I'm an Engineering student and I am working on designing a traction bar for a personal project. I have searched and searched and I cannot figure out the actual name for what most people car a "radius rod".

Basically I want to find somewhere that I can by the adjustable internally threaded rod, I have found countless places with the spherical ends.

Any help would be appreciated!

 

I've seen people weld the ends onto a regular rod to have just the right length

 

Yeah while searching I saw that too, But I am positive there's a place out there, Somewhere that sells those types of rods. And I'm determined to figure out where. haha

 

Like this?



http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Alumin...read,2086.html

 

You have no clue how much frustration you just saved me! Thanks Paul!

 

dont forget the 'knurled' part.

 

http://www.rodendsupply.com/

custom lengths, cheap, and the people are fantastic

 

Wow thanks for all the help guys. I'm going to make a rough design on AutoCAD later on this afternoon and Ill post it up.

 

All the local domestic/muscle car speed shops here have bins of those. Those guys are always making custom suspension parts for back-half cars.

 

we got the dirt track cars around here, but RES just has everything

 

yeah it's nice when you have a huge dirt track following around your area, makes finding pretty much anything like this easy in town.

 

Here's the beginning of the design. still need to put the radius arm mounts on it.

 

mcmastercar as well. They have all kinds of stuff to build some with.