Thread: 47-55.1 Tie rod questions 2
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Old 08-16-2022, 03:28 AM   #2
dsraven
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Re: Tie rod questions 2

you could try the email section for Dorman products, they make a lot of OEM stuff. maybe they could let you know a degree angle instead of a dimensional spec. moog also has an ask a question section. a lot of tie rods have a 7 deg taper, lots of 7 deg tapered reamers out there as well. if asking the question section also ask what type of interference angle might be used, as in, if the toe rod taper is a little different than the angle of the taper in the spindle. like the tie rod would possibly 7.15 deg but the spindle is reamed to 7 deg for an interference fit?
for rack mounts try welders series, page 2 of handy parts. Canadian company so USD goes further. they shouldn't be too hard to fab but if available and not too many days to wait, why not get some pre-made ones.
ok, below is just what I THINK an IFS should look like. don't take it as gospel but think about the consequences of getting it wrong and having to do it over. there are lots of sites that talk about steering geometry, bump steer, scrub radius, anti dive angles etc.
when installing the rack, I believe, it should be inline with the tie rod holes in the spindles, so if you strung a line from one side to the other the rack would be centred on that, with wheels straight ahead, at ride height. that gives the least chance of changing the steering toe in etc with a change in vehicle height or a difference from one side to the other as the vehicle leans around a corner. the pivot points for the inner tie rods should line up with an imaginary line drawn through the upper and lower control arm pivots with wheels straight ahead. again, to lessen changes in steering as the vehicle suspension moves. maybe check all that geometry stuff out before you install the rack mounts so you have a great steering truck and also one you feel safe in.
the steering column u joint scenario works best with an equal number of u joints because a ujoint speeds up and slows down the shaft as it goes through one rev at an angle. more angle means more speed fluctuations. if they run in pairs at the same angles then one joint cancels the other joint. if uneven number of joints are used or the angles are mismatched too much then the steering can get weird because the shaft actually speeds up and slows down a couple times in one rev.
anyway, hope that helps and doesn't confuse

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