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06-19-2009, 08:36 PM
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Powered by max tie rod spacers
These little spacers (7mm) make a huge noticeable difference when navigating a parking lot and other tight corners. Also a lot better steering response when drifting. Really easy to install and only cost 10$
Note: suspension is all stock.
Note: suspension is all stock.
06-20-2009, 02:28 PM
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Less than an hour to install and I never worked with tie rods before. But I have probably over 100 hours of wrenching on my rx7.
I test drove today and this is amazing. steering response is improved to were you will notice it only if your looking for it but the steering angle gains is unbelievable for such a cheap mod. You can almost do a U-turn in place and I have stock suspension.
I test drove today and this is amazing. steering response is improved to were you will notice it only if your looking for it but the steering angle gains is unbelievable for such a cheap mod. You can almost do a U-turn in place and I have stock suspension.
I must be really dense today...if you extend the tie rods...it will toe out the front wheels.....2X14mm is A LOT of toe.....your tires will last about 2 weeks 
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06-21-2009, 12:51 AM
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Steering rack -> Spacer -> Tie rod -> wheel
Your wheels will be like / \ after you install them so you gotta adjust the tie rods until they are even again.
I might make a write up.
Your wheels will be like / \ after you install them so you gotta adjust the tie rods until they are even again.
I might make a write up.
06-21-2009, 01:14 AM
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Not sure exactly how it works but it does.
These spacers are used by hundreds of people all over the world including several professional drifters from san diego so you know they are good.
These spacers are used by hundreds of people all over the world including several professional drifters from san diego so you know they are good.
06-21-2009, 12:50 PM
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it looks off when its on full lock but it's actually just almost zero in the front a -1 in the rear
I wouldn't mod a car that is just a daily driver. I hit the track at least once a month so this is a very worth while mod in my eyes.
I wouldn't mod a car that is just a daily driver. I hit the track at least once a month so this is a very worth while mod in my eyes.
06-21-2009, 04:00 PM
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If you add 7mm to the length of the tie-rods then adjust the toe back 7mm to std toe what is the gain???
Not saying it doesn't work but mighty strange.
Can you take a headon shot of the car down one side to see the toe deflection??
Not saying it doesn't work but mighty strange.
Can you take a headon shot of the car down one side to see the toe deflection??
06-23-2009, 10:10 AM
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06-23-2009, 10:33 AM
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06-23-2009, 01:52 PM
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I wasn't the one driving. And I seem to miss how this effects the "results" of this mod.
I'm simply showing a mod and the results so if anyone was wondering the effects of it they could see it. I'm not promoting anything. So people who actually track their cars frequently like me can see this is the cheapest and easiest mod to achieve greater steering angle.
I'm simply showing a mod and the results so if anyone was wondering the effects of it they could see it. I'm not promoting anything. So people who actually track their cars frequently like me can see this is the cheapest and easiest mod to achieve greater steering angle.
07-18-2009, 01:38 AM
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They are so worth the 10$. and I am stock.
Bump stop is not effected. steering response is a little sharper than normal takes getting use to on the track but not I never noticed it when daily driving.
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