misalignment reducing spacers keep breaking

[123hotchef]

If you clamp the spacers together instead of taking the load through the ball, the joint will fret and move against the spacer surfaces.

I'd be checking your angles at full droop and full lock.

Well if 16 goes and it's M12 bolt atm:

I think it is not the angles but the weight of the truck on them

http://www.mcgillmotorsport.com/m16-to-m12-rod-end-misalignment-reducers-pair-456/

they are the ones I am using now

 

[123hotchef]

If you clamp the spacers together instead of taking the load through the ball, the joint will fret and move against the spacer surfaces.

so is that not a good idea then to put a extra piece between the 2 spacers

 

[PhillipM]

No, you'll just cause other problems I'd say.

 

[8ob]

I think beefing up these joints that keep breaking in sheer is futile, none of them should be under the kind of stress that would break or bind them. Its highly unlikely the suspension has more travel than these rod ends can handle, this binding/breaking is either happening in bump or droop. I would be tempted to see which of the two is breaking them and perhaps raise or lower the steering drop arms/idlers to negate the bind.

Bob

 

[PhillipM]

Depends what the arms and travel are like, I run 12" travel with similar joints up front with the same spacers and they're on the limit for travel even with very long tie rods.

 

[123hotchef]

I will get the ruler out