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02-23-2022, 12:12 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2022
Location: Victoria British Columbia
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Ball joint taper?
Hey guys,
Long story short I'm using a set of 71-72 drop spindles on my 63 so I have to run 71-72 inner/outer tie rods and adjusting sleeve, which means I have to ream the hole on the center link that the inner tie rod connects to. the 72 inner tie rod (moog-es403l) has a tapered stud diameter of .625 to .566 does anyone know what degree of ream bit I need? I found online that it could possibly be 7* or 10* Any help is appreciated, thank you. |
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02-23-2022, 07:18 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: London, Ky
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Re: Ball joint taper?
I think you can use the 71-72 inner drag link and avoid reaming the one off the 63. Lowlife99 has a detailed write up on this somewhere.
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02-23-2022, 12:24 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: CA
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Re: Ball joint taper?
The disc conversion kit I installed on my 68 used the larger 71-87 outer tie rod ends with the original smaller outer tie rod ends moved to the inner position. The kit came with special adjusting sleeves to join the mismatched tie rod ends together. I wonder if this setup would work for you. Here are the adjusting sleeves.
https://www.performanceonline.com/19...ONVERSIONS-Pr/ |
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