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06-11-2009 #1
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rod end spacers?
the a arms that came with my subframe are great. but do to widen finders and rolled lips i want to space out the wheel about an inch or two past what i feel i can safely do with the rod ends. so i have seen adapers or spacers that the rod end would screw into then the spacer would screw into the a arm. this would save me loads of work if anyone knows were i could find these. thanx
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06-11-2009 #2
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I can't say I've ever seen a screw-in type of extension...it would have to be quite long in order to faciliate the same size male/female thread for something with the threaded shank length of a rod end. You might be thinking of the weld-in "bungs" or tube adapters that are available through most chassis fab shops for both on and off-road applications where rod ends are prevalent.
http://www.ballisticfabrication.com/...pters_c_7.html
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Won't widening the A-arm have a negative effect on bump steer?
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I think we're assuming the tie rod adjuster tube will be lengthened to compensate
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I think most would run a spacer or an adapter of some sort to push the wheel out if you're married to your wheels...but if you have room to push the wheels/tires outward, then you have room for a bigger front tire. Wider wheels and tires with the proper backspacing would be the best way to increase performance while achieving the "look" since that seems to be the goal of this exercise.
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And a host of other issues. At a minimum, you'll need to check bump-steer, and likely have to lengthen your tie-rods, like Greg mentioned. If you must push your existing wheels out, then a high quality spacer is the way to go (as Tobin said), and probably longer wheel studs.
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Im gonna jump onboard with the other guys. Proper wheels or a spacer if yer set with the wheels you have. Feel lucky, most guys have the opposite problems. Hubs are too far out for their wheels so a major offset is needed. Lengthening the control arms will change the entire geometry of the suspension. Camber curve... Steering.... Spring rate.... Ideally you would have the center of the tire at half the distance of your track width while keeping a zero offset. JR
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