Kazama tie rod ends bad?? - Zilvia.net Forums | Nissan 240SX (Silvia) and Z (Fairlady) Car Forum

na12uto · 03-03-2011, 12:35 AM

I went to go get an alignment and i was told taht my tie rods are bad. I have kazama tie rods inner and outer for about a year now. The shop said they couldnt do the alignment because the tie rods are bad... how often do tie rod ends go out is my question.... i call bs on the shop but when he jacked up the car he was able to wobble the wheel a little so he might have a point.
I do believe my ball joints on my control arms are bad and i will be replacing those but would that be the case??

Kazama tie rods just look well put together so I dont want to believe they are bad and if thats the case what would the cheapest best solution be since kazama tie rod ends arent cheap fml

sr23det · 03-03-2011, 07:44 AM

you might want to look into it more, tie rods, wheels bearings , ball joints , etc.....

lok · 03-03-2011, 07:48 AM

I have seen a set wear out and they do have play on the spherical joint.

This was after 6 years of driving and then sitting for 2 years.

I think your LCA bushing is bad.

Pandapants · 03-03-2011, 08:22 AM

Make sure everything is tightened down before you go buying anything. I had some wheel play, the top nut on my tie rods were loose. Kinda scary.

Souljahzs13 · 03-03-2011, 10:16 AM

Both my buddy and I had bad outter kazama tie rod ends after about a year, we went through baker precision to replace the spherical bearings with auroa's. Another buddy of mine that is also a member here on zilvia had a bad case of worn oem ball joints on the flca and inner tie rods. Can be easily be checked by jacking up the car and shaking it with lateral movements at each area to fine the free play

na12uto · 03-03-2011, 12:59 PM

I see so even the best stuff does give out :/ and i am going to buy lower control arms that already have ball joints in them on ebay since it seems to be the easiest on labor.
And I dont know who or what baker precision is but ill look into it?? I might as well change the outer tie rods if they are already bad. If im not mistaken the tein outer tie rods are interchangeable with kazama's right?? Is there any other brands cause Teins dont look that reliable

Touge Noob S13 · 03-03-2011, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by na12uto

I see so even the best stuff does give out :/ and i am going to buy lower control arms that already have ball joints in them on ebay since it seems to be the easiest on labor.
And I dont know who or what baker precision is but ill look into it?? I might as well change the outer tie rods if they are already bad. If im not mistaken the tein outer tie rods are interchangeable with kazama's right?? Is there any other brands cause Teins dont look that reliable

Teins use the oem style ball joint with dust boot. I dont see how they dont look reliable. Spherical ends are more susceptible to wear. I have SPL V4 outers on my car for 2 years and the ends are still good.

na12uto · 03-03-2011, 01:18 PM

ok see thats good to know and i was actually thinking of picking up some of the circuit sport outers, but if they dont fit the kazama's im going to go tein outers.

Souljahzs13 · 03-03-2011, 01:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by na12uto

I see so even the best stuff does give out :/ and i am going to buy lower control arms that already have ball joints in them on ebay since it seems to be the easiest on labor.
And I dont know who or what baker precision is but ill look into it?? I might as well change the outer tie rods if they are already bad. If im not mistaken the tein outer tie rods are interchangeable with kazama's right?? Is there any other brands cause Teins dont look that reliable

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na12uto · 03-10-2011, 04:04 PM

so i did shake the wheel and found very very little play left to right i mean a little, I did just get new flca's with ball joints (not installed yet) and i checked the ball joints on the rods, (took them off and noticed that the ball does have little to none free play (the rubber inside is ripping very little)

03-03-2011, 12:35 AM	#1
na12uto Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Fresno Age: 33 Posts: 750 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	Kazama tie rod ends bad?? I went to go get an alignment and i was told taht my tie rods are bad. I have kazama tie rods inner and outer for about a year now. The shop said they couldnt do the alignment because the tie rods are bad... how often do tie rod ends go out is my question.... i call bs on the shop but when he jacked up the car he was able to wobble the wheel a little so he might have a point. I do believe my ball joints on my control arms are bad and i will be replacing those but would that be the case?? Kazama tie rods just look well put together so I dont want to believe they are bad and if thats the case what would the cheapest best solution be since kazama tie rod ends arent cheap fml __________________ A day late, a buck short, nothing zip ties cant fix

03-03-2011, 10:16 AM	#5
Souljahzs13 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: five6deuce Posts: 960 Trader Rating: (66) Feedback Score: 66 reviews	Both my buddy and I had bad outter kazama tie rod ends after about a year, we went through baker precision to replace the spherical bearings with auroa's. Another buddy of mine that is also a member here on zilvia had a bad case of worn oem ball joints on the flca and inner tie rods. Can be easily be checked by jacking up the car and shaking it with lateral movements at each area to fine the free play __________________

03-03-2011, 12:59 PM	#6
na12uto Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Fresno Age: 33 Posts: 750 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	I see so even the best stuff does give out :/ and i am going to buy lower control arms that already have ball joints in them on ebay since it seems to be the easiest on labor. And I dont know who or what baker precision is but ill look into it?? I might as well change the outer tie rods if they are already bad. If im not mistaken the tein outer tie rods are interchangeable with kazama's right?? Is there any other brands cause Teins dont look that reliable __________________ A day late, a buck short, nothing zip ties cant fix

03-03-2011, 01:18 PM	#8
na12uto Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Fresno Age: 33 Posts: 750 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	ok see thats good to know and i was actually thinking of picking up some of the circuit sport outers, but if they dont fit the kazama's im going to go tein outers. __________________ A day late, a buck short, nothing zip ties cant fix

03-10-2011, 04:04 PM	#10
na12uto Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Fresno Age: 33 Posts: 750 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	so i did shake the wheel and found very very little play left to right i mean a little, I did just get new flca's with ball joints (not installed yet) and i checked the ball joints on the rods, (took them off and noticed that the ball does have little to none free play (the rubber inside is ripping very little) __________________ A day late, a buck short, nothing zip ties cant fix

03-03-2011, 07:44 AM	#2
sr23det Zilvia Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: norcal Age: 37 Posts: 182 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	you might want to look into it more, tie rods, wheels bearings , ball joints , etc.....

03-03-2011, 07:48 AM	#3
lok Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 790 Trader Rating: (10) Feedback Score: 10 reviews	I have seen a set wear out and they do have play on the spherical joint. This was after 6 years of driving and then sitting for 2 years. I think your LCA bushing is bad.

03-03-2011, 08:22 AM	#4
Pandapants Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: SoFla Age: 32 Posts: 302 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	Make sure everything is tightened down before you go buying anything. I had some wheel play, the top nut on my tie rods were loose. Kinda scary.

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