Todays Project - What did you do today?

[zmotorsports]

I know I am new here and I don't want to hop up the whole thread but here is a project on my Jeep that I did about a month ago.

I need to fabricate some new suspension links/control arms for my Jeep.  I have a BDS long-arm suspension system on it but the bushings they used are proprietary and I have had to replace them twice, this will be the third time, in less than 50k miles.  Not acceptable so I am building new links to accept the OEM style Clevite rubber incapsulated bushings at the axle and then I am going to use Currie's Johnny Joints at the frame connection.  These are proven to be a much more durable setup.  

I started by cutting some thick walled mild steel tubing to size with the horizontal bandsaw before chucking it up in the lathe.


Boring the I.D. to size.  This will also have a .039" step machined into it as the bushing itself has a two step ridge.  I have calculated for a .002" interference fit at both ridges.


Now that the inside bore is to size I will turn the O.D. down to 2.750" giving me a little over .200" wall thickness.


Two down and two to go.


All four are completed.




Next up is to get the uppers machined and then I am ready to measure out some tubing and get to fabricating the new links.

Mike.