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Originally Posted by mfain
Tim,
Howe offers a quite a few "hybrid" joints so I suspect they have the Chrysler housing with the 10 deg stud in some form that I could use.
I don't think the Chrysler housing is available with the 224240 stud (2 in./ft. taper), but Howe fixed me up with a heavy duty, screw in housing -P/N 22329X - that screws into a 22340 weld-in ring. I talked to a Howe technician this morning and he said he would investigate the C6 lower taper issue.
Pappy
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For those still following this issue, I completed my "fixes" and here is what worked for me. I used a quality 2 in./ft. taper reamer on the lower tapered hole in the C6 spindle. I had to remove only a slight amount of material, after which the Howe 224240 stud fit perfectly. I then used the 22329X screw-in ball joint housing to capture the stud. For the upper ball joint, I used the 2 in./ft. reamer to enlarge the 1/2 in. hole in a heavy duty (3/4 in. threaded shank) solid rod end. The factory upper ball joint in the C6 spindle fit the now-tapered rod end hole perfectly. The rod end then screws into a threaded insert welded into 1 1/4 in., .095 wall chrome-moly tude that is part of my upper suspension link. Taper problem solved -- moving on.
Pappy