Series Track Rod Kit, Stainless Steel, SUMO-SS-1060-2TRE

Description 1 x Heavy Duty STAINLESS STEEL Steering Track Rod Bar, longer of the two bars (SUMOBARS) & 2 Greasable Track Rod Ends Please select from the drop-down menu if you would like this kit supplied with Heavy Duty or Delphi track rod ends. Full track rod end descriptions can be found below. Part No:- SUMO-SS-1060-2TRE-HD, Series Track Rod Kit, Stainless Steel Part No:- SUMO-SS-1060-2TRE-DELPHI, Series Track Rod Kit, Stainless Steel Weight:- 8KG Manufacturer:- Gwyn Lewis 4×4 SUMOBARS, manufactured in the UK. From engineering grade steel, not to be confused with cheaper copy bars made from a low grade mild steel. Fits:- Land Rover Series  3 Before ordering, please check the Track Rod Bar measurement as earlier Series have a shorter Track Rod Bar. Please see the picture to see where we are taking this measurement from. These are our STAINLESS STEEL Steering Bars, (SUMO-SS) made from 30mm solid 303 STAINLESS STEEL BAR, which are the strongest bars in the Sumobar range, as stainless offers a much greater strength, in fact, 1.5 times stronger than steel, these bars can be used from on road to extreme off road use. When fitting the SUMO LOCK NUTS onto the track rod ends use plenty of grease on the threads, this will prevent the nuts seizing onto the track rod ends, (cold welding) or (Galling) this is common with stainless steel fixings, but use plenty of grease will prevent the problem from happening, we use MORRIS K48 grease, see HERE. The Kit includes:- 1 x SUMO-SS-1060 Heavy Duty Track Rod Bar (longer of the two bars). 2 x GREASEABLE Track Rod End (R/H & L/H Thread). SUMOBARS are the original Heavy Duty Steering Bars and arguably still the best, they are used all around the world from on road, off road, comp safari to extreme off road. SUMOBARS have two different ranges – SUMO-HD – Made from 30mm solid EN8 engineering grade CARBON STEEL BAR, designed to be used by all, on & off road. SUMO-SS – Made from 30mm solid 303 STAINLESS STEEL BAR, which are the strongest bars in the Sumobar range, as stainless offers a much greater strength, in fact, 1.5 times stronger than steel, these bars can be used from on road to extreme off road use. All our Sumobars are supplied with full locking nuts, which are for strength and security, with less chance of rounding the nut whilst tightening. The steel nuts are 24mm and the stainless steel nuts are 27mm. Both ends of the Sumobar have machined flats for ease of tightening the lock nuts to the bar. The right hand thread is easily identified with a groove machined around the bar and the lock nut. All threads on the bars are double checked and are greased with WURTH corrosion-protecting aluminium-copper paste, this will stop the track rod ends from seizing in the bars at a later date. A Drag Link Bar is the bar from the steering box to the opposite wheel, (short bar in front of the front axle). A rough measurement of the Drag Link bar length before fitting is centre of track rod end to centre of track rod end 782mm to 785mm. A Track Rod Bar joins the 2 wheels together, (longer bar of the two). A rough measurement of the Track Rod bar length before fitting is centre of track rod end to centre of track rod end 1157mm to 1160mm. Gwyn Lewis 4×4 offers three different types of track rod ends. Please see below to help decide which one will be best suited. SUMO-RH-HD-TRE SUMO-LH-HD-TRE These are our heavy duty greaseable track rod ends, mainly used by off-road customers due to their strength. However, have no disadvantage of being used on the road. The heavy duty track rod ends are stronger due to the larger ½ inch UNF thread on the tapered end with less of an undercut near the taper. Also, the main thread where it meets the ball joint body has no undercut, which makes them less likely to bend or break off with heavy off road impacts.  A Nylock Nut is fitted on the tapered end, making it easier to check they are tight after off road use, it is important to check that the locking nuts are kept tight. Inside these track rod ends is a large nylon socket to cup the ball, which gives smoother steering movement, especially for road use, however on impacts, they can distort the nylon cup. Please note these are not painted and come with the original rubber boot fitted. This is to keep the cost down, they will require greasing on fitment. SUMO-RH-DELPHI-TRE SUMO-LH-DELPHI-TRE These are our DELPHI Greaseable track rod ends, for on road use only. These are not just a standard Delphi joint, they are greaseable, come ready fitted with our GL1172 POLYBOOTS and are fully painted black. Inside these track rod ends is a nylon socket to cup the ball; the ball is polished, which gives a smoother movement with a lighter steering feel, however, on impacts they can distort the nylon cup. These track rod ends are weaker due to the larger undercut on the main thread where it meets the ball joint body. Because of this, we would not recommend these for off road use.