CJ7 Wide Track Tie Rod Tube and Drag Link Lengths?

[deminimis]

Hi All,
Not near my '86 CJ7, I have a couple of questions and I need to order some tube today. Factory tie rod tube length (just tube, not the TREs)? Drag link, including sleeve (however you have it adjusted) length? I suppose for the drag, the bolt center to the end of the adjusting sleeve would be close enough. The "be safe" extra foot of tube bumps the bill by approx $20 (mostly shipping increase), so trying to keep the order to a minimum. Thanks!!

 

[Torxhead]

I have a tie rod/ drag link from a Bronco on my '86. I do get 46" and 29 1/2" hole to hole. So you do the rest of the math to compensate for the tres.

 

[deminimis]

Thanks!

 

[Lumpy Grits]

Slide a section of 1/2" rebar inside that tie rod tube to really beef it up.
LG

 

[deminimis]

Oh heck no. That's dead weight right there. I'm using 1.25 .120 4130. I'm inner sleeving (with rosettes) with 1" .095 as I have plenty of that laying around. Should I later choose to go with Chev TREs, which I doubt, then I'll use this setup, less the bung ends, as my inner sleeve for the 1.5 tube. Hell, I think dental floss soaked with super glue would be stronger than the orig rod tube. Had I already had the bungs I needed, then I would have just gone Chev from the get go, but I have a bunch of 3/4 for 1.5 and 7/8 for 1.75 bungs, so no bung love on hand. I'm sure this setup will do me just fine (probably forever).