Steve Heath Rose Jointed sway bar links- need parts

[benebob]

So I hit a pothole on Saturday that snapped the one side 8mm rose joint. Everything else is fine but I need a source to replace the rose joint. Plenty here stateside, however,the head of the rose joint is too big. the link itself has a head of 6mm and 8mm from bearing end to bearing end. Anybody source these. Car drives like a tank now that I am back on the factory swaybar link, even with new purple bushes in there. Help me enjoy my Tas again.

[KKson]

Here in the UK it's McGill Motorsports that stock them. I've recently made up a new set of rose jointed drop links and bought the bits off them.

Here's the link to the thread covering the details.

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

[benebob]

Thanks, those look a lot wider in the clevis then the SH ones. No issues with 'em in there. I figured it needed that much more movement side to side in the clevis. I do like your "step" washer. Did you get those at the same place?

[KKson]

Hi, the original drop links came with both of my Wedges and both are SH items supposedly. I think he made a few alterations as time went on. My brackets and connecting bolt were all existing, I just bought the new rose joints off McGills and bolted the bits back together.

[adam quantrill]

I welded one back together - it lasted literally 5 minutes driving time. Which was fine as my MoT station is 2 minutes drive away, it was OK there, got the pass, and snapped on the way home ;^)

It was better than waiting another week for a replacement to arrive.

[benebob]

Okay, I'll ask again as McGill Motorsports is a dead end for me unless I want to replace the whole things which I know I could source the stuff here if that is the case. Anybody have a source for 8mm rose jointed male thread that have a head 8mm or less? It would be the ones that fit the SH "Stepped Clevis" or the redish ones.

[adam quantrill]

Ben what does the 8mm refer to - the depth of the hole in the swivelly part?

[Grrr]

I would post an image but thumbsnap is now refusing me.

In any case, buy a standard one, then grind down the unwanted width, you will still be left with a spherical inner bearing, just a little bit narrower.

TO keep it still when grinding, insert a sacrificial bolt into the hole.

[adam quantrill]

Up yours, thumsnap! who wants to snap their thumbs, anyway!!!

[mybrainhurts]

benebob said:

swaybar

Pfffft......

[benebob]

adam quantrill said:

Up yours, thumsnap! who wants to snap their thumbs, anyway!!!

Yup you got it, a little over 8mm for that "depth". Only ones I can find are teflon or nylon which the one I would be replacing is not.

[Boosted LS1]

mybrainhurts said:

benebob said:

swaybar

Pfffft......

Lol, fender, hood, wrist pin. They'll catch up one day, once we have our carriers in the fleet, lol :-)