rose joints

can anyone get hold of some realy good quality m12 l+r rose joints at a good price?
the ones on my rear toes are starting to knock
the cheapest iv found is about 25, thats 100 for the full set
i know theres some for £7 on ebay but you get what you pay for on there as im sure most of you will know

gary

Gary, not sure if this is any good?

http://www.mcgillmotorsports.co.uk/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=16

Got any pics of your rear toes as i was thinking of making some myself

Cheers

the right sort of things, but im after some top quality items realy, iv only had them on for 2 years, i guess the salt dusnt help
i was going to make some myself , but by the time i bought the left and right handed tap sets and the material it cost more than buying a set
i might go for a different setup though
heres a pic of mine before they were fitted
http://www.flickr.com/photos/11473969@N02/1526251146/in/set-72157608174669877/
the rod ends that came with it are jank anyway so im surprized they lasted that long

gary

the ones i got for the toe arms i havent finished yet were from mcgills not bad but havent had them on a car yet all them rose joint dont last very long there supposed to be for race use


steve

Gary

How can you tell a good quality one from a poor one? What to look out for?
That same site has "ultra high performance" ones as well but im guessing you have seen them and they must be crap!

Did you buy those toes or did you make them? If bought, where from?

I want to make a set as it looks really basic but i dont know where to get tube with internal thread. Any ideas? Other option i considered was a length of threaded rod, which i have (whicks/£2.95) and some femail rose joints. What you reckon?

you can buy it all form mcgills but you need to cut it in the middle and weld a sleve over at the right lengh


steve

the realy good ones have teflon coating on the bearing surface and cost £20 or more each
but im looking into other methods for the toe setup

i bought them from a bloke on team swift, £50 inc shipping and tax, i woz well chuffed coz i was given some silly quotes from other people who made them
the main thing about these bars is that you need left and right threads on each end so you can still adjust the toe
but you can use a bit of m12 stud and put a female r/h rodend on each end with a lock nut and use the o/e cam bolts to adjust aslong as you make the centres of the holes the same length as o/e bars there will be no probs, you will have to make some sort of spacer as the bearing in the rodend isnt as thick as the tube in the o/e rubber bushes
i was thinking of doing it like that but i was worryed they might buckle under cornering loads, so it wont be as strong as getting a proper set done, but looking at the o/e rods they arnt that strong either

its up to you mate

gary

just seen those ultra high performance type rodends, with teflon coating
£8 each nice one
i might get some just to see how good they are

gary