Tapered Reamer

[Vega75randy]

Would someone PLEASE tell me what size tapered reamer I need to buy? YES there are different sizes. I want to install S-10 ball joints and ream out the stock spindels (80 vented) to use them. Colin has done this before so I'd like to hear from him if he's not too busy.

Thank you
Randy S. Hager
Venus, TX

[cosvega76]

Randy,

Try here:

http://www.lefthanderchassis.com/40.html

Part number 049-818-010

Chuck

[Vega75randy]

Thanks Chuck. They are a bit pricy for just one job. I'll look around on different sites to find the best price.

Thank you you've been a BIG help

Randy S. Hager
Venus, TX

[DEMON Precision]

try NAPA, or any other automotive/light industrial type shops , we have a store called LORDCO and they have some sizes of taper reamers in stock . and FYI i,m in the machine shop owner and taper reamers are quite expensive so if you want to safe some money try and find a shop that already has one and get them to do the work , a hotrod type fab shop might have them as well . ebay is another source as well , just be sure you know the exact taper you need . the last shop i worked at we had 10 different taper reamers for repairing taper ballstud holes , some where the same degree of taper but the diametor is bigger or smaller .

there is a online tool supply company called KBCTOOLS try them as well .

[Vega75randy]

Hey I found a less expensive place to buy my reamer. XKUT-Reamers are a lot cheaper for NEW reamers of the exact size for S-10 ball joints.
Found the taper/dia size from other sites and went looking.

[ColinOpseth]

Waste of money at $120. I think mine was like $30 through uhm.. Wholesale Parts out of Florida, I think.

Unfortunately, I don't know where my reamer is so that I can tell you the part number. I'll look this week for you.

[Vega75randy]

Well after giving this a lot of thought, I came to the conclusion that the full S-10 swap would be better in the long run. Thanks for helping me with this.