Swapping from drum to disc....Tie rod adjustments!
First off, I haven't found the tie rod ends to be different. The thread direction, yeah but the diameter has been the same.
To set the toe, I just adjust the tie rod sleeves, eyeball it until it looks right and drive the car. You can use string line too. It takes a bit of explaining to describe it. Maybe someone on YouTube has a video to show you.
Here is what I have found:
Until 15 minutes ago, I thought that the steering arm portion of the lower ball joints was offset MORE on the disc ball joints. It actually isn't. The disc ones have less offset than the drum units.
Drum:
Disc:
Oddly, the disc units have a slightly shorter steering arm, about 3/16". The offset is about 1/8" less too.
Still, I am curious as to why I have to adjust the tie rod sleeves so much when doing these swaps. The differences are not that much.
First off, I haven't found the tie rod ends to be different. The thread direction, yeah but the diameter has been the same.
To set the toe, I just adjust the tie rod sleeves, eyeball it until it looks right and drive the car. You can use string line too. It takes a bit of explaining to describe it. Maybe someone on YouTube has a video to show you.
Here is what I have found:
Until 15 minutes ago, I thought that the steering arm portion of the lower ball joints was offset MORE on the disc ball joints. It actually isn't. The disc ones have less offset than the drum units.
Drum:
Disc:
Oddly, the disc units have a slightly shorter steering arm, about 3/16". The offset is about 1/8" less too.
Still, I am curious as to why I have to adjust the tie rod sleeves so much when doing these swaps. The differences are not that much.