Krash80
05-12-2005, 09:12 PM
ordered my steering stuff from parts mike, told him i needed the parts for an inverted T setup w/ 1 ton chevy TRE's.
The parts i got are as follows, but i don't remember what's what cause i mixed up the boxes after taking the TRE's out.
ES2234R
ES2234R
ES2027L
Unlabeled box.
First problem that i have is that the special TRE that goes on the passenger side that has the hole in it for the drag link to connect to has the hole for the draglink tapered backwards. In other words, the TRE at the end of the drag link would have to be behind the tie-rod with the castle-nut tightened down from the front. This definitely won't work because not only will the joint hit my trackbar mount, but i'm pretty sure the drag link and tie rod would hit each other if mounted up in this fashion.
The other problem i have is that fucked up the reaming of the driver's side steering knuckle. I got a shitty snap on R121 reamer that's not true all the way around (ie. it wobbles when mounted steady in a drill press), and it wallowed out the hole in my knuckle, so to try to correct the wallowing i went in a little deeper w/ the reamer to true up the hole and ended up going too deep, so with the TRE tightened down all the way the body of the TRE is up against the bottom of the knuckle and doesn't allow for any movement of the TRE...so that's fucked.
What i'm thinking now is doing a tie rod flip, so i'd drill out the knuckles and make some tapered spacers so the tie rod would sit on top of the knuckles (i don't see any other option since the driver's side knuckle is reamed out too much and fucked for using a TRE on the underside), and then flipping the tie rod would also make the TRE on the passenger side not backwards anymore so the drag link would be in the correct spot on the front of the tie-rod.
I just left parts mike a message and am waiting to hear back from him.
What do ya'll think, other than i should yank the ZJ out of the barn with the bobcat, drag it down into the creek, and then bury the fucker and never look back...i'm so sick of this bullshit...any better ideas?
-Ron-
The parts i got are as follows, but i don't remember what's what cause i mixed up the boxes after taking the TRE's out.
ES2234R
ES2234R
ES2027L
Unlabeled box.
First problem that i have is that the special TRE that goes on the passenger side that has the hole in it for the drag link to connect to has the hole for the draglink tapered backwards. In other words, the TRE at the end of the drag link would have to be behind the tie-rod with the castle-nut tightened down from the front. This definitely won't work because not only will the joint hit my trackbar mount, but i'm pretty sure the drag link and tie rod would hit each other if mounted up in this fashion.
The other problem i have is that fucked up the reaming of the driver's side steering knuckle. I got a shitty snap on R121 reamer that's not true all the way around (ie. it wobbles when mounted steady in a drill press), and it wallowed out the hole in my knuckle, so to try to correct the wallowing i went in a little deeper w/ the reamer to true up the hole and ended up going too deep, so with the TRE tightened down all the way the body of the TRE is up against the bottom of the knuckle and doesn't allow for any movement of the TRE...so that's fucked.
What i'm thinking now is doing a tie rod flip, so i'd drill out the knuckles and make some tapered spacers so the tie rod would sit on top of the knuckles (i don't see any other option since the driver's side knuckle is reamed out too much and fucked for using a TRE on the underside), and then flipping the tie rod would also make the TRE on the passenger side not backwards anymore so the drag link would be in the correct spot on the front of the tie-rod.
I just left parts mike a message and am waiting to hear back from him.
What do ya'll think, other than i should yank the ZJ out of the barn with the bobcat, drag it down into the creek, and then bury the fucker and never look back...i'm so sick of this bullshit...any better ideas?
-Ron-