Hi

Anyone know a supplier of these threaded rod adjusters in the UK, I suppose I could buy some threaded rod and weld a big nut on it but was wondering if there were machined versions available?

I’m going to be making some links very like these but need some hefty adjusters for 2 of them

Thanks





[Edited on 31/10/12 by Mr Whippy]

Looks quite a specialised bit of kit. For the adjuster to work as intended one rod end needs to have a left hand thread and the other a right hand thread. The bar in the middle will also need to be "handed" at each end so as you wind it one way the rod ends close in on each other and the other way they open out from each other.

Apologiesfor the simplistic explanation its the only way I understand it myself.

yeah thinking about it your right as the threads need to be opposite hands to work, great...

I purchased mine from Tyagi racing

Jack Screw 5/8 UNF Turnbuckle Adjustment Set

They do 1/2 " and 5/8"

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Cheers

Jim

Can you make use of a "bottle screw" from a boat? They come in various sizes....

Do they have to be that orientation?

Could they not be female and connect to male rod ends/bushes?

Turnbuckle 1/2"' UNF Adjustable from 325 mm to 360 mm

thanks guys lots of help there

jimgiblett those look like what I need, I'm not using rose joints as this is for a road car and will most likely be using top hat polybushes

Cheers

looks like a job for your local machine shop, a bit of hex bar, turn down both sides of the centre hex then thread according to taste.

Range rover/land rover front axles trailing links have something you could chop out if you want locost