Any thoughts on which type (heim, tie rod end, 4 bar end, clevis etc.) of ends to use when splitting rear bones? Buggy spring, bones split but not spread very wide apart, open drive. Same question about a torque arm. Also why. Yes; I've spent several hours searching and reading the HAMB archives but have not come up with anything definitive. Rolling Bones use heims, you see a lot of 4 bar ends used; also tie-rod ends. Thanks!
Probably not what you want to do, but I used a 32 front yoke to make my 35/36 bones into a real wishbone. I do not have a torque arm yet, but will need to tie it to one side of the yoke. I think 33/34 yokes are the same and maybe Model A would work. There are a few cars on hamb running a rear wishbone. If I was going to run them split, I would also use tie rod ends for sure.
I used tie rod ends on split Model A rear bones with a 4.27:1 open drive shaft rear end and a 327 in the '60s on my Model A. They took on an arch shape quickly. ...not good. I might try them as lower arms in a triangulated rear setup in the near future; but not where a torquey motor and a bit of traction can twist them up. In a triangulated 4 bar setup they would only be in tension or compression, not under a bending stress.
I did the same thing with my '48 rears. Used a '48 front ball and socket. I also made a fork type of torque arm as I also have an open drive Pete
Just food for thought :The wall thickness of the rear bones is thinner than those used on the front because the torque tube resists the bending stress. With an open driveline use modified fronts and you'll gain strength....some type of torque arm will still be needed....if memory serves me correctly 3/4 and 1ton trucks used a larger tie rod end also......good looking stuff ; any provision for lubrication on the ball and socket arrangement??
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