Aftermarket Tie Rods... worth it?

[Dousan_PG]

Originally Posted by 40daws

Can someone with the Tien inner and outer AND using the spacer give us thier review ?

i did a retardidly huge write up and review on this like 2 years ago. maybe 3
get w/ the times
use the search mode.

[40daws]

Originally Posted by Dousan_PG

i did a retardidly huge write up and review on this like 2 years ago. maybe 3
get w/ the times
use the search mode.

AND now looking back over those 2-3 years or whatever,do you still recommend Tein or not ?

[NI_YON_Zenki]

I have the full tein system And truely enjoy them, I don't get to the track events as much as I should, if at all, but I do drive hard, and they have not let me down, any other car that I've driven had the full tein tie rod & ends special, and they are completely satified with the setup. .. .

there, I hope this took a load off yah back Dousan, you owe me!

[Dousan_PG]

Originally Posted by 40daws

AND now looking back over those 2-3 years or whatever,do you still recommend Tein or not ?

read my post on page one, last one.

[SochBAT]

Originally Posted by Dousan_PG

1 you suck at driving
tein is s14 tie rods and ends w/ spacer
not z32

Oops, there goes my common sense. Posted when i was half asleep.

S14, not Z32 (but you could use the rods tho)

[DoriftoSlut]

Originally Posted by sochbat

Oops, there goes my common sense. Posted when i was half asleep.

S14, not Z32 (but you could use the rods tho)

Nope... Z32 inners are too short to use. They have to be used with the longer Z32 outer endlinks. Tein outers are S14 size (too SHORT). You'd get... like 4 inches of toe out trying to use Tein outers and Z32 inners.

[hellion240sx]

four inches of toe is good right? well i plan on going with the multi link up front from spl, and powertrix in the back. i have heard nothing but positive for spl and powertrix btw. man i have to read the details about bumpsteer a couple of times cuz i got confused, then the other says their wrong but kinda right. heh, yeah.

[Dousan_PG]

boo full spl multilink i sthe shit

3 years NEVER problems
no squeaking
no bad joints
no poor quality
NEVER problems.
NEVER ISSUES
always 100% strong, reliable and perfect
3 years of daily driving (every day) track events (2-3 a month on average), street/mounting fucking around being stupid and doing things i shouldnt be doing, 3 crashes and never problems

splparts.com for LIFE!

[McRussellPants]

Hahah.

Big dollar front suspension and zerk fitting supreme rear suspension?

Powertrix FTL.

[hellion240sx]

ftl? well $450 vs. $733 yeah i'm am not going all out full track/race car off road use only... if i was i would probably go with spl. but i'm trying to get all my other stuff as well. example ebc, 300zx brakes, safcII, detach steering w., cam lock harnesses, rims, tires, roll bar etc... so yeah. is it that bad of a choice? like i said i haven't heard anything going wrong with either , and if i have (which i have) it was taken care of immediately!!!! besides in my current situation the money/job situation isn't in the best of shape. if you want details pm me heh.

[Dousan_PG]

im not a full out race car
i think of it this way
450 now. vs another 450 when the fall apart or get crappy

spl, buy it once, be done! no need to upgrade!!

and u dont need ALL the arms. just rucas and toes, dont waste money on the forward, its not really necessary car is fine w/o it.

harness is USELESS unless you have the proper bucket seat, and you should have a good roll bar too of course.

[red240]

Powertrix doesn't use the zerk fitting rod ends anymore, they have the teflon lined ones, comes with dust boots also.
I have the rear toe/track rods and the quality is pretty good/price!
SPL tie rod ends for sure, gonna order them soon!

[Dousan_PG]

spl: no dust boots STILL no problems
because their shit is super high quality. no worries at all.

[slideways2004]

Originally Posted by Dousan_PG

1 you suck at driving
my car was retarded low, w/ the tein steup and i still drove like a maniac everywhere, freeway onramps freeways, race tracks drift and grip events etc etc etc. people make it to be a huge deal, just deal w/ it, adapt as a driver.

tein is s14 tie rods and ends w/ spacer
not z32

if i did it all over i would have ended up w/ what i have now

s14 inners (tein same as s14), splparts.com outers, spl/uras spacer

bumpsteer is next to none, handling is great, angle is wonderful and if i bust up my tie rod, any autoparts store willhave s14s as well as the dealer if needs be. replaces are cheap and easy.

this is on a s14 right? what would you use on s13? can you use z32 inners?

[Dousan_PG]

i feeel like im taking crazy pills!!
YOU CANNOT USE Z32 inners w/o z32 outters!!
you can use z32 on s13/s14 but you need to match everything
its that simple

s14/s13 is interchangealbe between chassis, jsut have to use the same outters

s14 inner+s14 outer
s13 inner+s13 outer
z32 inner+z32 outer

[ManoNegra]

SPL is the way to go. Good people, good service, great products.

BTW spl sells the inners Z32 tie rods for $66. Does anyone know a cheaper source besides junkyards. Guess I could stop by Autozone and such to find out but if anyone here alreayd knows...

[Pepperoni]

at Kragen, Autozone, etc. I've seen some Z32 tie rods go for $30... $40... $50. I don't really know any physical differences about them. Only thing is the brand, although I have never heard of any of them. I may be buying some z32 inners from one of those stores and getting the SPL ends

[Dunkee]

Originally Posted by Dousan_PG

1 you suck at driving
my car was retarded low, w/ the tein steup and i still drove like a maniac everywhere, freeway onramps freeways, race tracks drift and grip events etc etc etc. people make it to be a huge deal, just deal w/ it, adapt as a driver.

I'm far from the great driver...I don't drift or autocross so it's not a big deal to me...but I do like to take "spirited" drives. I'm a pussy when it comes to bumpsteer. I'm used to adjusting the car and accelerator but the car would be a lot more fun if bumpsteer didn't pop up on every little uneven road. It gets annoying after a while. I should just get something like a G35 but I wish my 240 could handle similar. Nice drop, decent ride and good handling. That to me would be perfect.

BTW I have the SPLs but right now no power steering so I can't give an accurate review.

[Neejay]

Originally Posted by red240

Powertrix doesn't use the zerk fitting rod ends anymore, they have the teflon lined ones, comes with dust boots also.
I have the rear toe/track rods and the quality is pretty good/price!
SPL tie rod ends for sure, gonna order them soon!

Yeah, I have the newer PowerTRIX RUCA (WITHOUT the zerk fitting). I havent heard/seen anyone complain about it. Quality was fine, and I didnt have any problem with it while I was driving my s13 daily.

I'll be getting the SPL tie rods though.

[hellion240sx]

spl s13 pro tie rod ends with z32 tie rods

[SirWarrior]

Same as above.

[D1champ]

If i put Z32 inner+outer on my s13, can I still use that Spl spacer?