Heim joints for tie rod ends???

[DirtDiggler]

I am in the midst of rebuilding my banshee and had a thought cross my brain , my +3 +1 a arms of course have heim joints for the ball joints , and I need 2 new tie rod ends . I just thought why not use heim joints ? I am assuming they make ones with left hand thread and I'm gonna search that out . Only question is about the bolt to mount them to the spindle , Im not sure if it's tapered ? I'll look at my spindles tomorrow . Has anyone else done this or looked into it? LMK

 

[Awk08]

i've seen a-arm/tie rod components here..............

ATV A-Arm Components

and here..............

ATV Ball Joints & Tie Rod Ends

 

[DirtDiggler]

I must have really been drinking heavily , ASR didn't even come to mind and I have their a arms on the shee as well had them on my blaster . DUH ( epic facepalm )
I'm on a budget right now so I'll spend 44 on the stock style for now .
Thanks for the memory jog ...

 

[YZ Otis]

Still drinkin heavily here ... one of the problems with my build ... I needed more angle than a standard ball joint ... I'm turning the balls off the tapers (LOL) from dead ball joints and tapping them so they'll fit a heim ... I might have replaceable $4 tie rod heims ... Can replace'm every season for less than a tank of gas ... Let ya know if how it works ...burp
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$3.15 shipped L or R
ECON 3/8 x 3/8-24 MALE RH ROD ENDS HEIM JOINTS HEIMS | eBay
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[Paulie B]

Lots of guys are goin back to good ol' ball joints.
The heim joints get squeaky after only a couple rides and wear out alot faster.

 

[YZ Otis]

Them squeaks can be embarrassing when the engine isn't runnin ... LOL

 

[Paulie B]

Them squeaks can be embarrassing when the engine isn't runnin ... LOL

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[DirtDiggler]

Eventually I will switch to the Heim Ends , for this season I'll buy a new set of OE style Ends.