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JaeTea
03-29-2011, 03:10 PM
I keep bending my tie rod ends on the drivers side after each drift event.:bash:

Is it just the crappy design of the TEIN tie rod end (they have that really skinny part before the ball joint end) or could the end be hitting against something, or is something else going on?
KiLLeR2001
03-29-2011, 05:52 PM
Sure its the tie rod bending? Usually the rack gets damaged before the rod bends.
UNITEDMASTER
03-29-2011, 06:08 PM
Make sure your rack is centered & look fo binding or contact somewhere in the suspension &/or steering

For starters!
JaeTea
03-30-2011, 01:05 PM
It's definetly the tie rod end. Happened two events in a row.

The rack is centered so I'm not sure wtf is going on. Unless the tein ends just suck.
fliprayzin240sx
03-31-2011, 07:12 AM
I dont get how you're bending tie rod ends and not the tie rods themselves. What are you running for tie rods? knuckles modded? stoppers still in place?
JaeTea
03-31-2011, 12:23 PM
I dont get how you're bending tie rod ends and not the tie rods themselves. What are you running for tie rods? knuckles modded? stoppers still in place?

Tein inner and outer. Stock knuckles and the stoppers are still in place.
180sxdrifter
03-31-2011, 01:16 PM
is it both sides? the ECB track is turn biased especially on that bank

time to upgrade to pillow ends maybe

i run the tein inners and spl outers no issues with them
silsx13
03-31-2011, 01:22 PM
How is your ride height OR how low do you have your car?
Couped_up'd
03-31-2011, 01:42 PM
I did this same thing. I keep bending cheap shit though. I had a set of wicked tunning, there all bent to shit now. My very first slide on them, they bent!
http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m295/elmo45_2006/CoupedUpSR/DSC07122.jpg

Vid, right after the slide. :duh:
http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m295/elmo45_2006/CoupedUpSR/th_MOV07084.jpg (http://s107.photobucket.com/albums/m295/elmo45_2006/CoupedUpSR/?action=view&current=MOV07084.mp4)

How I fixed the problem!
http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m295/elmo45_2006/CoupedUpSR/DSC07207.jpg


Never had another problem since.

(I have PBM knuckles)
JaeTea
03-31-2011, 07:10 PM
It just keeps happening on the drivers side.

The car is low but no where near being completely slammed.
zombiewolf513
03-31-2011, 07:53 PM
time to upgrade to pillow ends maybe

i run the tein inners and spl outers no issues with them

+1, I have the tein Z33 inners and SPL outers too,

OP: Are you using the angle washers on the inner tie rod?
JaeTea
04-03-2011, 08:29 AM
+1, I have the tein Z33 inners and SPL outers too,

OP: Are you using the angle washers on the inner tie rod?

Yeah PBM 7mm.