Which knuckles would you get?

[brandonlmb]

I'm thinking about getting new 60 knuckles. So which ones would you get? Crane, Reid, or solids. I'm plating up a stock set but is it a total was of time?
And yes they are ford knuckles.

 

[Tacoma]

I'd want Cranes, think really hard about Solids and buy Reids.

 

[brandonlmb]

I know solids has the key way so the high steer arms need to be machined, or just buy theirs. I just want the best bang for the buck you know.

 

[Tacoma]

Reids, then. The Solid knuckles are cheap, but they nail you on the arms.

 

[LT.]

I went through this same problem a year or so ago. I wanted to used knuckles that were stronger than the stock pieces and I really wanted a keyed steering arm. It just seemed to be far superior in my mind. I ended up with a set of inner C's and knuckles from Reid Racing. I also used some Off Road Design steering arms and have not had a problem with anything on the front end since.

LT.

 

[brandonlmb]

I'm thinking that is the direction I will most like go. Thanks

 

[STAG]

I bought the reids because they look the closest to factory, raises less question.

 

[Tacoma]

I bought the reids because they look the closest to factory, raises less question.

??? about what???

 

[brandonlmb]

Think I may just get the Reids. a bit more expensive off the get go, but less in the end because I don't have to machine the arms I have now.

 

[STAG]

??? about what???

Any attempt at registering a vehicle with custom axles with custom knuckles. Okay the truth is i just wanted to promote ried

 

[mesha]

I like the spidertax knuckles. If you can handle ball joint type stuff, but they seem super beef. I wouldn't buy them for a current axle that was a king pin obviously. I was looking at them when I was building a 9" into a sixty.
For a king pin it would be Reid for me probably.

 

[Tacoma]

Any attempt at registering a vehicle with custom axles with custom knuckles. Okay the truth is i just wanted to promote ried

I'm not sure there's anything about that in code... but it's good you came clean.

 

[gorillaxj]

there is nothing about it in the "utah safety manual"

 

[Gravy]

Brandon, what about plating your stock knuckles? That's probably the way I'll go, then if they break replace them.

Inner knuckles I'll probably just gusset.

 

[brandonlmb]

I have thought about plating them. I'm just sick of worrying about breaking knuckles each time I go out. So if I got Reids or which other brand of knuckles, Im sure I will have better piece of mind. Plating them would be a ton cheaper of a fix. Im torn between price and piece of mind. I guess I want everyone else to make the decision for me.!

 

[Gravy]

If you trade me tires that will probably fix your problem... and be cheaper than new knucs... just sayin"...

 

[Kiel]

Does solid make ford knuckles now? They didn't use to, so I bought Reid for my ford HP

 

[brandonlmb]

Haha ya I think smaller tires would help! But I like the 42s.
And ya solid does make ford knuckles now

 

[skippy]

Ok I dont mean to hijack here. But what about plating the stock knuckles???

 

[brandonlmb]

I have thought about it but would hate to bust them. I have seen guys do it and they claim it has worked. Just seems like a s#!t load of work to do it right.