Wooohooo!! Got My New T/C Rods today

[Grant]

Here's a pic:
http://home.earthlink.net/~stofer007/tcrods.jpg

[Grant]

can't wait till thursday to put it in my car, (dammit, dad needs to give me my car back!!!!!)

[Tuck&Poke]

sorry im not famiar with acronims those are toe control links?

[wherezmytofu]

sweet what bradn where they?

[Grant]

ehh?? ooh opps, no they are tension control rods, umm wanna help me out explaioning this Mark??!?!

They are East Bear, from Phase2Motortrend.

(Edited by Grant at 7<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':0'>7 pm on Feb. 18, 2002)

[Tuck&Poke]

yes what are these tension control rods and what do they do?

[Tuck&Poke]

its ok you can use large words ill understand them

[drift freaq]

Tension control Rods basically set your caster . They basically tie into your front suspension keeping everything from moving backwards and forwards . It helps your steering response immensly. and when they are adjustable it means you can set different caster settings which changes the way your car tracks.

[Grant]

allows you to adjust CASTER (not camber, what the #### was I thinking!!), and the car handles better, although more road feel. Replaces that stock rubber/silicone bushing (which is comepletely shot as well, on my car).


(Edited by Grant at 8:32 pm on Feb. 18, 2002)

[Tuck&Poke]

ahah &nbsp;where does it hook up to.

[tristarx]

The adjustable pillowball tension rods allows you to adjust caster just like the above post stated, which allows you to make adjustment on the track. &nbsp;Also the ends are pillowball, which last longer than the stock bushing, if not foever you will not have to worry about worn out tension rods.

Grant bought the last set we have for S14 so far, they are $270 for S14 and $250 for S13. &nbsp;Guaranty fitment unlike some other replicas that fits funky. &nbsp;They are from East Bear Japan.

Tx.

Wayne
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[Grant]

Alright, thanks Wayne.

(Edited by Grant at 7:44 pm on Feb. 18, 2002)

[nguyen]

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allows you to adjust camber, and the car handles better, although more road feel. Replaces that stock rubber/silicone bushing (which is comepletely shot as well, on my car).
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tension rod doesn't have any thing to do with your camber. what they do is to eliminate flexing which rubber bushing would on uneven road surface, hard braking, cornering, especially with wider tires. when tension rod bushings flex they also change the toe of your car which you would notice usually on uneven road surface at high speed and stopping.

[Grant]

WHOOPS!! i meant caster, thanks nguyen

oh yea A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR DRIFT FREAQ..;)