Flite727, kudos for the pics. i too (now) have them saved!
ramblebee, good work, turck looks great!!! thanks for R & D ing the tie rod ends. you saved me some head scratching later this year. i have made tie rod sleeves out of mild steel tubing. i bought stuff from the race shop that Jamie Mcmurray used to work at in Joplin MO. it was seamless and i had them tap both ends, one left and one right-handed threads. done this a few times on street rods. you have to run a jamb nut on the tie rod to snug them after adjusting them. I would investigate c-body sleeves. they use 11/16 threads which is what trucks have if i remember correctly. you can buy them new. a few suspension suppliers have them in aluminum too for around 50$ keep up the good work! JP in KS.
So the c-body sleeves are the same id. and thread as the Ram? Man Im hoping the c-body sleeves work out. From looking at the pics they are long enough.That will definately be the easiest and cheapest way to go. I looked into the van sleeves they are 14 3/4" long . Im going to the parts store after work tomarrow.
