anyone make their own hiem joint steering linkage or panhard bar?

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Nov 22, 2014 | 06:57 PM

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Rogue4x4

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From: Blunt, South Dakota

Year: 97

Model: Cherokee (XJ)

Engine: 4.6 stroker

Also, to answer your question about how to do the tapered hole, you can either use a reamer, or drill straight through and put a tapered insert in...as to which one he did, I don't know, LOL

Nov 27, 2014 | 09:58 AM

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foxmxrcer

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From: Newport, pa

Year: 1997

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0

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Originally Posted by 1987laredo

everyone was new at some point xjlimited don't take it offensively. assuming that i don't know what i am doing was pretty harsh considering you have no idea. xj wonders you did a awesome job, did you drill out the factory tapered balljoint hole? and what do you have running through it now?

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Originally Posted by roninofako

Also, to answer your question about how to do the tapered hole, you can either use a reamer, or drill straight through and put a tapered insert in...as to which one he did, I don't know, LOL

He used heim joints, so there is no taper. He just drilled the knuckles out to fit the bolts he used which I can't remember what he used, either 3/4" or 5/8".

Nov 27, 2014 | 10:04 AM

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94XjSport94

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From: Carrollton, GA

Year: 1994

Model: Cherokee

Engine: Inline 6 4.0L High Output

I wouldn't put a 3/4" bolt in a stock D30 knuckle. 5/8" is the biggest I would put in there. It's only 1/8" difference but it removes a good bit of material and weakens the knuckle that much more. Ruffstuffs website even says so ..!..