Tie Rod End Troubles

[clakka]

Hey lads and ladies,

I bought my first liner at Christmas time and have recently noticed the inside of the tyres are majorly worn...so I believe I have tie rod end troubles (plus the fact that I can see them leaking fluid, which is a dead giveaway I guess :sorcerer: ).

That is not my issue, my issue is what to replace them with...

Should I get adjustable tie rods as the car may be used for drift or track or can I replace the whole thing with an adjustable castor rod the end looks like a tie rod end so I assume that this is a replacement for the ends plus some but don't know.

Or should I just get an oem replacement...also do coilovers remove these things (bloke at autobarn said they would) but as we all know autobarn don't know much...

Cheers guys...

Clakka

[4DoorWhore]

...also do coilovers remove these things (bloke at autobarn said they would) but as we all know autobarn don't know much...

Cheers guys...

Clakka

hahaha... wow

you might just need an alignment if there is no slop present... but if otherwise//

replace them and fix the boots.... tie-rods dont contain fluid, they use grease.

[clakka]

yeah mate fluid or grease whatever it is... sik 1 will have to replace soon i guess and I assume you are laughing at the autobarn bloke's stupidity...

[MerlinTheHapyPig]

Hey lads and ladies,

I bought my first liner at Christmas time and have recently noticed the inside of the tyres are majorly worn...so I believe I have tie rod end troubles (plus the fact that I can see them leaking fluid, which is a dead giveaway I guess :sorcerer: ).

That is not my issue, my issue is what to replace them with...

Should I get adjustable tie rods as the car may be used for drift or track or can I replace the whole thing with an adjustable castor rod the end looks like a tie rod end so I assume that this is a replacement for the ends plus some but don't know.

Or should I just get an oem replacement...also do coilovers remove these things (bloke at autobarn said they would) but as we all know autobarn don't know much...

Cheers guys...

Clakka

hang on..... are you talking about tie rod ends?? or castor rod bushes?

firstly. Tie rod ends connect to the tie rods, which connect to the steering rack. Tie rod & tie rod ends control the steering.

There is no such thing as adjustable tie rod ends

The tie rods themselves are adjustable from factory

Castor rods are the rods going from the control arm and are bolted onto a bracket on the body near the front of the car.

If the tie rod ends are f**ked you can get stock replacement, or go aftermarket rod ends

If the castor rod bushes are f**ked, you can change the bush itself with an offset bush (allowing adjustment)

or you can replace the whole castor rod with an adjustable castor rod, which replaces the bush with a solid bearing, this version is adjustable via the length of the rod and allows for better adjustment than the bush version, but they are also harsher on ride, and the bearings can wear out quicker.

also,

inside of the tyres wearing can be attributed to a few things. Most common is excessive camber due to lowering the car too much. So this could be a another problem you have.

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/in...howtopic=130348

^read SydneyKid's post in this thread for more info...

Edited August 16, 2006 by MerlinTheHapyPig

[clakka]

Cheers mate, but habe a look at justjap, there are adjustable aftermarket tie rod ends for sale, so there is such a thing...

The thing that is leaking is a big round thing that appears to be mounted on the front, so I believe they are tie rod ends, and when I got my car checked Nissan said I needed new tie rod ends...

I was under the assumption (obviously wrong) that the castor rods were the same as tie rods, not just the end, as they look identical hence the question of what to replace the leaky ones with.

The car's height hasn't been modified at all just thought this may be the case, or may just need an alignment.

Cheers

[MerlinTheHapyPig]

tie rods on just jap, haven't used them before. But you're right they do claim they are adjustable. It looks as though the 'adjustment' does the same thing as the stock 'adjustment' that you get with the tie rods themselves... seems to me like just a selling feature. They would adjust the toe, which you get with stock tie rods/ends anyway.

I would be sceptical about trusting the justjap ones anyway. The rose joints look cheap as crap from the pictures on their website. Surely they will be poorer quality than stock-standard version.

anyway. The big round things are probably your castor rod bushes.

The tie rod ends are part of the steering, and will move when you turn the steering wheel. They connect to the steering rack through the tie rod...

Edited August 16, 2006 by MerlinTheHapyPig

[clakka]

Yeah thought they looked a little dodgy... cheers for the help mate will be taking it to a suspension shop asap and getting the castor rod bushes done, or maybe put some adjustable castor rods on if that will fix it...

Cheers