[Mk2] [Turbo] Adjustable front tension rods cheapest?

[Razor04]

Anyone got a link to some cheap front adjustable tension rods for a rev3?
Its lookin like the teins at circa £300 just wondering if anyone knows of any cheaper makes // suppliers?

[dansREV2turbo]

not sure where to get them but can i ask.. what are the benefits of these? i have some on my car and i don't have the foggiest what they do/help!

[Razor04]

i'll buy them off you? lol

[ashley]

They replace the rubber bush with a spherical bearing so eliminate play giving a sharper steering response, and the adjustment allows you to adjust your castor angle

[dansREV2turbo]

thanks ashman

razor, id did cross my mind as i want a charge cooler but i think ill probably regret selling them later on .

[Razor04]

cash waiting............lol
i need them to centre up the offside front wheel in the arch as its sitting a little further back than its supposed to. need to sort the whole geo setup.

[nikaiyo]

Worth keeping any eye on CTSChris's auctions, he has sets come up for sale some of the time

[cantfindausername]

Are they really that hard to make? Some sphrical bearings, couple of nuts and spacers and some ally hex bar?

Wouldn't mind having a look at a set to measure up cos I reckon I could knock a couple of set out.

[ashley]

I was thinking exactly the same thing- would be very easy to make a set yourself...

[cantfindausername]

Anyone with a set fancy taking a few measurements?

[dansREV2turbo]

i will if you need (when it dries up a bit) although i only have a trusty tape measure with though

[Razor04]

great idea guys, would these not be forged though? look at the pics on fensport etc of the teins, they have a slight curvature in the arm.

im up for making some though i think i had a homemade one before on my rev2 n/a it was just one fitted to the passenger side, looked like a peice of thread bar with a bracket and nut on the fwd end

[cantfindausername]

I can't imagine they'd be bent. They stock arms they replace aren't are they?

Tape measure, thats industry standard so should be alright

[ashley]

When I've got some time I'll have a closer look at the one's on my tubby and post some pics

[cantfindausername]

Good man, looking forward to getting some ideas together for this.

[Razor04]

I can't imagine they'd be bent. They stock arms they replace aren't are they?

look bent to me

http://www.roguemotorsport.com/forms/Pr ... spx?ID=489

[cantfindausername]

Those are different to what I was thinking of

[Razor04]

these are the oem stock non-adjustable ones that we are replacing with adjustable / uprated ones:




(nicked the pic from the for sale section )

[toyokid]

Are you not exposing something like a rose joint to the elements?
With salt, dirt etc ready to seize them up?

Stephen

[tomTRR]

Haven't rev1's or 2's got adjustable tie rods as standard. Find someone who's braking them???

Unless you want some uprated one's of course.