Re: [ihc] RE:Tie Rod Protectors

["Allan Ericson" <lowvolt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mac-

You can make a tie rod protector out of a piece of angle iron and a little
ingenuity. That's really all it is. I  wouldn't worry about it unless you
take the travelall off road.

-Allan
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mac @ TRIAD" <mac@domain.elided>
To: "Kurt Musgrave" <rvar@domain.elided>; "Ihc (E-mail)" <ihc@domain.elided>
Sent: Friday, November 07, 2003 6:20 PM
Subject: RE: [ihc] RE:Tie Rod Protectors


> ## >> My 73 1210 4x4 has the 02930 factory tie rod guard.  Took a
> ## >> couple pictures
> ## >> of it, notice I also have a NAPA steering shock on it.
> ## >>
> ## >> http://www.fone.net/~rvar/image/tiegard1.jpg
> ## >>
> ## >> http://www.fone.net/~rvar/image/tiegard2.jpg
> ## >>
> ## >> Kurt
>
> thank you, Kurt.  that's exactly what i was looking to see.  my lineset
> number matches yours, too.  i haven't seen anything like that before, and
i
> sure as heck don't have one of those installed now.  wonder if it's worth
> hunting one up to put back on the truck.  what do you think?  not sure i
> could find one even if i wanted to, but should i even bother looking?
>
> also, Kurt, can you tell me a little more about the axles and wheels and
> brakes you've got on your truck (off list if you prefer)?  the axles (and
> springs, i was told) under my 1110 came from a 1200 or a 1210, they have
> 12"x3" brakes all the way around, the front has the thick HD44F tubes but
> apparently has had the big knuckles hacked off and replaced with smaller
> knuckles.  not sure what's going on there, maybe to give it a sharper
> turning radius?  it's got the 8-lug and 16.5" mag wheels with 33"x12.5"
> tires.
>
> --Mac
>
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