Tie rods

[Bubble_Drift]

I always felt that my steering was a bit loose.
Apparently my inner tie rod on the right side is worn out and has a lot of play.

I am going to replace them both and wanted to add a 5mm spacer aswell for more angle.

I have 2 choises:
1: buy nipparts inner tie rods and add some washers to make a 5mm spacer
[img name=]http://www.aeu86.org/files/af/afbeeldingaspx_137.jpg[/img]

2: buy the new megan racing inner tie rods which already have a 5mm spacer on them.



The nipparts cost about 50 euro.
The megan 120$ plus shipping would come to around 120euro.

I am just wondering about the quality of the megans compared to the nipparts...is the 70euro worth it or not?

[speed-inc]

Have no experience with Megan.
There are also others building those like JIC (265.- Chf), Noby Booth.

JIC will be very good quality.

Just to give alternatives.

The nipparts with your own spacer could also be a good choice.

[matt mead]

i would just run standard ones just with a spacer... cheaper, quality would be no worse then megans, most likly better...

[improvedae86]

The tie rods pictured just look like standard ae86 with a section machine down to produce the extra area for the rack to move. Powersteering ae86 tie rods are 5-10mm shorter depending on manufacture than non powersteering ones. 70 series are 15-20mm longer than this again.
heres is a pic but do check with your manufacture or No Hachi if its the case there.

http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/5863/...703vo2.jpg

[20vWill]

Just use stock rods, and buy my precision engineered Battleversion 5mm spacers for £20 inc shipping!

Dont use washers, they have slop and can help the tie rod work loose!!!

PM me

[Bubble_Drift]

Alex pfeifer: "Just get 4 14mm split lock washers. Put 2 on each inner tie rod. Done and done."

:wink:

[20vWill]

Bubble_Drift Wrote:Alex pfeifer: "Just get 4 14mm split lock washers. Put 2 on each inner tie rod. Done and done."

:wink:

Haha... not really. They will be a sloppy fit, and you dont want any squirming between a tie-rod and a steering rack

And you forgot the Loctite

Totally your choice. But if you want a proper, riliable, precision fit, buy the Battleversion spacers. I still have 2 sets left

[Bubble_Drift]

They fitted fine. And I didn't forget the locktite. :wink:


For those wondering: When you use a spacer the locking rings become useless, so you need to use locketite on the thread of the tie rod that goes into the rack.


PS: Alex Pfeifer = Battleversion!

[ts@n@k@s]

So if i use 70series tie rods which are 20mm longer than OEM do i get extra lock?

Or i got it wrong?

[Ivan141]

You got it wrong, the extra lock comes from the added lenght of the spacer on the steering rack that can be pulled into the housing.