steering rack conversion

[ocelot]

Hi I am in the process of converting my bus to rascal steering rack. I am at the stage where I need to make a drag link, My plan is to cut the original and connect it to the rack via a12mm rose joint. does anyone know if a rose joint is ok for this? I have considered making a tube end, like a shock absorber end, but the rose joint does look very neat.
thanks

 

[ocelot]

I've completed the rack conversion using the rose bearing joint, I first used a m12 joint which worked fine but looked a bit weedy compared to the rest of the steering gear so I've fitted am 16 joint instead and it looks a lot better. the steering works fine but I have not used it on the road yet.