most rod stock is "farm" grade to grade 3 at the highest. a couple pieces of 3/16 plate is fine to make a clevis with--same way i did it. i put the "weak" point in mine by making my own bolts from 10mm aluminum at the tie rod to steering arm point. when i had regular bolts in there, a stump shot completely wasted my 1 inch gusseted tubular steering arm. The idea has proven itself in the rough stuff i've done 3 replacements "in the field" takes about 2 minutes and haven't sustained any damage to the arms etc.
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