Wicked Tuning Tie Rods S14

[flytwa78]

Has any heard of the Wicked Tuning Tie Rods for the S14? I was thinking about trying them out but I am not sure of their quality. Which ones are you guys running?

[Irukandji]

Garbage .

[FaLKoN240]

SPLparts.com or go home. Seriously.

[Dousan_PG]

hmm
take a risk on the things that turn your front wheels?

good idea.

honestly never even heard of them
pics or link?

[McRussellPants]

SPL Parts for life.

Hes sorted all the original problems.


After doing what i did this weekend Im sure they'll never break.

[axiomatik]

never heard of them, probably the same old taiwanese ebay junk.

[azndoc]

never heard of it either
sound pretty egay name to me

get spl it's thick.

i have tein, but i'm upgrading soon.

[inertiaticism]

The rod ends on them look a bit beefier than the Megans or whatever, but I'm pretty certain they are still shitty.

OEMs are probably stronger, so either save up for good stuff or buy OEMs.

[samms95s14se]

With a little research I found out that Wicked Tuning makes products that Prima Racing uses in their race cars and based on finishes the last couple of years they must be alright and now must be making stuff for other cars after they tested the quality on their cars first. Here is a link to Prima Racing that has links to Wicked Tunings website. I already had bought their Tension Rods and Tie Rods and the quality seems to match the big boys stuff but at a much cheaper price. If something breaks I'll let everyone know!

Here is something that was in Story Archive section.
Wicked Tuning extend contract to 2007

Prima Racing is proud to announce that Wicked Tuning, manufacturer of suspension parts for Honda and Acura to continue their supports through 2007 racing season. Wicked Tuning' partnership with the team began in 2005.

This announcement marks the contract second renewal for Wicked Tuning and endorses the strong belief in each other and share the same passion toward speed, innovation and quality.

"2007 marks the third year in our collaboration. Wicked Tuning is a great company who is looking forward and continue to offer great products that are tested in real racing environment," said Andrie Hartanto, Team Principal, Prima Racing. "We have been running Wicked Tuning suspension components since 2005 and the results speak for themselves."

Wicked Tuning is a manufacturer of quality performance suspension parts. To learn more about Wicked tuning, please visit their website at: http://wickedtuning.com/

http://www.prima-racing.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=79&Itemid=23

[FaLKoN240]

SPL Parts for life.

Hes sorted all the original problems.


After doing what i did this weekend Im sure they'll never break.

What you did?

[A Spec Products]

Bro, but they are WICKED.

WICKEDDDDDDDDD

[jspecusa]

http://wickedtuning.com/coilover.html
nice coilover that's all i have to say

[articdragon192]

Lol, SPL or Peak Performance.

[johngriff]

Am I blind, or can I not find any s series parts on their site.

Links?

[samms95s14se]

I think the S series parts are so new they havn't updated their website with them. I had bought mine from one of their US distributors listed on their website in Nevada that sells on eBay -
Eurosport Garage - [email protected], Wicked Tuning also has a few other distributors that you could call for more info on parts available. I know Prima Racing doesn't race 240's but as long as the same manufacturing plant that makes the parts they race with on the track, the stuff for our cars should work just as well. What's funny is when I first heard about them I started the hater-aid quick until I did some research on them.

[Gronde240]

hmm
take a risk on the things that turn your front wheels?

good idea.

honestly never even heard of them
pics or link?

dont get me wrong i say get spl also, but how do u think they got so big....someone had to take a risk with them....they just didn't show up and then all of the sudden the were the biggest name, people had to go through trial and error.......so i say to each his own, if he wants to, let him

[timtiminy]

They look alright from the looks of them, but i guess you cant really say anything about them till they are used. the tie rod diameter is interesting, I wonder if they are using the 300zx tie rods like spl?
here's pics.
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e273/timtiminy/wicked2.jpg
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e273/timtiminy/wicked1.jpg
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e273/timtiminy/wicked3.jpg

[McRussellPants]

What you did?

Countersteer over wierd ass ridge thing on the course. wheel into frame every time, sometimes very close to the steering lock.


a friends Teins bent a good 90 degrees. SPL lives to fight a retardedly low car on retarded texas parking lots another day!

[Edgar]

http://www.wickedtuning.com/images/coilover-box.jpg

WTF! Looks like Honda shit too me.

SPL! Should be getting my new ones very soon.

[hondanissan]

that is a link to the site...therefore when you get there...you have to SEARCH!!!...for your s chassis parts...ignorance is a disease.

i've been looking at these for a while now. i'm thinking about making the purchase as well. supposedly these and other wicked suspension parts are on casper canuls s14.5...which is now for sale.

