I finally got around to welding up my new steering. I bought a HD kit from Barnes 4wd that included 1.5" DOM tubing (.25 wall thickness) and all the weld bungs, misalignment spacers, and 3/4" heims joints needed for the job. All I had to do was cu the tubing and weld in the bungs. I also had to drill out the pitman arm and the knuckles to accept to new hardware. Here are some photos of the setup.
Here is a close up of the welded in bung. TIG welded everything. I used a rosetta weld as well as welding all the way around the insert.
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Here is another with the heim joint in place.
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Here is a side by side with my old (so called) heavy duty Terra Firma stuff. It was complete crap and lasted just a couple of trips before it bent.
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Links in place
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All I have to do now is fab up a quick steering damper bracket!
Here is a close up of the welded in bung. TIG welded everything. I used a rosetta weld as well as welding all the way around the insert.
<a href="https://ibb.co/izokny"><img src="https://preview.ibb.co/ir5n0J/IMG_6552.jpg" alt="IMG_6552" border="0"></a>
Here is another with the heim joint in place.
<a href="https://ibb.co/maRufJ"><img src="https://preview.ibb.co/imghZd/IMG_6553.jpg" alt="IMG_6553" border="0"></a>
Here is a side by side with my old (so called) heavy duty Terra Firma stuff. It was complete crap and lasted just a couple of trips before it bent.
<a href="https://ibb.co/mVHZfJ"><img src="https://preview.ibb.co/fTdJ7y/IMG_6554.jpg" alt="IMG_6554" border="0"></a>
Links in place
<a href="https://ibb.co/bSyUEd"><img src="https://preview.ibb.co/hr3wud/IMG_6555.jpg" alt="IMG_6555" border="0"></a>
<a href="https://ibb.co/n5A9Ed"><img src="https://preview.ibb.co/gRfn0J/IMG_6556.jpg" alt="IMG_6556" border="0"></a>
All I have to do now is fab up a quick steering damper bracket!