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Author:  atari4x4 [ Sat Dec 12, 2009 11:04 pm ]
Post subject:  Calmini HEIM joint specifications ~ Vitara
Just wondering if anyone knows the size & specifications etc of the heim joint that is used in the Calmini Super Articulator kit for the Vitara?

Mines done a heap of road km's & gets a hard time off road & I'm wanting to replace it soonish.
Author:  Joe [ Sat Dec 12, 2009 11:53 pm ]
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atari4x4 wrote:
Just wondering if anyone knows the size & specifications etc of the heim joint that is used in the Calmini Super Articulator kit for the Vitara?

Mines done a heap of road km's & gets a hard time off road & I'm wanting to replace it soonish.


Whats a heim joint? i might have one here you can have only done about 10000 kays if ya can wait till i find out what the insurance company wants too do with my car :roll:
Author:  atari4x4 [ Sat Dec 12, 2009 11:57 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Calmini HEIM joint specifications ~ Vitara
It's the rose joint/rod end/flexy thingo in the "A" frame that locates the top of the rear diff.

That would be wicked, I'm in no rush. Even if you could pull it out & measure it so I could chase down a replacement?
Author:  Joe [ Sun Dec 13, 2009 12:01 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Calmini HEIM joint specifications ~ Vitara
atari4x4 wrote:
It's the rose joint/rod end/flexy thingo in the "A" frame that locates the top of the rear diff.

That would be wicked, I'm in no rush. Even if you could pull it out & measure it so I could chase down a replacement?


Oh ok then im not doing it now but i think its 38 outside 8O
Author:  royce [ Sun Dec 13, 2009 12:02 am ]
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they are pretty standard sized, will have a number on the side of it
Author:  atari4x4 [ Sun Dec 13, 2009 3:19 am ]
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joseph wrote:
atari4x4 wrote:
It's the rose joint/rod end/flexy thingo in the "A" frame that locates the top of the rear diff.

That would be wicked, I'm in no rush. Even if you could pull it out & measure it so I could chase down a replacement?


Oh ok then im not doing it now but i think its 38 outside 8O


yeah, I don't expect you to work in 38 degrees!!! 8O
Author:  atari4x4 [ Sun Dec 13, 2009 3:22 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Calmini HEIM joint specifications ~ Vitara
royce wrote:
they are pretty standard sized, will have a number on the side of it


I thought they'd be a standard size, I'll have a look tomorrow if there is a number. From memory it was just a blank generic home brand heim joint.
Author:  steak_knife [ Sun Dec 13, 2009 5:20 am ]
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Is there any play in it or are you just changing it for piece of mind?
Author:  royce [ Sun Dec 13, 2009 12:47 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Calmini HEIM joint specifications ~ Vitara
by number I mean size, being yank it will probably be something imperial
Author:  wyt91t [ Mon Dec 14, 2009 6:50 am ]
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what are you planning Atari4x4
Author:  atari4x4 [ Mon Dec 14, 2009 1:12 pm ]
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wyt91t wrote:
what are you planning Atari4x4


I'm planning on replacing it before it fails... :?
Author:  Polar_Bear [ Mon Dec 14, 2009 3:44 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Calmini HEIM joint specifications ~ Vitara
if it pulls out, nothing major happens... i mean. the diff doesnt actually fall out, it just rotates backwards, and the shocks wrap around the axle :oops: they can be straightened out, and still work reasonable ok :wink:
Author:  atari4x4 [ Mon Dec 14, 2009 4:09 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Calmini HEIM joint specifications ~ Vitara
lol, i've seen those shocks... i'm supprised your tail shaft wasn't buggered!
Author:  Chop [ Mon Dec 14, 2009 8:44 pm ]
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Polar_Bear wrote:
if it pulls out, nothing major happens... i mean. the diff doesnt actually fall out, it just rotates backwards, and the shocks wrap around the axle :oops: they can be straightened out, and still work reasonable ok :wink:


And it gets a lovely wiggle in the rear! :lol:

chop
Author:  steak_knife [ Tue Dec 15, 2009 1:38 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Calmini HEIM joint specifications ~ Vitara
Chop wrote:
Polar_Bear wrote:
if it pulls out, nothing major happens... i mean. the diff doesnt actually fall out, it just rotates backwards, and the shocks wrap around the axle :oops: they can be straightened out, and still work reasonable ok :wink:


And it gets a lovely wiggle in the rear! :lol:

chop


I think that is an under statement!! :lol: :lol:
Author:  atari4x4 [ Tue Dec 15, 2009 2:13 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Calmini HEIM joint specifications ~ Vitara
nah it's all good the shocks really work well to stop most of the damage....

Image

how was that 400km trip home with rooted shocks polar_bear?
Author:  Joe [ Tue Dec 15, 2009 3:27 am ]
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8O
Author:  oozuk [ Tue Dec 15, 2009 3:38 am ]
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i hope you were joking when you said you'd reuse the shocks !!!
Author:  Polar_Bear [ Tue Dec 15, 2009 4:42 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Calmini HEIM joint specifications ~ Vitara
that pic was after i had straightened them out a bit :oops: yeah, i had to re-use them i was 400 kms and 3 days from home so any shocks are better than no shocks :lol: and in all honesty calmini shocks are crap to begin with, so there wasnt much difference in performance :wink: its good to know the bottom eyelet wont snap off even if the heim does give way :roll: anyway, i still had to blast thru the dunes at robe, and still managed to tow the busted 3wd hilux back to civilisation yess!!
Author:  steak_knife [ Sat Dec 19, 2009 3:37 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Calmini HEIM joint specifications ~ Vitara
http://www.suzuki-forums.com/suzuki-sid ... lmini.html

Found this while looking for kit's for my car, any help to ya??
Author:  atari4x4 [ Sat Dec 19, 2009 10:49 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Calmini HEIM joint specifications ~ Vitara
steknig wrote:
http://www.suzuki-forums.com/suzuki-sidekick-escudo-vitara-geo-tracker/29140-heim-joint-dilemma-3-inch-calmini.html

Found this while looking for kit's for my car, any help to ya??



yep :youdaman: stekky
Author:  steak_knife [ Sat Dec 19, 2009 11:21 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Calmini HEIM joint specifications ~ Vitara
Oh Ta!!!

Spent most of the morning trying to find out the difference in the 2.5 Gv kit's, no info anywhere!

Fond that in my travel's, thought you'd like it.
Author:  Chop [ Sun Dec 20, 2009 1:08 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Calmini HEIM joint specifications ~ Vitara
Polar_Bear wrote:
that pic was after i had straightened them out a bit :oops: yeah, i had to re-use them i was 400 kms and 3 days from home so any shocks are better than no shocks :lol: and in all honesty calmini shocks are crap to begin with, so there wasnt much difference in performance :wink: its good to know the bottom eyelet wont snap off even if the heim does give way :roll: anyway, i still had to blast thru the dunes at robe, and still managed to tow the busted 3wd hilux back to civilisation yess!!


The bodyroll was poetry in motion on the way back home that trip! :lol:

On the way back through beachport, ya dont need working shocks for this! 8)
Image

Chop
Author:  atari4x4 [ Mon Dec 28, 2009 1:34 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Calmini HEIM joint specifications ~ Vitara
so from stekky's needle in a haystack find, I have been able to confirm it is a 3/4" - 16 Right Hand thread rod end which can be found at almost any bearing shop, just don't buy the cheapest one you can find as they wont last.

http://locktup4x4.com.au/universal-118/ ... h-345.html
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