[wanganwonder]

17mm might be a little too big?

better to bend/break a tie rod and change it out in 10 minutes than your whole steering rack or something

[blackcoupe]

I have the tie rods and tension rods hahaha. They work fine for me, its gone through plenty of abuse at Thunderhill. I know some people who have runned the tension rods at HTM and its held up as well.

I believe casper canul used these on the formula D car as well.

[projectRDM]

17mm might be a little too big?

better to bend/break a tie rod and change it out in 10 minutes than your whole steering rack or something

Bingo. Tie rod = 2 minutes. Rack = 25 minutes.

[gotta240]

Haha. I've been in a constant internal debate regarding this same theory, but with RUCAS. I didn't think anyone else would agree/understand the concept of WANTING susp. parts to bend, but apparently a couple of you do. :0

Most of the "HIGH END" rucas have a HUGE diameter that probably won't give at all. I'm ALMOST thinking it would be better to go with a megan arm of smaller diameter with a top quality heim.
A curb impact can often be fixed if stock arms are used. I'm wondering how the same impact would affect a "high end" arm. Seems more likely to bend the frame.

Ideas, experience, flaming? Bring it.

[Ian]

I completely agree with such a statement ^

[KiDyNomiTe]

ur frame will still take damage unless you swap out for some shitty lcas, I believe that would take more of the impact.

[S14DB]

I think the S series parts are so new they havn't updated their website with them. I had bought mine from one of their US distributors listed on their website in Nevada that sells on eBay -
Eurosport Garage - [email protected], Wicked Tuning also has a few other distributors that you could call for more info on parts available. I know Prima Racing doesn't race 240's but as long as the same manufacturing plant that makes the parts they race with on the track, the stuff for our cars should work just as well. What's funny is when I first heard about them I started the hater-aid quick until I did some research on them.
Looking at how they burry their info I can only assume they just import crap from china. Seeing that they are in a major port city.

[blackcoupe]

http://wickedtuning.com/camber-nissan.html

[babowc]

You need to be shot if you pay what they're asking for those damn sinful pieces.

[silnismo]

Just a heads up, this happened to one of the guys at freshalloy....
http://forums2.freshalloy.com/showthread.php?t=172989&highlight=wicked

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u34/stanman18/024.jpg

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u34/stanman18/025.jpg

[blackcoupe]

Damn that loooks bad. 3 months did that huh...Hopefully mine don't do that, but I've had mine for about a year now with zero problems. My car has seen its fair share of going off track on dirt and taking abuse.

[5t341tH]

im using their toe rods. no problems so far. (hopefully)

[samms95s14se]

Here is what I posted on FA for the people who don't go there...

My car is not super low and the heim is pretty much in the middle there is no way it would ever tilt that much and put enough load on it and force it to pop out like that. Seems you really need the high mis-alignment heim rod end to keep the angle even without it tilting too much. It seems that maybe the quality isn't the main issue of the heim seizing but more with getting the right parts like a (high mis-alignment rod end) if your cars ride height is really low.

[FaLKoN240]

LOL, shitty tie rod parts, big surprise.

My Kazama almost turned into that, right now the heim joint flops around in it's surroundings I only use them in EMERGENCY situations.

[sac]

DAMN.. i am going NAMS.. or SPL.. i decided..
its worth the extra $.. come on.. if your like me.. you beat on your susp every day. Not worth something cheap breaking, and smacking a barrier or another car. I had cheap ebay stuff on a s14 back in the day i built perty nasty.. sure as shit they broke, i lost traction on I15 and smashed the barrier, slid across the freeway, smashed the other barrier, and stopped in the middle.. TOTALED THE SHIT.. the dude i was racing (hell i was kickin his ass) in his 911Turbo stopped.. helped me push it out of the middle..he said.. you just fucked your shit up.. btw.. what kind of car is this.. It was fast..
LEARN FROM MY MISTAKE!! DONT USE CHEAP SHIT ON YOUR CAR. unless your rich, or sling nose candy, and have the money to throw around and dont give a shit..

[Dorifto12]

i was thinking about buying some tie rods from wicked but i wasn't sure the quality, yes Casper Canul ran em on his F.D S14 but doesn't mean there any good.
we don't know how many problems he had with them so doesn't mean jack shyat that he ran em.

im just gonna save for some SPL. :)

[s13silvia123]

SPL does me good.

[TRU_DAH-V]

Same here im hooked on SPL for my suspension needs!

[blackcoupe]

wicked tuning satisfies my tastebuds.

[SR20d2fourT]

SPLparts.com or go home. Seriously.

