Does anyone have a good source for these in N. America? QA1 and Aurora have Metric rod ends, but no offset spacers, or high misaligment. There are tons of sources in the motorsports mecca of the world (aka the UK) but I seemingly can’t find any on this side of the pond. Anyone know where I can find this stuff?
Have you talked to Bing yet? Might be something he can have made up north.
What sizes are you talking? I know of a few but mostly carry larger sizes for custom 4wd applications.
Typically speaking that stuff is not metric. But I am looking for M16 and M14, male, right hand thread, with a high load rating on tthe M16, with High offset misalignments for both.
so you want high misalignment rod ends or you want self-sealing, teflon lined like i use in my arms? they are low misalignment and usually the best for automotive arms. the races are more resilient than high misalignment rod ends. mind you that may not make much of a difference for you.
do you want steel, aluminum or stainless?
M16 x 2.00 - 17,711 radial static load rating, self sealed, stainless steel, teflon lined, RH thread, in stock…
M14 x 1.50 is also in stock but no statis load rating in my guide.
also don’t see LH thread available for these application.s $20 - $30 per piece depending on which one and how many.
I’m looking at the high-misalignment stainless metric rod ends and there are none in stock with my supplier.
you’ll have to make your own spacers / reducers… better to go with the larger rod end and leave more space for a reducer to slide in. I can have those made for you too but if this is just for a single car it wont be cheap to CNC.
jsut to be clear… high misalignment on the left, low misalingment on the right
better pic of the low misalignment ones here:
high mis-alignment here:
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I need high misalignment for both, both need step down spacers / reducers (m16/14) (m14/12). Pricing for a run of spacers would be fine, having a box of spares is good. Would prefer stainless. I don’t need the teflon lined low misalignment stuff, the stuff I’m doing I’ll probably replace every spring anyway.
if you’re fabbing the arms can’t you use standard spec as opposed to metric? if you’re making the step-down spacers then it shouldnt be an issue anyways. standard spec rod ends will be easier and cheaper to obtain.
i can get a good stainless 5/8" or 3/4" rod end with a teflon lining that will be excellent for your application.
I’ve been looking for a good source for these for a while. I may be sending you a message soon bing.
i have to place my order this week or next… so let’s not wait too long gents.
I suppose you’re correct, however I hadn’t originally planned on getting the step downs fabbed as in my mind that’s an off the shelf item. I really hate mixing metric and standard stuff on a car, but I’ve already made that choice by using circle track ball joints.
in my experience they are not off-the-shelf but maybe for some spec they are.
you need 3 very specific specs all to match. the ID of the spacer for the mounting bolt, the OD of the inner sleeve to slide inside the rod end and the thickness of the spacer outside the rod end has to match your application as well. I would be very surprised if you could buy your application off the shelf anywhere. Every car has different specs between cars and on the same car. on an S14 for example the gap in the clevis end on the subframe has differing specs between the RUCA and the Toe arm. The 997/996 Porsche is almost the same as the 240sx RUCA but like 1.5mm more… the 350z / g35 is in between the 240sx RUCA and the S14 toe arm… off the shelf is never going to happen unless it’s for some kind of Mustang / Corvette / standard oval-car application that is readily available.
In the case of using them for a mount inside two surfaces, yes, that is completely correct. For what I’m doing it’s a pass through bolt that only has one mounting surface, the other is floating, so I have a bit more room to play when it comes to specs. Email me the specs on the metric and standard stuff. I think I’ll probably end up getting off the shelf stuff for the M14 with M12 spacer, and buying the standard stuff for the larger one and getting the spacers made.
i dont know that i can get what you need in metric unless it’s a lower end rod end… which may not be an issue if you’re swapping them out every year. And my lower end i still mean something pretty good… telfon / nylon race etc.
Email me the specs please 
what’s your email?
I’ll have to do some digging and type it all out for you
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okay i found a reasonable one for you, same that SPL and I used to use in our arms 5+ years ago.
low carbon steel, zinc clear plating, M14 or M16 x 2.00
7000 ultimate radial load rating.
as low as $10 depending on how many you get (10 or more). $12 for M16
going to look like this:
teflon race
If your deal with bing doesn’t work out here is another source.
mcmaster-carr has some too but im not sure if they are low or high misalignment
overpriced.