the road. carry more than one spare to be safe though
Pretty tough to beat $13 for heat treated cro-mo 3/4" heim joints from RuffStuff.
I run heims on my steering and links and i'm pretty happy with them. I live in the desert so they don't see much in the way of mud/moisture so they may last longer than if you live in a wet/snowy climate.
Yeah true but I think I may go with the TRE's since I move around a lot, one day I could be in San Diego the next in North Carolina.
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