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[edit] I can put you in touch with a Lord representative so you can buy 4 of these for ~$100 so you can make up two torque struts for your car/project. This company really doesn't sell in low volume to individuals but seems willing to sell 4 at a time. I bought 8. There is a warehouse that has some in stock but that may not last. If few people get together then the cost could go down. [/edit]
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When I was engineer at CASE (designed skid steers & trenchers) we used lots of Lord isolation products. They are a good company with top notch engineering.
I know that there are great polyurethane dog bones and even sexy billet torque struts available.
I came across these (scroll down) while looking for conventional spherical rod ends and spec'd some I thought would work for a torque strut. I plan on using two J21270-24 with a short threaded rod between them and using washers to adjust the length and orientation. I'll have to use 1/2" bolts and short pieces of tubing to center the strut in the mounts. They are rated at 270 lbs so if we assume ~1ft lever arm then it should take ~270ft-lbs of torque. That should be plenty, right?
I contacted Lord and they are willing to sell me 4 J-21270-24 rod ends for 24.85 ea. + shipping. 100 bucks & change for 2 dog bones sounds pretty good. We'll see...
I am not sure how well these will work but I'm going to try some. I'm hoping for something better than stock but not quite as harsh as poly dog bones. They came down on their price and were very helpful. Lord is a good company. But these mounts may not work out. The application has not been tested.
If you want in then PM me for the specifics. I'll be ordering by Friday 4-10. Or you can wait until I test them in my DD and re-order some more in a few months. I'm not supplying the threaded rod. Just the rod ends.
Original Post:
When I was engineer at CASE (designed skid steers & trenchers) we used lots of Lord isolation products. They are a good company with top notch engineering.
I know that there are great polyurethane dog bones and even sexy billet torque struts available.
I came across these (scroll down) while looking for conventional spherical rod ends and spec'd some I thought would work for a torque strut. I plan on using two J21270-24 with a short threaded rod between them and using washers to adjust the length and orientation. I'll have to use 1/2" bolts and short pieces of tubing to center the strut in the mounts. They are rated at 270 lbs so if we assume ~1ft lever arm then it should take ~270ft-lbs of torque. That should be plenty, right?
I contacted Lord and they are willing to sell me 4 J-21270-24 rod ends for 24.85 ea. + shipping. 100 bucks & change for 2 dog bones sounds pretty good. We'll see...
I am not sure how well these will work but I'm going to try some. I'm hoping for something better than stock but not quite as harsh as poly dog bones. They came down on their price and were very helpful. Lord is a good company. But these mounts may not work out. The application has not been tested.
If you want in then PM me for the specifics. I'll be ordering by Friday 4-10. Or you can wait until I test them in my DD and re-order some more in a few months. I'm not supplying the threaded rod. Just the rod ends.
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