Long Travel BS Thread

You can buy them from kartek you just need to know the length you need

 

Of course you can, they offer everything. Thanks for the info, seems like the easiest option.

 

I used 3/4-16 threaded bungs and DOM tube, but ill be going aluminum next time around.

 

JD also offers them for whatever length you want. Or ruff stuff has a kit out of dom tube and threaded bungs. I was going to go the ruff stuff route but the JD ones were only like $50 more if I remember correctly.

 

I took the time to piece it together with the kartek and camburg stuff and it'll be $450 OTD. That's with 1.125” x 0.25" wall 4130 tie rods. I believe that's pretty much the same price as JD, so 6 in one hand half a dozen in the other.

 

Sounds about right. I think the ruff stuff route was a little cheaper but then you have to actually build them. For me, the few hrs of my time wa a worth just spending the extra $50 or whatever and having someone else make them

 

Agreed. Plus I would rather have one solid machined piece, no welding or anything. Both from a strength standpoint as well as time, like you mentioned. We've spent this much money on our suspension thus far, so why compromise at this point to save a few bucks.

 

Exactly. Plus the older I get the less I want to spend hours and hours building something myself when I could have spent a little bit of cash and had one delivered in a few days. At least until I build a shop and acquire some more tools. Then I may build more of the smaller stuff again.

 

Dude, yes. So much yes. Same with other aspects of life too. There is shit that I can do but sometimes I would rather just pay someone to deal with it. I feel like that's just part of getting older and valuing your time more.

 

While we’re on the topic of the tie rods, what’s considered the standard for thread engagement on the heims? For the tie rod, I would assume half thread engagement for both inner and outer when you have 0 toe, that way you have the most adjustment you can get, both toe in and toe out.

I just don’t know if half thread engagement is enough, and should instead be closer to, say, three quarters engagement.

Just asking so I can measure properly to order them.

 

Jam nut will take up some space on threading them all the way in. Depends on the heim you use like if you get std or really long shank ones. 1/2 should be fine especially since you have the jam nut taking up some threads. The jeep has ~1/2 on its steering linkages

 

I have them specifically for your kit with the machined tapers to clear the coilovers. You can also reuse you’re outer heims, misalignments and hardware which will save you money

 

Happen to have them or can for a +2 TC kit? I already have your outer Heims.

 

The older I get the steeper the ratio of the value of my free time vs cash gets. I think I’m sitting at $1k per day currently…

 

Anyone have alignment specs for a 2nd gen with a 3.5" LT kit? I can't get this thing aligned worth a damn.

 

Toe: 1/8” toe in
Camber: 0 to -1 degree
Castor: 4-5 degrees if you can

 

Why toe in?

 

Harry also recommends 1/8 toe in and when asked why, someone else chimed in that it has to do with steer ahead.

 

I bought the camburg inner adapter but it ended up being a wash between JD and Kartek for the remaining parts, so I went with JD. Faster turnaround and a nice hunk of aluminum vs 4130 chromoly.

 

I’ve been told by alignment shops that slight toe in is good because when driving, the tires want to flex/pivot outward, and toe in keeps them straight, wearing better in the long run and handling better is n the freeway.