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reallyuted

Joined: Fri Nov 14, 2008 10:30 pm
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Location: jimboomba se QLD

Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 12:07 am

ok ive bent my drag link twice now in 3 weeks and before i buy the 3rd one, whats the best way to beef it up? i was thinking of welding an angle along it or can you buy a thicker aftermarket one? or can you use a high steer kit to help keep it out the way?

what have you done to stop em bending
cheers wayne

joeblow

Joined: Sat May 10, 2008 11:30 pm
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Location: melbourne

Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 12:10 am

what the hell are you driving over?

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brendan

Joined: Sun Jul 27, 2008 11:30 pm
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Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 12:15 am

not driving over. driving into!

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reallyuted

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Location: jimboomba se QLD

Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 12:50 am

i bent the first one at levuka driving over largeish rocks and the second one i bent at the tea-cup at ormeau but after watch the vids it looked like my passenger side front wheel got hung up in a rut and then it bent from what it looked like

want33s

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Joined: Fri Nov 16, 2007 10:30 pm
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Location: Sunshine Coast Qld

Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 1:36 am

I got a piece of thick wall tube and slit it lengthways... Then placed one piece either side of rod and welded it back together.. No weld directly on rod.

Haven't had an issue with it since...

greenzook89

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Location: Ipswich
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Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 1:49 am

thats a lot neater than what we did on my mates jeep. his bent badly out at ormeau one day and we welded a piece of angle onto it, that was 4 years ago and no problems ever

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reallyuted

Joined: Fri Nov 14, 2008 10:30 pm
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Location: jimboomba se QLD

Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 2:20 am

that does look pretty neat jas! and wont stand out like the angle idea, cheers

Gwagensteve

Joined: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:30 pm
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Location: Melbourne

Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 12:31 am

want33s wrote:

I got a piece of thick wall tube and slit it lengthways... Then placed one piece either side of rod and welded it back together.. No weld directly on rod.

Haven't had an issue with it since...

That's the way to do it.

Mines the same- that's the way to repair it IMHO.

Steve.

dank

Joined: Sat Apr 05, 2008 10:30 pm
Posts: 1157
Location: VIC
Vehicle: WR250F/Jeep XJ

Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 2:11 am

How bout get another draglink made with replaceable tie rod ends?

The tie rod ends are available. Get some heavy wall tube machined with the correct left and right hand thread and you are done.

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