Tie Rod End Question

Alright, so I am upgrading the tie rod ends on my '31 Chevy truck. I have removed the "balls" from the steering arms, and bought "new style" tie rod ends from Chevs of the 40's (part #374226R & 374227L).

My question is this:

What size of tapper reamer should I use? The hole left from removing the ball is about 1/2". The biggest part of the new tie rod end is about 1/2". Do I even need a taper?

Thanks in advance.

 

have you thought to call chev's of the 40's and asking?

but yes... taper is a good idea

 

I did call them, and all I get is a foreinger on the othe end, that doesn't know ****. Maybe it's because I'm calling from Canada...I can't seem to get a direct line.

 

yea, we speak english down here...

 

Type in bowtie bits and go to there store. They have tierod ends that fit the 1/2 hole. Another hamber told me about them. I'm doing something similar and I'm just going to get mine reamed to 7 degree ford style tie rod ends.

 

I did mine with the ford tie rod ends and they are the 7 degree tapper.not sure if the chevys have any tapper.If you could measure the large and small diameters on your new tie rods and check the length of the angle its a pretty simple geometry problem to figure out.Pm me if you need help.