7 degree reamer needed!!! TO borrow/rent/buy

[raiper]

I need a 7 degree reamer used to ream out tre and ball joints for custom steering. I have a 92 x with fullsize d44ttb and the tre are under knuckle and i want to move them over the knuckle. want to avoid the FA 600 pitman arm and get more clearance. already have the ball joint sleeves but cant afford to dish out the 100 bucks for a tool im gonna use twice! anyone able to help? Im in CA btw

 

[Sasquatch_Ryda]

Should be 1.5 inch per foot for the reamer. Look up x-cut reamers.

 

[raiper]

same thing but i messed up the thread title and didnt realize it till a bit ago. Ive already looked them up before i posted this and i dont want to spend the 100 bucks on something im gonna use 2x and i know someone has to have it that i can use....hopefully

more of a description here with pic

Diameter Small End 0.500" (1/2")
Top of Taper1.000"
Bottom of Taper0.464"
Degree of Taper7 degree

tapered reamers for proper fitting of ball joints to spindles, tie rod ends to spindles, etc. These have 1/2" shank. The 1-1/2" per foot reamer, also known as a 7° tapered reamer

Measures a little less than 1/2" at the small end and 1" at the big end

 

[crawlin91]

...What Sasquatch said...or find a local machine shop to do it for you

By "ball joint sleeves" do you mean TRE inserts? If so you can simply drill them out to the new diameter and then weld the inserts in the knuckle...no reamer needed. The large drill bit should be a lot cheaper.
Ruffstuff sells them among others, might be an alternative looking into.

 

[raiper]

yes tre tapered inserts. bronco graveyard has them as well.

 

[brinker88]

I just sold mine a couple months ago to a member on here. The reamers are expensive but great quality from Xcut

 

[Sasquatch_Ryda]

Yea no need for a reamer at all if using the inserts. Just a drill bit

 

[Insanejughead]

Nice. I learned something today.


I had honestly never wondered if reamers and inserts were commercially available... Now if I ever need something like this, I'll be pre-mentally prepared!

 

[raiper]

Nice. I learned something today.
I had honestly never wondered if reamers and inserts were commercially available... Now if I ever need something like this, I'll be pre-mentally prepared!

i didnt know either till a buddy was like flip the tre's and resize it to fit a insert. im not going to 1ton tre yet but heres the thread im following as an instruction since i have this axle under my xplorer:

http://fullsizebronco.com/forum/showthread.php?t=174477

and the tapered inserts:

http://broncograveyard.com/bronco/i-12775-f150-knuckle-conversion-sleeves.html