Aluminum tie rod?

[Alwaysthinking]

Looking to redo my steering components and liked the yeti xd pro drag link, track bar, and steersmart sector shaft brace, but when it comes to the tie rod they all are aluminum. Isn't that counter productive as its going to take a ton of abuse and it should be heavy thick steel?

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[Biggy]

If it takes a hit an aluminum TR will spring back in shape. I had a Rockrawler aluminum TR on my JK and bashed them on the rocks many times with no damage. There are some vids online of guys intentionally trying to damage them but they just spring back to shape.

 

[Deleted member 57233]

If it takes a hit an aluminum TR will spring back in shape. I had a Rockrawler aluminum TR on my JK and bashed them on the rocks many times with no damage. There are some vids online of guys intentionally trying to damage them but they just spring back to shape.

Steel's modulus of elasticity is over 3x that of aluminum, meaning it "springs back" much better than aluminum. This is why springs are made of steel.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Steel's modulus of elasticity is over 3x that of aluminum, meaning it "springs back" much better than aluminum. This is why springs are made of steel.

We can pretty much assume those steering parts aren't pure aluminum.......
Not saying they would beat out steel in your comparison, but when people say "aluminum", it's rarely pure stuff. There's copper, tin, zinc, among other things that make up the alloys we often say are "aluminum"..

I wonder what the alloys are that make up the structure of the wings on the jets we fly around the world in.............

Anyway, Dave and I talked this sort of topic when talking about trailers, aluminum trailers, and weight distributing hitches - and why you don't use a WDH on an aluminum trailer (pretty much what you said - break, not give)

 

[fourfa]

Typically the steel tie rods you see are hollow (you'll usually see "DOM tube" or "drawn over mandrel"), and can get dented and hold a bend. All the aluminum tie rods are solid cylindrical bar stock. Yeah steel makes a better spring than aluminum, all else being equal, but all else isn't equal in many cases. This is probably one of them? Can't dent a solid cylinder

(I have a CavFab 1.75" aluminum tie rod and it's got to be indestructible)

 

[JTGuy]

I spoke with Dave at Synergy about the aluminum tie rods. His are 1/4 thick hardened chrome Molly and you are not going to bend or dent it. The Aluminum ones can cause the tie rod ends to snap.

 

[Deleted member 57233]

We can pretty much assume those steering parts aren't pure aluminum.......
Not saying they would beat out steel in your comparison, but when people say "aluminum", it's rarely pure stuff. There's copper, tin, zinc, among other things that make up the alloys we often say are "aluminum"..

I wonder what the alloys are that make up the structure of the wings on the jets we fly around the world in.............

Anyway, Dave and I talked this sort of topic when talking about trailers, aluminum trailers, and weight distributing hitches - and why you don't use a WDH on an aluminum trailer (pretty much what you said - break, not give)

Nearly every production metal is an alloy, people generally just call it by the main material in the alloy. It says it's 7075, which has about 1/3 the elasticity of 4130 steel. Aircraft use a lot of 7075 because of the strength to weight ratio, not the flex properties. Carbon fiber is begining to replace it though because you can lay it up lighter than aluminum, but with the properties of steel.

 

[Alwaysthinking]

Ty all

 

[JTGuy]

Everything put together sooner or later falls apart. So will we. I still have my Gladiator because I have not found the replacement for it yet.

 

[Gizmo]

I kind of looked a little farther into my future when I seen it was near time for steering upgrades. I went with the Currie ( RockJock ) , They make draglink and track bar that are designed so they allow their highsteer knuckles to be used with only 2.5" lift which is their recommendation. Currie components have always been my go to company for most of my jeep components for years

 

[JTGuy]

I like the Synergy adjustment system they use. Fine adjustments without removing the bar. Very strong and secure. Aluminum is OK but it will grab the rocks more than slide over them. Hardened chromeoly steel is much stronger than just steel.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

What you want is aluminium.

we don't use the Queen's English - we're Americans.
We can say or spell it however we want.
Just ask the people from Joisey.

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