Rear Suspension Rod Ends - which ones are best??

[AndrewBClarke]

The time has come to replace the rod ends in the rear suspension. Any thoughts about which are best?? Westfield parts are non-descriptive and not available. Should I go for heat treated steel ones or Stainless Steel? Are they right handed thread??

Appreciate your thoughts

 

[GaryH]

I got mine from mcgill motorsport. I ordered their own brand stainless and teflon 1/2 x 1/2 right hand thread and went for the sleeve to bring the rod end down to 7/16 to match the bolts/long studs used on my car. Thought about using 7/16 × 1/2 to avoid using the sleeve, but in the end I decided to stay with the original specification.

Count threads or measure really carefully when you swap them, and you'll get close to keeping the geo setup consistent,  but you may want to get it re-set up commercially to be sure.

Gary

 

[AndrewBClarke]

26 minutes ago, GaryH said:

I got mine from mcgill motorsport. I ordered their own brand stainless and teflon 1/2 x 1/2 right hand thread and went for the sleeve to bring the rod end down to 7/16 to match the bolts/long studs used on my car. Thought about using 7/16 × 1/2 to avoid using the sleeve, but in the end I decided to stay with the original specification.

Count threads or measure really carefully when you swap them, and you'll get close to keeping the geo setup consistent,  but you may want to get it re-set up commercially to be sure.

Gary

 

Thanks - I will take a look at their site. I was referred to autosport-bearings.co.uk. Prices vary from £38 to £90 and when you have 4 it is getting an expensive rattle.

[Gary Taylor]

+1 for McGill, used them in the past and for that sort of thing wouldn’t go past them