I'm torn regarding the rod end strength. If they were much stronger I'm guessing I would be looking at a much more intensive repair. I was inspecting the buggy for damage over the weekend and found this on the upper front control arm on the side with the broken rod end.
Spindle also bent -
I have seen sheer values as low as 6000 for 1/2" economy mild steel heim joints and as high as 18000 for alloy ones. I wonder if the control arm would have broken if I had top-of-the-line rod ends. Part of spec'ing rod ends is determining what you want to break first - the rod ends or other suspension components. I'm honestly not sure which I would prefer. I'm eager to hear back from Jeg's and QS as I have messaged them both with the application.
One other question - Would it make sense to rework the mounting holes on the spindles so the lower rod end isn't extended so far? Or would that mess up my steering geometry?
With my upper all the way in this is my lower to get a couple degrees camber -
