[atari4x4]

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.

[Joe]

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

[atari4x4]

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?

[Joe]

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

[royce]

they are pretty standard sized, will have a number on the side of it

[atari4x4]

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

yeah, I don't expect you to work in 38 degrees!!!

[atari4x4]

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.

[steak_knife]

Is there any play in it or are you just changing it for piece of mind?

[royce]

by number I mean size, being yank it will probably be something imperial

[wyt91t]

what are you planning Atari4x4

[atari4x4]

wyt91t wrote:

what are you planning Atari4x4

I'm planning on replacing it before it fails...

[Polar_Bear]

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 they can be straightened out, and still work reasonable ok

[atari4x4]

lol, i've seen those shocks... i'm supprised your tail shaft wasn't buggered!

[Chop]

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 they can be straightened out, and still work reasonable ok

And it gets a lovely wiggle in the rear!

chop

[steak_knife]

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 they can be straightened out, and still work reasonable ok

And it gets a lovely wiggle in the rear!

chop

I think that is an under statement!!

[atari4x4]

nah it's all good the shocks really work well to stop most of the damage....



how was that 400km trip home with rooted shocks polar_bear?

[Joe]

[oozuk]

i hope you were joking when you said you'd reuse the shocks !!!

[Polar_Bear]

that pic was after i had straightened them out a bit yeah, i had to re-use them i was 400 kms and 3 days from home so any shocks are better than no shocks and in all honesty calmini shocks are crap to begin with, so there wasnt much difference in performance its good to know the bottom eyelet wont snap off even if the heim does give way anyway, i still had to blast thru the dunes at robe, and still managed to tow the busted 3wd hilux back to civilisation

[steak_knife]

http://www.suzuki-forums.com/suzuki-sid ... lmini.html

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

[atari4x4]

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 stekky

[steak_knife]

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.

[Chop]

Polar_Bear wrote:

that pic was after i had straightened them out a bit yeah, i had to re-use them i was 400 kms and 3 days from home so any shocks are better than no shocks and in all honesty calmini shocks are crap to begin with, so there wasnt much difference in performance its good to know the bottom eyelet wont snap off even if the heim does give way anyway, i still had to blast thru the dunes at robe, and still managed to tow the busted 3wd hilux back to civilisation

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

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


Chop

[atari4x4]

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