Some strut bushing info

Jimacuda said
It'll always be a spherical rod end to me.:D

Right?! :thumbsup:

You want to be technical that's what it is. But "spherical rod end" is a bit of a mouthful, "heim" is easier.

oi81b4uu812b4 said
Wrong again 72blubberboo. They swivel. If you worked in engineering you know the many different terms for Heim Joints. That name came from a patent the Heim company held for a “Mechanical Joint”. And they all swivel.

Oh, my terminology is correct. I know the names that are used. But you are the guy that installed them wrong on your Challenger, because you don’t know the axis thru the ball swivels and needs to be as close to 90 degrees as possible through its motion.

You can unpurse your lips now and take your hand off your hip before your mascara starts to run.

The LCA travels in an arc and the strut rod is attached at an angle to it and also travels in an arc. So 90° to what now? They sit at an angle so the end rides through the middle of the range of misalignment from the top of the travel to the bottom. Hook 'em up like you describe and they won't last the 70k+ miles the ones on my challenger have done. They still look brand new too, nice and tight.

And just like OMM. Massively insecure personality, immediately resorts to name calling when questioned, incapable of logical discussion. It's pretty clear why you work in a second rate contracted brake R&D shop that just cycles the parts they get from GM on a test fixture and reports back. Not even your shop. After 30 years any engineer worth his salt should be running a shop of that caliber, not working under the engineers that do.