It's a heim joint... If you're not familiar with heim joints, think of it as a ball bearing that someone bored a hole through the middle, and then shoved into the eye of a very large sewing needle. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_end_bearing <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_end_bearing> Regards, Jon Heese ________________________________ From: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx on behalf of Farrar Hudkins Sent: Wed 2/8/2012 11:04 AM To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [DML] Additional Photos of Bryan Pearce's HEIM Trailing Arm Joints Are those ball bearings on either side of the ball joint? Farrar Hudkins #2613 On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 10:10 AM, content22207 <brobertson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > ** > > > Trailing arms like this could be manufactured as bolt on replacements for > otherwise stock frames (use the original bushing weld nuts to hold plates > with studs for the HEIM joints): > > http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/421043_329108313801092_100001057778755_992432_1785496286_n.jpg > > http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/418573_329108273801096_100001057778755_992431_1337652142_n.jpg > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnewsYahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnewsYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/