hiem style tie rods

[miami1]

im looking into making a set of these, can anyone tell me where i can buy the tapered bolt for the spindles? i can buy the heims and some alum or steel rods

 

[beastlywarrior228]

Hmmm try mcmaster

 

[miami1]

im curios if the taper for the ball joints is the same as the tie rods, if so then i think this would work, they look like they have the same nut om my bike

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Raptor-350-...Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr&hash=item3a6d1f676a

 

[DeadLastRacing]

im curios if the taper for the ball joints is the same as the tie rods, if so then i think this would work, they look like they have the same nut om my bike

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Raptor-350-...Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr&hash=item3a6d1f676a

Those are for the a-arm heims. McMaster has the smaller heims for the tie-rods. Also, ASR does sell replacement heims for the rods, in fact I need to replace mine.

http://www.amstarmanufacturing.com/images/A-XTRE.JPG

 

[miami1]

so.. there is no taper on them at all?

 

[DeadLastRacing]

Nope. And there is no taper on the large ones either. The tapered part is that way because of the spindle hole is tapered. The hols on the stem and the spindle rod is a round hole all the way through.

 

[miami1]

ok then this is what im looking for!!

http://www.midwestcontrol.com/series.php?id=169

 

[DeadLastRacing]

It would appear so. This is an option to.....I think

http://www.mcmaster.com/#rod-ends/=f6u4fu

 

[miami1]

im on to something awesome!!!! dont order your parts just yet!!

 

[miami1]

here it is! heim style tie rods with chrome moly ends for $86.78 or less if you use your own rods and nuts (no pun intended lol). im going to order this with out the nuts cause im sure you can get a better deal at lowes!

http://www.midwestcontrol.com/

item qty part # price

nuts 4 nut, lock, m10x1.50 zinc clear $2.90 ea
studs 4 sbdw-10 $3.25 ea
heims 2 dxtm-10 $8.61 ea
2 dxtml-10 $8.49 ea
rods 2 mht-m10-250 $4.50 ea
jam nuts 2 nut, jam, m10x1.50 $4.54 ea
2 nut, jam, m10x1.50lh $4.95 ea

total $86.78


this is asuming your tie rods are 9.5" long (stock on my 2007 raptor), 250mm is about 1/4" longer than stock, +2's would be around 300mm's but you might check first. the heims are also availible in fine thread for a couple $'s more but i didnt look for fine tie rods

 

[miami1]

im not sure what happend but i had that all spaced out so so it could be read