Busy day off ...details, details ...
Got my misalignment spacers, the metric ones for the steering arms were a hair off on the ball dimension, so i sat up til about 1 am last night filing them until they worked properly. Misfit likely between two different rod end companies... no biggie, just tired fingers.
the spacers for the upper arm fit perfectly, but reduced the through bolt to a 5/16ths where i had the spindle pin drilled and tapped for 3/8ths (overlooked that little detail ...)
a few hours of brainstorming, searching in vain for a non-existent part and considering doubled up heli-coils led me to Time-serts and a local dealer who had their Big-Sert kit. Picked that uyp today, drilled and retapped the pin, put the insert in and all is well.
The added misalignment spacers get rid of all my bind issues in both directions of travel and playing with the shocks, i can get up to 15 inches of underside clearance up front at unloaded rest if i want. )))
maybe pics later. been hacking up angle iron for the rear axle, dinner time ...
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