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I am wanting to reuse the original ball joints & tie rods over. They seem pretty solid but I would like to replace the "female/receiver" part . In LMC & Brothers catologs, you have to upgrade to the new style ends. Can the local NAPA get these or can you reccomend a source?

1952 3600

Napa has them.

cshamel and Longbox:
Let me make sure I understand this as I think it will pertain to me.
I'm putting the power steering conversion on my 52panel and its recommended that I switch to the "new" type "tapered" tie rod ends. As I understand it I should be able to use a "modern" tie rod end to replace my old ones....but I don't know which ones to buy.

So, are the upgrades in LMC and Brothers the "new tapered" type or just a "new" version of the old ones??

I did some searching a while back when I was buying the conversion kit and I remember that I could get BOTH ends for about 75 to 80 dollars..... and if I knew what they were using them off of I could get them through Advance Auto and get my discount.

Am I making sense to anyone??

The conversion kit I got says I can use the old ones "with some work on them" but I want to avoid a bunch of stufff that will not turn out good and I want to be safe!!
So, if anyone can help please do. If you have used an over the counter tie end rod when going to power steering can you give me the part # for them ..... and hope I can return the favor some day.
Thanks

I see what you are saying, and I don't blame you for rying save a few $$. Dou you have a good parts book that you could check specs in? You might see if you can check the specs for thread size and stud taper and length. That should get you in the ballpark for what application to use. I'll check my Moog catalog and se if I can come up with something myself and let you know if I can decipher it.

Bill, SOMEONE posted a thread here a while back and even had the Moog# on it to do this. I wrote down, but lost, the info.
I checked at Advance Auto to see if they could order them and I believe both of them were about $70....but it could have been #70 each. I just can't remember. But even at that I can get a 20% discount and also not have to pay shipping.

Thanks for any info and if the one who posted the Moog # some time ago reads this I would appreciate it.

Here are some links to tie rods. Theses are all the same, just different vender's. This is the modern replacement that is a bolt in, they have a straight shaft that replaces the ball stud you have now. If you go to a really modern tie rod, you will need a taper reamer. In the last link from the Filling Station, you will find the replacement tie rod or the rebuild kit for the ball and socket tie rods.

Theses are just an example whats out there. I bought a set of NOS from ebay and had one go bad right away, I replaced them with a new set from Classic Parts (Chevy Duty)
http://www.classicparts.com/WebCat1_Single.pdf (page 65).
They work really well and seemed to smooth up the steering. My old ones were rebuild and worked OK, but theses are better.


Joe

http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Ball-Joint-Tapered-Reamers,2918.html

http://cgi.ebay.com/30-38-CHEVY-2-TIE-ROD-ENDS-NEW_W0QQitemZ120332915806QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMotors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories?hash=item1c0466945e&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A0%7C293%3A4%7C294%3A50

http://cgi.ebay.com/1930s-CHEVY-PONTIAC-GMC-TRUCK-TIE-ROD-END-SET-R-L_W0QQitemZ170314719008QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMotors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories?hash=item27a78c5f20&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A0%7C293%3A6%7C294%3A50

http://www.bowtiebits.com/store/sto...amp;Category_ID=1&Sub_Category_ID=18

http://www.parts123.com/parts123/yb.dll?parta~dyndetail~Z5Z5Z50000014a~Z5Z5Z59971~P65.00~~~~S2NK0JQXT669150232150f~Z5Z5Z5~Z5Z5Z50000014x

LMC has the "new" tapered ends. I am wanting to reuse the original ball joints (for money & to keep it original)"
LMC Calolog

Check with Jim Carter's Truck Parts. I have a 57 and they had rebuild kits for the tie rod ends for $31.49 & new tie rod for $40.00 after my "Stovebolt" discount. I am not sure what differences yours would have from mine, but $31.00 to rebuild both ends vs. $97.00 each would have me checking into it.

I would expect "modern replacements" from anyone to have a slight taper and all steering arms to be un-tapered. There are more specific posts on my experience if you search.