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killer240

Wed Apr 18 2012, 11:10pm

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redesigning the outer too?

Dan at MAX USA

Tue Apr 24 2012, 12:31am

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yes thats in testing too.

luckyshot66

Tue Apr 24 2012, 08:00am

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Cant wait for these. Any update on when they will be ready? Need to get my car on the road by June. Any chance before then?

Axis

Thu Sep 06 2012, 01:32pm

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PSM rods are still in redesign? What about IF, you got them in stock?

Dan at MAX USA

Sat Sep 08 2012, 03:10am

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Spherical bearing ITR for S14 is in stock today!

Only $80 per pair!

We are proud to release this very unique part!
First a warning. The downside of the spherical bearing or pillowball joint is that it cant be used on OEM type strut and spring because the range of motion is 30 degrees, thats about half of the OEM tie rod range. The OEM suspension has tons of down travel which is where the tie rod needs to have a lot of droop. Some Coilovers like KW what are not full tap coilovers have a lot of droop too, like stock, but for almost everyone whose coilovers have 50% or less travel than stock suspension, this is no problem at all!
This joint range of motion has nothing to do with steering angle because the tie rod joint hardly moves while pushing the knuckles steering arm, most of the joint motion is from suspension compression and droop.
The limited range of motion actually allows us to beef up the skinniest part of the tie rod, its 50% thicker near the edge of the ball housing. Because S13 Spec is onlt 12mm thread, we onlt offer this in S14 spec which is M14 1.5 thread. The thread that attaches to the toe rod end is 20mm longer than stock. The thread that goes into the rack is 7mm longer then stock. We have moved the typical hex position from the middle of the rod where forces can focus on the sharp edges of the hex to bend and crack under stress to a larger 20mm DIA section near the boot retainer. The star of the show here is the precision teflon lined maintenance free spherical bearing that replaces the OEM style plastic lined joint used in every other tie rod on the market today. This allows way more joint strength and a more direct steering feel. The extended length is a perfect compliment to our FLCA and Super steering angle knuckles, but the length may need to be cut down if used with standard knuckles and lower control arms.

~ Teflon lined spherical bearing joint
~ 7mm built in rack spacer for increased steering angle
~ 7mm longer rack threads
~ 20mm longer threads on the toe rod end
~ Black electro coating with gold plated lock ring
~ CrMo rod material

[ Edited Sat Sep 08 2012, 03:12am ]

Axis

Sun Sep 09 2012, 01:03pm

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Wow, that's great, can you please reserve two sets of them for me.

liamc111

Thu Sep 13 2012, 09:05am

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Quick question, would these be long enough to use with 20mm extended s14 lcas and standard knuckles. I will be buying the sak at some point in the future aswell.

danshaz82

Thu Sep 13 2012, 07:35pm

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these look great. how do they compare to the Tein's?

Dan at MAX USA

Fri Sep 14 2012, 12:58am

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yes they are long enough. how do they comapre to tein - there is no comparison. tein and stock tie rods are the same, and people who use angle mods have trouble with the tein length.

Fish

Fri Sep 14 2012, 05:09pm

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This works with the Z33 SAK?

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