Has anyone installed tie rod spacers on their 8 yet?
06-18-2009, 11:56 AM
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Has anyone installed tie rod spacers on their 8 yet?
I'm about to do an install and wondering is anyone has done it before and how satisfying the results were. If no one has done it I plan to make a write up with before and after pictures and steering angle increase results.
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06-18-2009, 05:13 PM
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The reason is I reach full lock way too quickly when drifting and i want more angle to look better and reduce the chance of spinning out.
06-20-2009, 01:41 AM
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Tie rod spacers are there to give you more steering angle so you can drift bigger angles.
Check out his other thread to see what I mean.
06-20-2009, 11:13 AM
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Poweredbymax makes them for only 10$. They also make knuckles and other great custom parts for really cheap. They are based in San Diego.
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06-23-2009, 10:38 AM
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The spacers that go between the steering rack and the inner tie rod can increase the steering angle. The way it works is that the spacer is small enough that it slides inside of the rack, allowing you to turn the wheel further before hitting the stop with the inner tie rod end.
Assuming there are enough threads on the tie rod, you can fix the jacked up toe this will cause, but you will have less threads making contact between the rack and inner tie rod, which is a bad thing. A more proper solution IMO would be new inner tie rods.
Assuming there are enough threads on the tie rod, you can fix the jacked up toe this will cause, but you will have less threads making contact between the rack and inner tie rod, which is a bad thing. A more proper solution IMO would be new inner tie rods.
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The spacers that go between the steering rack and the inner tie rod can increase the steering angle. The way it works is that the spacer is small enough that it slides inside of the rack, allowing you to turn the wheel further before hitting the stop with the inner tie rod end.
Assuming there are enough threads on the tie rod, you can fix the jacked up toe this will cause, but you will have less threads making contact between the rack and inner tie rod, which is a bad thing. A more proper solution IMO would be new inner tie rods.
Assuming there are enough threads on the tie rod, you can fix the jacked up toe this will cause, but you will have less threads making contact between the rack and inner tie rod, which is a bad thing. A more proper solution IMO would be new inner tie rods.
Which is why it is recommended to use blue thread lock when installing.
Also I hit the track and drift at least once a month which is a lot. A very worthwhile mod in my honest opinion.
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