adjustable links

[oldhead]

does anybody knew the measurements of the bushing at the wheel end of the adjustable link.
Also has anyone tried to replace just the bushing with a poly u type?

 

[cammerfe]

Please be specific and give details. Your question is too general. Then we;ll try to help!

KS

 

[joegr]

does anybody knew the measurements of the bushing at the wheel end of the adjustable link.
Also has anyone tried to replace just the bushing with a poly u type?

Are you talking about the joint at the end of the toe-link, at the wheel side? That is not just a bushing. If you replaced it [somehow] with a bushing, you'd never be able to keep a good alignment as the bushing would compress under the variable load on it.

 

[oldhead]

Are you talking about the joint at the end of the toe-link, at the wheel side? That is not just a bushing. If you replaced it [somehow] with a bushing, you'd never be able to keep a good alignment as the bushing would compress under the variable load on it.

Yes those are the one I am talking about.

So these could not be made to work.
http://www.energysuspensionparts.com/Energy-Suspension-Universal-Link-Flange-Type-Bushings.asp

 

[joegr]

Yes those are the one I am talking about.

So these could not made to work.
http://www.energysuspensionparts.com/Energy-Suspension-Universal-Link-Flange-Type-Bushings.asp

The problem is that the connection between the wheel and the toe-link has to move in two dimensions, not just one. In addition to the rotate left and right motion, there is also a tilt up and down motion. I haven't pulled one apart, but I suspect that the inner sleeve is somewhat ball shaped in the middle.

 

[oddball]

It's more liked a heim joint.