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couple pics of the rearlinks in process....and yes, these WILL be in double shear once completed....
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Curious...
So the twisties use threads to allow movement correct?

Any concerns with the threads wearing out prematurely???

I have heard of people having issues because the heims did not have the locknuts tightened properly..
 
Mace said:
Curious...
So the twisties use threads to allow movement correct?

Any concerns with the threads wearing out prematurely???

I have heard of people having issues because the heims did not have the locknuts tightened properly..
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No, the threads on these are monstrous. I know these twisties have been on the Red TJ that the owner of the buggy in the thread drives for 4-5 years of hard wheeling.
 
wngrog said:
No, the threads on these are monstrous. I know these twisties have been on the Red TJ that the owner of the buggy in the thread drives for 4-5 years of hard wheeling.
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Right on.

:D
 
Mace

These links work different than hiems in that you would usually have hiems at each end of the link and you would want to lock the hiem shaft to the link, with lock nuts, so as to maintain their original setting. The axle movement and articulation is absorbed in the hiems.

In the use of the twisty, you use a twisty on the link end at the frame attachment point. The other end of the link has a welded fitting that has the eccentric cut (bling, weight, bling), the link is fixed in place by its mount to the axle, but still can still move in its mount. The twisty is fixed in place by its mount to the frame, but can also move in its mount. The link and the twisty do there work as the axle articulates.

Lance, am I anywhere near correct with that explanation?

Jimbro
 
Jimbro said:
Mace

These links work different than hiems in that you would usually have hiems at each end of the link and you would want to lock the hiem shaft to the link, with lock nuts, so as to maintain their original setting. The axle movement and articulation is absorbed in the hiems.

In the use of the twisty, you use a twisty on the link end at the frame attachment point. The other end of the link has a welded fitting that has the eccentric cut (bling, weight, bling), the link is fixed in place by its mount to the axle, but still can still move in its mount. The twisty is fixed in place by its mount to the frame, but can also move in its mount. The link and the twisty do there work as the axle articulates.

Lance, am I anywhere near correct with that explanation?

Jimbro
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You do not have to have a haim at each end of the link..

I use heims at one end and RE Joints at the other.

Imagine this. poly bushings at the axle end.. Heims at the frame end without locknuts. pretty similar to the twistie setup right??
Basically solid mount at the frame and the axle end with most of the rotational capabilities taken up by the threads on the twistie or by the heim...

Or am I way off Base???

:D
 
Mace,

What you are discribing is similiar in action but completely dis-similiar in materials....but should work, couldn't guess for how long.

The twistys have been like the bunny, they just keep going............

Jimbro
 
Used twisties are quieter than used heims. In my search to collect TJ / XJ bushings for my home grown twisties, I decided to look for used/damaged Jeep control arms to see if I could find some good bushings for free.

Also, I found many ruined arms, but not one worn out or ruined bushing, regardless of tire size or motor in the rig they came from. I believe they will far outlast Johnnie Joints or heims.

Ed
 
I guess the rubber in the bushings will absorb a lot of the forces that typically blow the heim threads out.

Interesting..
 
more update pics....links themselves are temp, the <bling> ones aren't in yet.....
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Its seems like they're so wieght concious they'll should run it with no oil. And maybe start forging things to cut down on the wieght of the welds.
 
Its seems like they're so wieght concious they'll should run it with no oil. And maybe start forging things to cut down on the wieght of the welds.
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Dont worry, were going to fill the chassis and the tires with helium before each obsticle to off set the weight of the welds. It all adds up.
LG
 
LanzG said:
Dont worry, were going to fill the chassis and the tires with helium before each obsticle to off set the weight of the welds. It all adds up.
LG
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Does that really work :confused:
Awsome work like always :cool:


Joseph
 
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