Adjustabe Rod Ends

[Roy]

LOL..no tie rod ends are being done as well as cradle bushes....so up yours Leave me alone, after all i am a lowly RB20 R32 GTSt owner. I cant be expected to do everything the correct way

While you are hanging shit on me...maybe you can help me out with clarifying whether the alloy bushes jammed in the rear cradle like this serve the same purpose as the Noltec sub frame bushes.

I have heard that they increase NVH (i dont care) but are A) cheaper to buy and B) cheaper to install. Question is though do they do the same thing and eleminate play in the rear cradle? Too many people i dont trust tell me things that contradict ppl i trust, to the point i am cautious without having ripped a rear end apart myself

[Anquetil]

A bit off topic, but my S15 keeps destroying Aftermarket Tie Rod Ends?

The rose joints always seem to go to shit.

Anyone got any ideas? Ride height to low, stiff coilovers, steep driveway, is all this putting stress on the ball joints?

These are chickety china makes.

Edited October 25, 2007 by Shane

[dontfeelcold]

Try a bearing company. They make them. Linear Bearings

[dontfeelcold]

The ball and race part of balljoint and a rose joint/spherical bearing are very similar with the difference being the ball joints are sealed up with grease. If you could seal up a balljoint and fill it with grease would it last alot longer?

Edited October 26, 2007 by dontfeelcold

[Abo Bob]

The picture that he posted is a set of after market rose jointed tie rod ends, not castor rods as a lot of people seem to think

Oh. Well I was right about one thing - people are talking about two differnent things. Too bad I was talking about the wrong thing.

Nothing to see here. Move along please.

[salad]

Roy, yes those will serve a very similar purpose to the Noltec replacement bushes, except the alloy bushes pretty much have no compliance, where as the Noltec items do have some compliance.

Also, to change the amount of anti-squat, you will have to put spacers on top of the solid cradle bush, unlike with the Noltecs where you can just cut the little stub off on one end.

[Roy]

But cant you still use the pineapples with the alloy bushes

[salad]

Yep, bit hard, but can be done, that's what I meant by the spacers

[MrStabby]

Re: durability, the noltecs have bushes so i'd imagine they'd last a lot longer. Almost $500 tho.

[Roy]

Re: durability, the noltecs have bushes so i'd imagine they'd last a lot longer. Almost $500 tho.

They are castor rods...i was looking for front and rear tie rod ends., as in steering

[MrStabby]

They are castor rods...i was looking for front and rear tie rod ends., as in steering

*slap* Mr Brain is out to lunch. I remember this was already explained earlier in the thread...

[Abo Bob]

Hahaha NOOOOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111111111

[siddr20]

I currently have justjap adjustable castor rods!! not a single problem and quality seems excellent

Have been to a track day plus drag day.. no problems..

Been on the car for atleast 1.5 years i reckon..

hope this helps

[Abo Bob]

Nope, it doesn't help at all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111111111111111111111

[Roy]

Nope, it doesn't help at all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111111111111111111111

LOL...no it doesnt. Does it?

Unless someone has worked out ho wto use a castor rod as a front or rear tie rod end

[siddr20]

awww well too bad it didnt help!!

well you guys started writing about castor rods.. only read first 5 posts or so, so i wrote my input

ohh just so you know. .friend has bought rear tie end rods etc from justjap on his s15 and has been installed by east coast suspension and he hasnt had any problems at all..

So in terms of quality theres nothing wrong with them..

Edited October 30, 2007 by siddr20

[Abo Bob]

LOL...no it doesnt. Does it?

Unless someone has worked out ho wto use a castor rod as a front or rear tie rod end

I use cable ties myself. The big ones.

[Ronin 09]

well if someone used the right pic when they started the thread there wouldn't be this misunderstanding, now would there?

[Beer Baron]

lol, he did use the right pic. it's a tie rod.

[Ronin 09]

fcuk. owned.