Mdrat
Member
I took my radius rods off the other day to replace them. Took exact measurements from upper bat wing mount to rear mounting point before removing them. When i did remove the rear bolt on the first one, radius rod kind of 'popped; downward. When the rear bolt was removed from the other side it just slid out, aligning perfectly with the mounting bracket hole. OK, took measurements and set up new radius rods to match said measurements. The first radius rod that I installed I had to 'lift up' to get rear bolt in. This action caused the front axle to twist slightly forward. Next installed the second one and the rear bolt lined up perfectly. Buttoned everything thing up and went for a test drive. Drove straight and true as before. But afterwards got to thinking that maybe I did something wrong, with the tension on first radius rod and the movement of the axle. Did I? The reason all of this was done was that the radius rods were bent and need to be fixed or replaced.