Does anybody know where I can find a m23x1.25 tap? I have some 1.25 inch stainless that I would like to use for a drag link and tie rod.

Good luck searching, that is a rather uncommon size as far as metric taps go. Maybe a specialty tool place, and don't forget you need right and left hand thread versions. I know Marlin had a tool maker cut him a left hand tap for that size when he started making his HD tie rods back in the late '90s, I was at his shop the day that tool came in. I forget how much he paid for that, but you could buy a lot of tie rods and drag links for what that tap cost.

Or try a machine shop that can set up a thread cutting bit and use the thread chasing gears on the lathe to cut the threads inside the tube.

Did you try these guys ?

http://www.metricmcc.com/

Are you absolutely sure it's m23? That does not seem to exist here on Earth.

So far I have found right hand thread m23x1.5, 2.0, and 3.0. With my discount I can get them for $40. But it is pointless if it isn't the right thread pitch. I am pretty sure that it is m23x1.25. That should be the diameter and thread pitch of the fj-80 tres.

I emailed a place today. They responded. They do have the taps. $106 (from poland) for the lh thread and $86 for the rh (from California). Plus shipping. Anybody need a tie rod or drag link? <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />