Hi, If you're on the turbododge forum, there's a couple links to doing the job. As for the joints themselves, I found this site to be great. http://racingrodends.com/ They have very inexpensive heim joints. On that page, scroll down to "economy rod ends" Then click and get the "male and female" "Right hand" threads. Then the 3/8" size. I don't know what the shipping is now, but when I bought them, the shipping was like $8.00 whether I got one or a hundred. So I got enough for a few sets. (Last I saw, I thought it said free shipping) The rod ends themselves are like $3.15 each. They're more like $10+ anywhere local if you can find them at all. I'll add a link to the turbododge thread that tells a bit about the linkage. When I made mine, I bought 3/8" steal rod and bent my own and threaded them for the rod ends. (heim joints) A lot of people knock the old plastic joints off their original linkage rods. But if you do that, you spend a lot of time trying to adjust the ! lengths. If you use your originals as patterns and build the new ones from scratch, you can get them the correct size from the start and be finished once they're installed. The rod ends to get are the 3/8" size. You will need 4-female ends and one male. You'll need some cone washers for spacing. I didn't know that when I bought my rod ends. I ended up finding a 3/8' ID stainless tube and just cut up 1/4" long spacers to slip on the bolts that go through the joints. Then go to a hardware store and get some 3/8" shoulder bolts and some nylon locking nuts. (I forgot what you call those) Pull all the brackets off the car. You just have to grind off the old steel ball off the bracket and punch them out. Then either drill out the brocket slightly larger or maybe thread it. I think I just drilled and used the locking nuts and that was good enough. Mine has worked fine for few years now. I need to do a few more sets for the rest of my cars. Email me if you have any questions. It's really simple to do. Just getting started is the hardest part. At least for me. http://www.turbododge.com/forums/f4/f14/355579-heim-joints-a555.html
I guess that thread was for something else but may give you an idea of where to go for the rod ends. (See post #2. That was mine) Good luck! Bob Bob Doherty Coon Rapids, MN. MNSDAC Vice President SDAC Member '91 Dodge Spirit R/T '87 Shelby Charger '87 Shelby GLHS #784 '87 Shelby GLHS #654 '89 Shelby Daytona TII '87 Horizon 2.2, 5 speed 45,000 actual miles '68 AMC AMX #5816 ----- Original Message ----- From: Mike & Dorothy Walker <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, 23 Jun 2011 02:40:58 -0000 (UTC) Subject: SD> Heim joints for GLHS Hello All,I drove my GLHS to work one day last week and when leaving for lunch the owner of the company came wheeling into the parking lot pretty fast. He scared the "shift" out of my GLHS and now one of the rod joints is missing its insert. Does anyone know of a website that shows how to update the joints with Heim joints? I have checked it out on Grainger.com and there seems to be several choices. Thanks!Mike Walker87 Shelby Charger GLHS ____________________________________________________________ 57 Year Old Mom Looks 27! Mom Reveals $5 Wrinkle Trick That Has Angered Doctors! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3131/4e02a7c817c755020dst06duc ___________REMOVE-FOOTER-WHEN-REPLYING_________ ShelbyDodge mailing list [email protected] http://www.imagilist.com/mailman/listinfo/shelbydodge ___________REMOVE-FOOTER-WHEN-REPLYING_________ ShelbyDodge mailing list [email protected] http://www.imagilist.com/mailman/listinfo/shelbydodge
