What kind of heim joints for 4-Link

[DutchSS]

Hi guys, I am planning on bilding a home made 4 link on my 69 camaro.
What kind of heim joints do you recommend ? I see a lot of junk on the web, what is the minimal load capacity I should use ?
I am bilding a 600+ HP street, strip / track car.
Thanks

[GregWeld]

Dutch --

Contact ART MORRISON ENTERPRISES - Fife, Washington. 1-800-929-7188

They sell these types of ends - and could tell you what ends you'll need for which parts of your suspension.

[Bryce]

I plan on using AFCO chromoly rod ends. What loads are in you links? Are the links design to be in only compression tension, no bending? If so you can look up the specs on the rod ends. Look to see if the radial loading is within your requirements.

Aurora makes the best in my opinion.

Good deals can be found here. I have not checked their quality.
http://www.midwestcontrol.com/

[The WidowMaker]

currie and spohn make some good ones. if you want a traditional heim with no urethane, then nothing beats the qa1 xm series. moly constuction, teflon lined. its what the rock crawler guys use. id look into the currie johnny joint though.

[JRouche]

Pretty much the best ones are gonna be the QA1 X series. They are XM for the males and XF for the females.

The 5x8"x5/8" are the standard. Many companies sell QA1 ends unlabeled, for more money, but they are the same parts. I have 16 of them on my car right now.

I just put a set of 8 of them on my 4-link car this weekend. I also used some seals-it caps.

The ends are 20 bucks a piece. Caps are a buck or two each and you need 16.

But there isnt a stronger rod end than the QA1. JR

[mfain]

I use Aurora High Perfromance PRM/PRB series rod ends. They have a 4340 steel body, Stainless Steel race, 52100 heat treated ball, and a bonded PTFE lining. They are very tight and operate smoothly, and I think they are among the strongest available on the market -- just a little pricy ($60-$70 each), but you get what you pay for.