Drag link reinforcing?

DaveM · Post by **DaveM** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 8:31 am

Has anyone reinforced their safari draglink? Although its the first time I've damaged mine, if I plan to head out again with Al and Rik (which may not be a good idea anyway) then I think I should make it a little stronger.

Cheers

doddzee · Post by **doddzee** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 8:39 am

I bent the one in my dads truck in december, pulled it straight with the winch and weleded a peice of 20x20 angle down its length. Seems to have done the truck.

DaveM · Post by **DaveM** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 8:50 am

Thanks, couldn't get mine off to straighten so used the sabresaw and now have 2 :roll:

Will do the same to strentghen mine.

By the way, when is the ute ready? Can't wait to see it in action........

doddzee · Post by **doddzee** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 9:00 am

DaveM wrote:By the way, when is the ute ready? Can't wait to see it in action........

I keep asking the same question. :roll:

Id like to see it in action as well.

Dak · Post by **Dak** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 11:42 am

I recently replaced the tie rod, the one behind the diff, with a Howat Engineering jobbie as I bent the hell out of the factory one, I plan to leave the drag link as is though, I'd rather have that as a weak point than break something else.

Cheers, Jeff.

DaveM · Post by **DaveM** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 11:46 am

Tie rod on mine has had it too. Did you have to supply your old tie rod to Brian to mod, or was it a complete new one?

Dak · Post by **Dak** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 11:56 am

Complete new one with GU tie rod ends.

Cheers, Jeff.

DaveM · Post by **DaveM** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 11:57 am

hmmm, that sounds good. Any idea on price?

Cheers

Dak · Post by **Dak** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 5:08 pm

Are you sitting down? :shock:

$550 odd, which I think in reality is way to expensive, It's made out of solid chromoly which I know is expensive but when you can buy the same thing in Oz for $330 something ain't right.

Cheers, Jeff.

DaveM · Post by **DaveM** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 5:12 pm

Dak wrote:Are you sitting down? $550 odd, which I think in reality is way to expensive, It's made out of solid chromoly which I know is expensive but when you can buy the same thing in Oz for $330 something ain't right.

Cheers, Jeff.

Holy smokes :shock:

I think I will just reinforce the $50 replacement I have here to save a little money.

Cheers

GQTROL · Post by **GQTROL** » Fri Mar 16, 2007 2:39 pm

Use a length of solid and a pair of female tie-rod ends. The rod ends are about $125 each from Nissan, I've posted the part numbers here before (LH and RH have different part numbers).