Ok, bending of the tie rod while bound up purely from ram forces was not something I was designing for with that configuration.
My original plan was a mount that welded to the pumpkin and tube, but I found that the body of the ram barely fits and once fittings were on they'd be going through the oil pan. Plus it would have to be really long to get where I needed. I figured having the body mounting pin vertical was mandatory and I don't have options for relocating both ports on the ram. I don't think attaching to a knuckle is going to work at all, but I will take another look at flipping the ram around. Diff cover would probably make for the cleanest mount if it's a sound platform, I was reading mixed reviews on that for full hydro setups. Assist ram was mounted there.
The flop of the tie rod seemed to be within the margin of misalignment of the heims with the setup as-is.
I believe the inner c is steel not iron, so successful welding isn't out of the question I don't think. Will require preheating of c and some sort of insulated wrap to slow the cooling.
