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11-24-2022, 11:31 PM | #1 |
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Raised tie rod arms?
So I just woke up to make my daughter a bottle and a thought popped into my head...has anyone ever bent the tie rod arms up as opposed to heating/bending the steering arms down? I'd rather bend mild steel than cast.
I'm in the process of redoing my front suspension and I'm flipping my uprights on my '49. I was looking for dropped tie rod ends but I'm coming up with nothing. |
11-25-2022, 02:54 AM | #2 | |
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CJStefan.... I'm not familiar with the pieces on a '49 and later front end, but just realize that you CAN NOT heat and BEND cast iron! BELOW is a link to these dropped tie rod ends. Coop https://www.speedwaymotors.com/Speed...nds,50152.html |
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11-25-2022, 07:18 AM | #3 |
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Re: Raised tie rod arms?
Early Willy's tie rods have female ends and work with an early Ford tie rod.
The main reason you need to bend the arms is to clear the axle when the axle is dropped. If not, you'll reduce the amount your spindles can turn side to side. If using '32-'34 spindles, it also messes with the steering geometry if you don't drop them as well. |
11-25-2022, 09:00 AM | #4 |
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Aren't the steering arms forged steel? Sure think they must be since both earlier and later both are.
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Think I found my solution
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