Longest Tie Rods/tie Rod Ends Suit Nissan S14/15/r32-34?

[kitto]

Hi guys, i need to know what is the longest tie rod and tie rod ends on the market to suit an R33 rack?

Reason being, i have my 31, with S13 suspension with an R33 rack, but i now have shortened knuckles. Therefore my R33 tie rods are falling a bit short.

They still thread into the tie rod ends, but only about 10mm or so on each side, when you really want at least 30mm.

So i was just going to try and get some longer tie rods and tie rod ends to solve the issue. Really don't want to weld a nut onto the tie rod end, just doesn't sit to well with me.

So now apparently S14/S15 has the longest tie rods out there, but no one can tell me how much longer they are over a 33 item. There is also conflicting opinoins that the rack side thread is M12, but some other people say M14.

As far as i can work out, if these are the longest ones they do, they're only going to be 10-15mm longer than the R33 tie rod, so i'll need a longer tie rod end to help make up the slack. Does anyone know if there is a longer tie rod end that is longer than the R33 item. And no i do no wish to use rose jointed tie rod ends.

Thanks guys.

Daniel.

[Duncan]

not sure which tie rods are longer, but you should look into "steering rack spacers". The screw into the rack and then the tie rod screws onto the end, spacing it out.

as for thread I am also not sure - but it may have different threads in 33 for front vs rear steering rack, 32 certainly does, so make sure you specify front.

[NZM.031]

i have an s14 rack to go in my r32, i will compare the two later today and let you know what i find with the threads and tie rod lengths.

Tein have extended tie rods for such use, but you need their tie rod ends to fit. so youre looking at around $500.

send Nigel a pm on ns.com, he makes rack spacers to fix this problem, its also offset to fix the angle of the tie rod on a lowered car to reduce binding. otherwise, i think Cazman has a Super Now rack spacer for sale.

[kitto]

i have an s14 rack to go in my r32, i will compare the two later today and let you know what i find with the threads and tie rod lengths.

Tein have extended tie rods for such use, but you need their tie rod ends to fit. so youre looking at around $500.

send Nigel a pm on ns.com, he makes rack spacers to fix this problem, its also offset to fix the angle of the tie rod on a lowered car to reduce binding. otherwise, i think Cazman has a Super Now rack spacer for sale.

What did you find out about your S14/R32 rods??

I dont want teins as of the price and the fact that you can't use oem gear with them.

I got the modded knuckles off Nigel, yeah i know he does offset rack spacers. But the R31 would have to be the only friggen Nissan that won't accept them. (Rack is too close to K frame, so ball joint and boot will hit the K frame).

I saw that Cazman was selling one straight rack spacer, but what use is one? Won't i need two, one for each side?

[NZM.031]

i havent found anything with the racks yet sorry, ive been rearranging the garage over the past few days...

the "super now" spacer is designed to go on one side only... you remove one tie rod, screw the spacer into the rack, then screw the tie rod to the spacer.. the spacer is 10mm so you dont need 2 5mm spacers each side.. it still has the same amount of thread wound in so its safe.. then you chop the 10mm off the end of the tie rod to get the alignment right.

[Big Unit]

I just bought tie rods and tie rod ends from just jap. The tie rods are much longer and the thicker than standard, much more heavy duty. The tie rod ends i got are rose jointed and are alot longer and allow for more adjust ment. The were out of 32 rod ends so i got s14 ones and the fit the thread fine. Hope this helps