What's the advantage to that style of tie rod joint? Just curious.
This particular one from some people say it gives the steering a little more angle, but what it mainly does is put the tie rod closer/more level to the ground, which gives it less of a ridiculous angle when slammed and gets rid of bumpsteer. Hope that helps your question!
So today I finally got around to cutting my outer lips from my barrels. Most 3 piece wheels are just sealed with silicone, but Blitz and some other brands actually weld the lips to the barrels. I was going to send them out and have a professional do it...but after reading online it's not too bad of a job to do with a cutoff wheel. So, I stuck in the middle of the weld and within an hour or so they have been split! I need to do the other side, but I'll tackle that job tomorrow.
Crappy cell phone shot after they were cut:
Close up of the cut. It wasn't all that bad, but it definitely needs some flattening down.
Grinded it down to be flush with the rest of the barrel, shined it up and now it was ready to be assembled!
Here's some comparison shots. Before specs were 17x7.5", now they're 17x10" +18
Test fit shot
Crappy cell phone test fit shot
More updates soon!