anyone used tie rod ends from early version mustang

[juit 34]

anyone adapted this type in their ride? MOOG EV117

 

 

I think with a sleeve and older tie threaded might work

 

 

or this type

 

Edited August 4, 2013 by juit

[manley 13]

What's wrong with using the correct parts?

[juit 34]

nothing, Im just asking instead of going with heims, this wont allow compression

[RPM 1,232]

Those look identical to BMW r&p tie rods.How would you attach them to stock Mustang steering?

 

Bob

[juit 34]

using the stock ones cut them thread them and buy a sleeve to join them toguether, this would be a mega lower price instead of buying heavy duty heims

[buening 66]

Do they bend to a 90° at the end? The pic shows the tie rod ends straight, whereas out stock ones have a stud 90° to bolt to the spindle arm (or the bolt through the rod end)

[bomccorkle 12]

If you figure in your time or your machining cost heims are cheaper. And they'd look a helluva lot better than some hillbilly cobble job

[juit 34]

buening I dot really know if they bend 90° but I can assure that the stocks wont not even go 35 before snaping the bar

 

 

its not about hillbilly looks actually this will look more stock than heims if you think about it, cause new version mustangs is what they use

Edited August 6, 2013 by juit

[bomccorkle 12]

Typically, every mod made and discussed in here or elsewhere has a specific reasoning or benefit behind it. The point of running tapered adapter on heims for the outer rods is done to compensate for bump steer on a lowered/modified vehicle. If you find any of these cars running road course that is what they are doing. Simply put if you need heims you need them for adjustment purposes, therefore retrofitting the late model tie rod ends negates this. Therefore you should simply run factory tie rod ends. No need to reinvent the wheel.

[juit 34]

ohhhh I didnt made my self clear, I was asking if it can be used as a Strut Rod end, but a guy from moog told me that it can be dangerous because its not made for tensile forces

[dennyb68 11]

so is the guy flying the bird in the right of your picture flying it at you or everyone that looks at the pic??? Hmmmm... Oh and I just love the oval turn signals instead of the originals.

Edited August 6, 2013 by dennyb68

[RPM 1,232]

ohhhh I didnt made my self clear, I was asking if it can be used as a Strut Rod end, but a guy from moog told me that it can be dangerous because its not made for tensile forces

 

Well, I only play an engineer at home, but because it's a steering arm it has to be subject to quite a bit of tensile forces. Now how much its engineered for, who knows. But it might be out there somewhere.

 

 

Bob

[RPM 1,232]

so is the guy flying the bird in the right of your picture flying it at you or everyone that looks at the pic??? Hmmmm... Oh and I just love the oval turn signals instead of the originals.

 

 

Ha! Good eye, I never noticed those two items.

 

Bob

[juit 34]

so is the guy flying the bird in the right of your picture flying it at you or everyone that looks at the pic??? Hmmmm... Oh and I just love the oval turn signals instead of the originals.

 

I think only at you hahahaha, that guy help me bring the car from cali to texas its a good friend and a good mechanic, the lights had to use those to make it street legal

[buening 66]

Well now that makes a bit more sense than using them as steering tie rods! What is the diameter of these tie rods? Its definitely risky as you don't know how much material supports the ball end of the tie rod. Rod ends withstand tens of thousands of pounds tensile force (which the strut rods can see close to that), yet I doubt the steering arms are made to withstand that much force. The impact of hitting a pothole at high speeds is where the larger forces come into play.

[rwcstang 207]

its not about hillbilly looks actually this will look more stock than heims if you think about it, cause new version mustangs is what they use

 

I think your bitting off more than you can chew here, if you want to ride like a new mustang then buy parts that have already been made and tested for our cars... if your on a budget fine, but u shouldn't "Mickey mouse" random parts. I hate to see mustangs chopped up like that, you'll pay twice in the end. besides, it creates a huge Safety issue but if your going for the stock look then why not stick with original parts? they are just as good if you have them built correctly.

 

if your going to build your own rod, at least do it correctly. they have heim, sleeves etc.. looks affordable too.

 

this is what I found:

 

http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Rod-Ends-Heim-Joints-Sleeves.html

 

http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Garage-Sale-Aluminum-Sleeves-for-3-4-Inch-Heims,45812.html

[danno 128]

Not that it matters now, but this is exactly the inner tie rod used in the Randalls Rack power steering conversion for 69/70 Mustang. It connects to your existing outer tie rod and the center traveller of the rack and pinion. He might have changed recently to a different system, but I know this was used in them 5 years ago. But if you are using them for something else, good luck.

[juit 34]

something like this:

 

 

the strut rod is like the one that I post