Top Motor Mounts/Stabilizer Links
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Cool, and thanks for the measurements! I'll check mine tonight to see if they're the same... Yeah, my rubber inserts are in the same condition as yours... I would prefer to stay away from having any sort of "bushing" in there, as Mike said...
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Hi F86.
One option is to replace the OEM top adjustable link with a true heim link, if you look at the factory link it is rubber lined with spacers pressed in. I replaced mine with with a heim end link,,
,,,primarily because I felt it would add a bit of stiffness and hold the chassis alingment better
One option is to replace the OEM top adjustable link with a true heim link, if you look at the factory link it is rubber lined with spacers pressed in. I replaced mine with with a heim end link,,
,,,primarily because I felt it would add a bit of stiffness and hold the chassis alingment better
Sometimes things are meant to move a little because of torque variables and the strength of the supporting structure (aka:frame and mountings)
Could it be that the continued stress of a "stiff" mounting could fatigue the mounting studs and their space in the frame?
Point is much of motorcycle frames, nut's and bolts are not "hardened" metal,, they are indeed made of/at the brinnel hardness they have on purpose.
Sure, adding a stiff connection will fix the wear we see now,, and in at least the short term future(a few years) we'd find a solution to the worn part,, but what happens after 50K miles?
Aren't some things on vehicles made to relieve stress "because of movement" in certain areas and be part of a normal replacement routine and not be designed to be stiff?
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So with that idea,, should I replace my shocks with Heim Joints because the old ones have rubber mountings?
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Or, I might be completely wrong... But it seems logical to me...
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Well I'll give ya that,,
I was just trying to help those that can't grasp it,, "grasp it",,
It seem's to me folks will read this thread and simply think that must change HD engineers/designers format because some guy off the street doesn't think that it's a good place for rubber mounts
I'm saying there may be a reason it's not already solid.
Do you think they saved money, by using a rubber bushing type mount instead of a solid heim?
I was just trying to help those that can't grasp it,, "grasp it",,
It seem's to me folks will read this thread and simply think that must change HD engineers/designers format because some guy off the street doesn't think that it's a good place for rubber mounts
I'm saying there may be a reason it's not already solid.
Do you think they saved money, by using a rubber bushing type mount instead of a solid heim?