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early drop link help

I need to make a pair of drop links for the front of an early car. I have the through the body sway bar, and the arms, but am missing the drops. If you have one nearby you could get your hands on easily....I could use four dimensions.
1) ID of the bushing hole
2) width of the same end
3) OD of the shaft
4) center to center of the bushing holes (length)

All of these measurements are not so critical....unless I plan on using the available replacement bushings...which I do. I need to fab them up and get them off to the plater for some CAD.
Thanks in advance.

Speedo


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I need to fab them up and get them off to the plater for some CAD.
Fab them? Why not just buy a used pair if you are going with a stock configuration and then replate? The make vs. buy equation doesn't seem to add up on the side of "make" for that kind of a job. I have a pair from my '68 that were replaced with adjustable ones I can dig out of the garage and measure if need be, but I'd rather just sell them to you cheap and save you some time.

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This is from my 1973.5 911T
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Ideally, drop links should be adjustable if corner balancing is an objective. Start here, then add the appropriate rod ends of choice:

MHT-M8: Turnbuckle, Hex Bar, Metric, M8 - Midwest Control Products Corp.

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I've got a pair like Ed's from my 73 that are yours if you want them.
Shoot me a PM with your mailing address and I'll drop them in the mail next week ( I'm out of town for the weekend).

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