+1.


I have spl, sweet shitz.

[96Turbo]

i lost traction on I15 and smashed the barrier, slid across the freeway, smashed the other barrier, and stopped in the middle.. TOTALED THE SHIT.. the dude i was racing (hell i was kickin his ass) in his 911Turbo stopped..

911 Turbo - 500ft-lb monster doing 0-60 in 3.4 sec with tiptronic
Your S14 - No way......

[HyperTek]

we live a scary state of tuning.. where parts are now often made by the lowest participating factory.. and companys who try to make their names sound cool

i could make a company called "best tuning parts" and some people unknowingly would think they where the best tuning parts, throw up a couple photoshoped sponsored cars and be good to go

[S14DB]

we live a scary state of tuning.. where parts are now often made by the lowest participating factory.. and companys who try to make their names sound cool

i could make a company called "best tuning parts" and some people unknowingly would think they where the best tuning parts, throw up a couple photoshoped sponsored cars and be good to go

Stop stealing my idea's! :rant:

[bing]

There seriously needs to be a comprehensive guide on what to buy and what not to buy in this industry / community / whatever.

the stuff wicked tuning is selling is no different, in most cases, than what is available on ebay. i sell some of the same stuff.

for the record... all of the ebay /wicked tuning / megan / CS / etc. outter tie rods are sooo goddamn garbage it's disgusting..

i have warrantied and done returns on several.. i recently took them off my site because i fucking hate them sooo much..

and yet i still get e-mails "hey where are the tie rods are you still selling them can i buy them OMG i want janky shit for my car"

$0.25 cast rod ends... fuck all these tie rods.

inners are okay, no issues with them... i personally stick with Tein because it's basically OEM with a spacer.

[silnismo]

There seriously needs to be a comprehensive guide on what to buy and what not to buy in this industry / community / whatever.

the stuff wicked tuning is selling is no different, in most cases, than what is available on ebay. i sell some of the same stuff.

for the record... all of the ebay /wicked tuning / megan / CS / etc. outter tie rods are sooo goddamn garbage it's disgusting..

i have warrantied and done returns on several.. i recently took them off my site because i fucking hate them sooo much..

and yet i still get e-mails "hey where are the tie rods are you still selling them can i buy them OMG i want janky shit for my car"

$0.25 cast rod ends... fuck all these tie rods.

inners are okay, no issues with them... i personally stick with Tein because it's basically OEM with a spacer.

haha coundn't say it better.

i was in the same situation where it was either CS tie rod combo for 130.00 or 139.00 for teins.and for that 9 $ extra you have piece of mind instead of having sketchy pillowball ends.

P.S
bings suspension arms kick ass!

[sac]

911 Turbo - 500ft-lb monster doing 0-60 in 3.4 sec with tiptronic
Your S14 - No way......Did you see this all happen? Or are you just speculating, thinking that i am just someone posting shit to make peoples jaw drop and believe that their 240 can woop a 911T. I put 491rwhp 453 ft-lb. down at 25lbs on a 2300lb car. Spent 3 years building it. Did you see it? no. shut up.

On the susp question, if you feel like taking the risk go for it, it sounds like people are using them without probs..

[96Turbo]

i'm not saying it's impossible....but there are very very few 240s with the cajones to even hold a candle to a real sports such as the 911T. How the hell did you shave weight down to 2300lbs??

If you in fact put down that much power then i'm damn impressed, my bad for questioning you.

[gotta240]

Weight reduction list and dyno slip please.

Nice specs IF true.

[sac]

