[spoon9]

Hey,


a little clarification please. I was told an MOT or two ago (no-one's mentioned it since :-/ ) I have a worn track-rod end. I was wondering whether to stay standard or go uprated. I'm not sure but they seem to use different terms in Japan - tie-bars, tension rods. Am I right in thinking these are the same thing? And are they worth investing in?

The only thing I notice when driving is a slight movement through the wheel on long corners. Obviously new standard ends would solve this so how much are they and are tein/hks/nismo/whoever ones worth the extra over standard?

Cheers :drivin:



paul

 

[wisecobandit]

Most good motor factors PART No ADN18789 around £30 + vat
Wilco do them for £42
Middlehurst (nissan) £65

Problem with teins is you need to replace more than 1 bit....
http://www.driftworks.com/catalog/products/tein-tie-rods-and-ends-nissan-fitment.html

 

[spoon9]

awesome, thanks for that matey, least I know what I'm looking at now :cheers:




paul

 

[mick-skyline]

Most good motor factors PART No ADN18789

is that part number for a 1 piece or 2 piece part??? as i have just bought one dont know which part number he used and only got a one pice part and the one thats gone on mine is a 2 piece. drivers rear... :spank:

 

[wisecobandit]

The front track rod ends are the same as the s14 according to the part number.I only know this as i remember Andy posting up the part number on a previous post and thought it wise to keep hold of.
http://www.japaneazicarparts.co.uk/proddetail.asp?prod=S14/ADN18789/N131047&cat=141

 

[C-N]

The track rod ends are cheap enough not to mess with just replace them.

8 times out or 10 MOT stations use pry bars or levers to lever the rack arm up to check for up & down wear on the rod ends which is what they normally advise on slight lift/wear.

If you were a real tight a** & desperately needed an MOT you could just whack the top of the rod end down a bit further to take out the slack.