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water · 10-07-2010, 05:40 PM

So a little background (if you're not interested, scroll down to the question section). I bought Peak Performance pro inner and outer tie rods about 2.5 years ago and have had nothing but problems. The passenger side inner tie rod's ball joint went bad in about 2 months. This ultimately cost me a ton of money b/c I overlooked the inner tie rod as being a problem (since they were relatively new and Peak's rep was good afaik - stupid I know) and went through tires, hubs, bearings, ball joint, and blew a JIC flta2 coilover (b/c of vibrations). I'm happier with megan inners now which is sad.

On top of that, since their purchase, I have broken 6 tie rod end shanks. The first pair were their original pro design. They admitted to them being problematic so I purchased (no freebies or apologies from peak btw) two replacement shanks assuming the other would go bad. Smart choice b/c 2 weeks after one went bad, the other did. Thought everything was cool at this point - I was wrong. I snapped another one a few months later and then another and another and another. Since the initial breakage, their price for replacements has almost tripled as well (up to $25 ea now - originally $10). When the 5th one broke, I called and I wrote the company (now owned by Gruppe-S). Over the phone they claim to have no problems with the shanks however, I have talked to two shops which were both (at one time) official resellers and both confirmed my beliefs about the product being faulty. I have yet to hear back from peak (Gruppe-S), the 6th one broke today, and I want a permanent solution.

Oh and in case anyone is curious, installed with proper tq specs using a snap-on tq wrench. Each break occurred while either: (a) making a u-turn (b) pulling into a parking spot w/ a bump or dip in the front or (c) backing out of a parking spot. I've never hit anything and my car is not excessively low at all. Steering does not go past stops and i for the past year i've made it a point to make as wide and gentle of turns as possible. Needless to say, I will never purchase or recommend another Peak part again.

***QUESTION***

Does anyone know if any other aftermarket shanks will work with the peak performance pro tie rod ends? I'm broke as hell these days and don't want to replace the tie rods outright since that means i'll need to pay for an alignment on top of the cost of parts. Long shot I realize, but hey its zilvia and sometimes you guys have some awesomely random info. Thanks in advance.

10-07-2010, 05:40 PM	#1
water Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: FL Age: 45 Posts: 373 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Peak Performance is trash - shank question (s14) So a little background (if you're not interested, scroll down to the question section). I bought Peak Performance pro inner and outer tie rods about 2.5 years ago and have had nothing but problems. The passenger side inner tie rod's ball joint went bad in about 2 months. This ultimately cost me a ton of money b/c I overlooked the inner tie rod as being a problem (since they were relatively new and Peak's rep was good afaik - stupid I know) and went through tires, hubs, bearings, ball joint, and blew a JIC flta2 coilover (b/c of vibrations). I'm happier with megan inners now which is sad. On top of that, since their purchase, I have broken 6 tie rod end shanks. The first pair were their original pro design. They admitted to them being problematic so I purchased (no freebies or apologies from peak btw) two replacement shanks assuming the other would go bad. Smart choice b/c 2 weeks after one went bad, the other did. Thought everything was cool at this point - I was wrong. I snapped another one a few months later and then another and another and another. Since the initial breakage, their price for replacements has almost tripled as well (up to $25 ea now - originally $10). When the 5th one broke, I called and I wrote the company (now owned by Gruppe-S). Over the phone they claim to have no problems with the shanks however, I have talked to two shops which were both (at one time) official resellers and both confirmed my beliefs about the product being faulty. I have yet to hear back from peak (Gruppe-S), the 6th one broke today, and I want a permanent solution. Oh and in case anyone is curious, installed with proper tq specs using a snap-on tq wrench. Each break occurred while either: (a) making a u-turn (b) pulling into a parking spot w/ a bump or dip in the front or (c) backing out of a parking spot. I've never hit anything and my car is not excessively low at all. Steering does not go past stops and i for the past year i've made it a point to make as wide and gentle of turns as possible. Needless to say, I will never purchase or recommend another Peak part again. *QUESTION* Does anyone know if any other aftermarket shanks will work with the peak performance pro tie rod ends? I'm broke as hell these days and don't want to replace the tie rods outright since that means i'll need to pay for an alignment on top of the cost of parts. Long shot I realize, but hey its zilvia and sometimes you guys have some awesomely random info. Thanks in advance.