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[Slotto]

This occurred to me while driving home on Sunday from Pennsylvania. If you take some small tubing, drill some holes in it and cut slits to the holes, you could essentially slide 2 bent paper clips thru to create spindles.

Shown here in place is the tubing and paper clip assembly wedged between the lower control arm and a fabricated upper control arm. This will allow the front wheels to turn.

After I built the contraption it occurred to me that if you make a few extra bends, you could get the wheels to turn in sync.

You would connect them with yet another bent paper clip. This creates a sort of tie rod. On this one will have to have the ends rounded to fit over the hooked lower region.

It worked for me. Your mileage may vary.

[Deuces ll]

Not bad!.... ??

[STYRENE-SURFER]

You can also make tie rods by smashing either soft wire or styrene rod in a vice and drilling a hole.

ive got some pics about this somewhere here, no idea where at this moment. I could dig them up

if you are interested.

Edited September 3, 2020 by STYRENE-SURFER

[Ace-Garageguy]

6 minutes ago, STYRENE-SURFER said:

...ive got some pics about this somewhere here, no idea where at this moment. I could dig them up if you are interested.

I remember that. Good info.

[Slotto]

Or even the non-business end of a fishing hook would work.

[STYRENE-SURFER]

9 minutes ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

I remember that. Good info.

I'll try to find those old pics or maybe do a little tutorial.

there are some things I have learned about straightening craft wire usually bought 

in coils at store and perhaps others can expand on the idea. 

[Slotto]

I ended up making 2 tie rods from paper clips then soldering them to a 3rd. Works like a charm.

Your mileage may vary. 

[Paul Payne]

I use dressmakers pins for my pivots. Cut them to length after fitting, then cap the cut end with a short length of appropriate tubing.

[misterNNL]

On 9/2/2020 at 8:38 PM, Slotto said:

This occurred to me while driving home on Sunday from Pennsylvania. If you take some small tubing, drill some holes in it and cut slits to the holes, you could essentially slide 2 bent paper clips thru to create spindles.

Shown here in place is the tubing and paper clip assembly wedged between the lower control arm and a fabricated upper control arm. This will allow the front wheels to turn.

After I built the contraption it occurred to me that if you make a few extra bends, you could get the wheels to turn in sync.

You would connect them with yet another bent paper clip. This creates a sort of tie rod. On this one will have to have the ends rounded to fit over the hooked lower region.

It worked for me. Your mileage may vary.

Isn't it amazing how many solutions our minds come up with when we least expect it. I have stopped working on one project or another cause I couldn't figure out what to do only to wake up the next morning with a solution.