DaveEstey
DaveEstey PowerDork
2/8/17 8:50 p.m.

This is a rear toe arm from my RX7 and this is the result of a barrel roll into ze woods. I need to replace the heims and bolts and whatever this conical bushing is. What is it called though?!

JohnRW1621
JohnRW1621 MegaDork
2/8/17 9:05 p.m.

What the hell is that?

Gaunt596
Gaunt596 New Reader
2/8/17 9:12 p.m.

I belive those are misalignment spacers,let me poll my Offroad guys, they'll know what it is

irish44j
irish44j UltimaDork
2/8/17 10:27 p.m.

you did a barrel roll into the woods, and you're worried about replacing the heim joints?

Nick (Bo) Comstock
Nick (Bo) Comstock UltimaDork
2/8/17 10:30 p.m.

In reply to irish44j:

He's a hillclimber, what do you expect

84FSP
84FSP Dork
2/9/17 5:51 a.m.

No, into ze woods. Totally different thing.

ebonyandivory
ebonyandivory UltraDork
2/9/17 6:03 a.m.

Are you asking about Heim joint rod end seal?

Or high-misalignment spacers or cone spacers?

Armitage
Armitage HalfDork
2/9/17 8:28 a.m.

Sorry to hear about your off, sounds bad. I had some aftermarket toe links and trailing arms on the FD that used heim joints. They had custom spacers like that but they came with the kit and weren't available on their own. Maybe the manufacturer of the kit can ship you replacement parts?

freetors
freetors New Reader
2/9/17 9:59 a.m.

Without seeing the other end just outside the pic it looks to me like an adapter to go from the rod end's straight bore to the bolt in taper of the steering knuckle or whatever it was attached to.

DaveEstey
DaveEstey PowerDork
2/9/17 12:30 p.m.

I think the winner is "Rod end spacer"

And video of the roll for those interested <img src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rxVs6-Fps2Q" />

petegossett
petegossett UltimaDork
2/9/17 12:36 p.m.

In reply to DaveEstey:

Ouch!

Brotus7
Brotus7 HalfDork
2/9/17 12:44 p.m.

Couple of names: Monoball pin, bump steer pin/spacer.

You need to know the taper of the RX7 knuckle to get the right replacement.

APEowner
APEowner Reader
2/9/17 2:31 p.m.

Ouch. I think I'm going to go out to the shop and double check the adjustment on my arm restraints now.

Nessumsar
Nessumsar New Reader
2/9/17 5:45 p.m.

Taper adapter, misalignment spacer, conical spacer. We use the term "taper adapter" for the pieces in our Mopar steering kits.

Could you cut the bolt just after the spacer and reused it?

DaveEstey
DaveEstey PowerDork
2/9/17 6:08 p.m.

In reply to Nessumsar:

I would do that, but the taper is bent too. That's a grade 8 bolt.

44Dwarf
44Dwarf UltraDork
2/9/17 6:26 p.m.

OUCH, if it's tapered like a ball joint your looking for a bumpsteer kit or Monoball pin kit. monoball kit

44Dwarf
44Dwarf UltraDork
2/9/17 6:27 p.m.

Dave, I have both common tapered reamers here if you need to clean the holes.

MDJeepGuy
MDJeepGuy Reader
2/9/17 7:37 p.m.

This is called the GRM forum. What did you think it was called?

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