redtop Sr20det, Greddy manifold, hks 272 cams/cam gears, Eagle rods, JE pistons(stock bore), machined OEM crank, Nismo engine/trans mount, Nismo slave cylinder, DME torque mount, Flexalight x2 12"fans, arp head studsgarret t04r turbo, 3 angle valve job/tomi valvesprings/guides/rockerarm stoppers, power fc, custom 26x13x5 FMIC, custom aluminum IC piping, greddy oil pan, 1000cc injectors, hks fuel rail, tein inner and outer tie rods front, Koyo radiator, samco hoses, act 6 puck clutch, spec lightweight flywheel, B&M short throw shifter, bat relocation w/ tiny ass lawnmower battery, removed ac, removed p.s. removed heater, fiberglass front fenders, no sideskirts, no rear bodykit, just a fiberglass front bumper, removed bumper reinforcement front and rear, no corner lights, no fog lights, fc turboII oil cooler, aluminum pulleys, removed abs, removed windshield wipers/motor, carbon doors, carbon hood, carbon trunk, welded sunroof shut, titanium exhaust, gutted interior, cut out spare tire, 10gal fuel cell instead of gas tank, no power windows, door locks, aluminum z32 front calipers, gutted factory wiring and used painless kit (that saved 50lbs) no trunk release cable, no hood release cable, cusco 6pt cage, aluminum hood pins, aluminum cheap ebay special control arms/tension rods/traction rods, tein superdrift coil overs, aluminum driveshaft.. etc.. it weighed 2294 lbs Just the car with full 10 gal fuel cell. The car weighed 2790 before i started doing anything. Getting down 496lbs is possible. If you really want. I started building it when talks of LHM miller motorsports track began, and was close to finishing it when It was confirmed that they were building it. But i never got to take it out there. :( I dont have a dyno sheet, as i gave that to the guy who bought the motor. But I probably could find a time slip. [email protected] Thats with a slight mis-shift cause it was the first time i had got on it 100% after the build.
I am in the process of another one, but i am not going to gut it this time. Keeping full interior, and having solid doors. but going with Fender flares front and rear. It weighed in at the same 2790lbs for a stock zenki se model. Before doing anything. I replaced all wheel bearings/painted spindles. You will see a build thread opening up here real soon.

yes it is real rare to see a s13/s14 keep up with a 911t. Its fun to beat a 100k car and see the look on his face when your into yours half of that. ;) but i am going full spl suspension on this one, and would recomend that to whoever is upgrading susp. However, i am not your mom or dad. Do whatever the fu*k you want. Its your car (or the banks for now) modify it how you see fit.

[silnismo]

WTF??!!

when did this become a pissing match??

back on topic plzzz

[BAY240]

HAHAHA dont believe everything you read guys. talk is cheap.
IMO... save ur $, stick w/ OEM because IF you break your tie rods its a simple cheap(er) fix. all you have to do is swap it out in 10min. if u must upgrade, just go SPL, proven pride and true.

[huffandpuff00]

mine just snapped on a turn and sent me straight into a curb. down a wheel and LCA now. Im going to get another pair of Kazama Outers they lasted two years for me.

[99maxgtr]

Just a heads up, this happened to one of the guys at freshalloy....
FreshAlloy.com Forums (http://forums2.freshalloy.com/showthread.php?t=172989&highlight=wicked)

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u34/stanman18/024.jpg

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u34/stanman18/025.jpg

dude, the same exact thing just happened to me about a few hours ago!
luckily i was driving into my development(1 min away from my house) when i made the turn and had my trusty zip ties to hold that shit up.
As soon as i made the left turn into my development shit fell off or something and i was like wtf mate? almost slide into the island.
Funny thing a cop pulled up and was asking me what was wrong. I told him and he had no idea what tie rod was so i told him and he was like "oh.... ok well just don't get hit" and then he asked me what i got done to my car :p
btw i have a "i <3 cops" sticker on my bumper which made me laugh thinking about it now.
Long story short, wicked tuning blows!:cj: I am investing in SPL !!!:werd:

[slider2828]

Hahah that looks EXACTLY like megan, kazama, wicked, and CS. hahahahah

Broke down and bought some spl, but to save you guys the trouble.... If you know what you are doing.

Aurora ends....
Pegasus - Alloy Steel Metric Rod End, Male Threaded Shank (http://www.pegasusautoracing.com/productselection.asp?Product=3066)

Probably the best on the market if not better than SPL's and you can just get the spherical ends....

Eh... if you are cheap go with McMasters.... This is just so you can replace what you need.

If I knew about this like 2 weeks earlier, I would have gone with Aurora....

[duffman1278]

QA1 also has really good, sturdy heim joints. Thats what SPL use's iirc.

[slider2828]

Yup they are QA1.... So if you know how to measure thread pitch and length and stuff.... You are ready to go... but might be too much work for most people lol...

Stop stealing my idea's! :rant:

Too late I think extreme dimensions beat you to it

Wicked is junk.... Oh, I work with Prima in campaigning our S2000k.... You think they REUSE tie rods every race bro? Lol... funny....

Yah sure use it for a day and throw them away, sure I would buy them.... otherwise, get SPL or Teins or Stick with Stock.

Really nothing wrong with Moog, since they make stuff for Nascar. If your car ain't lowered more than like 1.5" don't bother, won't make a freaking difference if you bought stock..

[S14DB]

Too late I think extreme dimensions beat you to it

Apples and Oranges...

[iHeartTheTouge]

SPLparts.com or go home. Seriously.

SPL Parts for life.


get spl it's thick.


