Nissan_Boy85 Posted October 26, 2009 Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 ...or can I take them off? I'm not totally sure what they do, what they are even called, and I want them out of my way. They are mounted to the very front of the chassis and to the lower A-arm. They like to hit themselfs on curbs, driveways, snow, anything taller then 4 inches. Ohyabtw, they are on my 85 720. Quote Link to comment
stilltwisted Posted October 26, 2009 Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 those are TC-rods tension/compresion rods,,you should keep them,,if you really need them gone then you need too create new lower control arms that are in the shape of an {A} ,,its a lot of work for very small ganes,,but i have seen them removed and lower a arms made Quote Link to comment
izzo Posted October 26, 2009 Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 those also control the caster too no? mine hit as well. Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted October 26, 2009 Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 Easy solution. Crank the torsion rod springs until you have decent clearance. Quote Link to comment
thisismatt Posted October 26, 2009 Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 Wow, really? Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted October 26, 2009 Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 No not really. You could, but why raise the truck? Unless it is for offroad. Better yet, why would anyone want to run over 4-inch curbs? Stop before you get to it. The tension rods (caster/castor rods) hold the wheel from moving back/forward. In the photo they look higher than the engine crossmember. Quote Link to comment
thisismatt Posted October 26, 2009 Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 No not really. You could, but why raise the truck? Unless it is for offroad. Better yet, why would anyone want to run over 4-inch curbs? Stop before you get to it. The tension rods (caster/castor rods) hold the wheel from moving back/forward. In the photo they look higher than the engine crossmember. Yeah, my response was to the initial question. As in a "Wow, really? Maybe you shouldn't work on your own vehicle" kind of statement :D Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted October 26, 2009 Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 Come to think of it, we are sometimes hitting curbs with our Subaru Legacy. I think it is the shipping hooks that stick down at about the same place as these rods. Quote Link to comment
Nissan_Boy85 Posted October 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 Well, a curb was the best thing I could come up with, and it looks like I could crear most of them, but I was wrong. Easy solution. Crank the torsion rod springs until you have decent clearance. Have you not seen my sig? :D:lol: Quote Link to comment
pl521sss Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 . Dude TC rod looks like it's bent? That side of the wheeltire could be wearing off faster than the other side. Unless 720 rods arch that way. Quote Link to comment
izzo Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 DudeTC rod looks like it's bent? That side of the wheeltire could be wearing off faster than the other side. Unless 720 rods arch that way. they arch that way, both mine do the same thing (and yes, before i lowered it :lol:) Quote Link to comment
az_rat210 Posted October 29, 2009 Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 Just a thought.... Is it possible to switch those TC Rods out to a setup like on the Z's/B210's, where the TC rod comes to the Top of the Lower Arm? That would bring the TC Rod up out of the way. Check if the forward mounts from say a 510, 210, B210 would mount up, get the TC Rods, then drill holes in top of the Control Arm to mount up the Rod. Quote Link to comment
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