A frame joints

[gudge]

Just wondering what people are using for their A frame joints ontop of their diffs? Its in a mwb patrol. Thanks very much

[jrh86]

Ring wizard performance in brisbane they use large hiem joints or you can buy them from cbc bearing supplys or dobbin engineering in nsw they make there own
In ruff green lux he used a landrover set up which you can get from the wreckers if you wanted to do it all on the cheap

[SuperiorEngineering]

Some of the large Truck tie rod ends are a better choice than Rod ends and johnny joints.
Whatever joint you go for they must have the bolt fitting verticaly not horizontally.
If the bolt is fitted on the horizontal plane if you have a hard sideways impact you will bust the joint.


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[Willy Hilux]

Can't you use a trailer type joint like this one.....

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Off-road-4-x-4-h ... 3a639637ac" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

or

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Offroad-4x4-ozhi ... 3a638df619" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Rhett]

maybe even something like this
http://www.zuksoffroad.com/ZOR1link-bas ... p_175.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[The_apprentice]

For my front A frame i have used a 1 3/4 cromo hiem joint from chris reid i think 75 bucks with high miss spacers and pipe bung and
jam nut. 0400884088.

Rick

[rockcrawler31]

and if you're worried about durability or strength there's plenty of semi's that use a similar top ball joint system like rovers do. They're heee-uge but probably cheap from wreckers.

Just a thought

[rockcrawler31]

maybe even something like this
http://www.zuksoffroad.com/ZOR1link-bas ... p_175.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

That

is


COOL!!

[V.W.Dave]

maybe even something like this
http://www.zuksoffroad.com/ZOR1link-bas ... p_175.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

That
is
COOL!!

WOW X2 that is sooo basic but looks like it would be the goods. I have to say that is very out side the square thinking. All it needs is a grease fitting.

Honestly I had to look at the pictures for a few seconds to understand exactly how it works but WOW very cool.

[Zuri92]

Not the ball joint part but the axle locating part of that design is very similar to the trac bar setup I had been considering for my lux lately. It looks pretty trick but the top of it needs to be able to swivel forward and backwards to prevent binding when the a frame drags the axle forward with down travel. Other than looks does it gave any benefits over a simple twin triangulated 4link. Seems to work for opw

[brooksy]

Some of the large Truck tie rod ends are a better choice than Rod ends and johnny joints.
Whatever joint you go for they must have the bolt fitting verticaly not horizontally.
If the bolt is fitted on the horizontal plane if you have a hard sideways impact you will bust the joint.

If running a heim definately but what if running rebuildable J.Joint.
Seems to be a common debate on Pirate about the bolt placement. I personally wouldn't use a heim but a rebuildable joint & the chances of dislodging them are significantly less than a heim. Thought the binding angle was increased with a vertical bolt too.



brooksy

[brooksy]

maybe even something like this
http://www.zuksoffroad.com/ZOR1link-bas ... p_175.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Great looking bit of kit.

I remember a bloke in Europe somewhere coming up with that many years ago. Think he was selling it under the name 360 link or something




brooksy

[uninformed]

maybe even something like this
http://www.zuksoffroad.com/ZOR1link-bas ... p_175.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Great looking bit of kit.

I remember a bloke in Europe somewhere coming up with that many years ago. Think he was selling it under the name 360 link or something




brooksy

i think it was Canada Brooksy, the fact that he only spoke french may have thrown you

[MEGATROL]

hey guys,

we ended up getting a creeper joint from TRAIL-GEAR in the states, they have been designed specificaly for this knd of application and only cost AU$50 for the joint and the weld in adaptor, but thanks for all the replys and advice.

Pickels and Gudge
AKA (PISSED & BROKE)