Lol, SPL or Peak Performance.


a friends Teins bent a good 90 degrees. SPL lives to fight a retardedly low car on retarded texas parking lots another day!


SPL! Should be getting my new ones very soon.

DAMN.. i am going NAMS.. or SPL.. DONT USE CHEAP SHIT ON YOUR CAR.


im just gonna save for some SPL. :)

SPL does me good.

Same here im hooked on SPL for my suspension needs!

+1.

I have spl, sweet shitz.

just go SPL, proven pride and true.

QA1 also has really good, sturdy heim joints. Thats what SPL use's iirc.

i think thats more than enough to prove SPL is the way to go. /thread

edit: just noticed how old this thread is...

[90hatchie]

lol yea its an old thread
my current coupe came with wicked tie rods
im a bit scared to push the car thinking the chinese metal will break and send me into a pole lol
once i get my shell sold im gonna get some spl's

[miklos]

I bought some SPL front tension rods and the locking nut keeps coming loose.

And Wicked Tuning is selling on Ebay. The ads say they are NOPI tested

[bing]

is NOPI tested a good thing or a bad thing?

[miklos]

I never heard of NOPI before EBAY.


I found out that the jam nuts must be tightened with 2 wrenches while the car is on the ground or under load.

[ayuaddict]

i could make a tie rod out of paper and dog shit and test it on tsukuba.

[Fries]

i could make a tie rod out of paper and dog shit and test it on tsukuba.

And a Pencil.
Fuck.

This hurr is a winning product.

[J.GENO]

Is SPL the best?? I was about to get a tein tie rod & tie rod end but now might change my mind

[drift_limo]

nopi makes tie rods?

wow i might as well jsut go of the cliff with the car lol


so ...

SPL..

[s14_driver]

no good i had these for about 10 months and this happened to me on saturday morning at 2 am going home from partying i had to wait 2 houts for a tow truckhttp://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a145/ricardo951/0810092240.jpg
i think i might buy some tien tie rod ends ive been hearing good things about them if you got them let me know what you think about them

[boost]

A friend's wicked tuning tie rods failed in the exact same way, where the bearing just busted out. total garbage. lucky for him it failed as he was backing out of a parking spot.

[s13silvia123]

SPL does me good nothing have gone wrong with them all these years.

[samms95s14se]

no good i had these for about 10 months and this happened to me on saturday morning at 2 am going home from partying i had to wait 2 houts for a tow truckhttp://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a145/ricardo951/0810092240.jpg
i think i might buy some tien tie rod ends ive been hearing good things about them if you got them let me know what you think about them

I still have no problem with mine but my car is not that low so ther is no binding or load put on the heim joint. Every picture with it busted out shows there must of been some load pressure on them by the way they are all tilted on the ball part. I know they are not the best and more like crap but they should only be turning the wheel not holding it up. No matter what brand you use there should be no load pressure on the heim joint at all! Some just hold up better to the load pressure than others? Wicked Tunnings website tells you this....

Modifying any suspension component may change other part clearances and cause binding or interferences. After installing any suspension/camber products, the suspension must be checked for binds or interference between all components, other arms and the chassis. Be sure that all control arms, struts and steering ends move freely through the full movement of the suspension. Moral of this story/thread align your suspension up right!

[s14unimog]

I've been running Tein inner's and outer's for 3 years now with no problems. Hell the ball joint boots haven't even cracked yet...

[280zx2by2]

DAMN.. i am going NAMS.. or SPL.. i decided..
its worth the extra $.. come on.. if your like me.. you beat on your susp every day. Not worth something cheap breaking, and smacking a barrier or another car. I had cheap ebay stuff on a s14 back in the day i built perty nasty.. sure as shit they broke, i lost traction on I15 and smashed the barrier, slid across the freeway, smashed the other barrier, and stopped in the middle.. TOTALED THE SHIT.. the dude i was racing (hell i was kickin his ass) in his 911Turbo stopped.. helped me push it out of the middle..he said.. you just fucked your shit up.. btw.. what kind of car is this.. It was fast..
LEARN FROM MY MISTAKE!! DONT USE CHEAP SHIT ON YOUR CAR. unless your rich, or sling nose candy, and have the money to throw around and dont give a shit..


Blaming your lack of skill on suspension. SWAG!

[StReeTz]

Blaming your lack of skill on suspension. SWAG!

Bumping a two year old thread. WACK!

[az_240]

Bumping a 2 year old thread. FAIL!


Edit... beat me to it.

[280zx2by2]

It happened before I was born here, I never had the swag attack opt.


But when in Rome.


Is it possible to mess up rca's?

http://wickedtuning.com/images/WK-RCA.jpg