billet alum. tie rods on EBAY

[Mullet Man]

specifically

these

 

or

these

 

whats your opinions on them?

[jbooker82]

I had some like that. Took them off and replaced them with stock tie rods. The threads would pull out of. All of a suddent there would be play after catching a rut. Wiggle the tire back and fourth and the steel joint parts woudl move in and out a little inside the tie rod. They wernt from the same seller though. Aluminum threads just are not that strong.

[Mullet Man]

Aluminum threads just are not that strong.

 

that is what worried me.

 

guess i will call Ricky Stator

 

thanks for the info.

Edited November 11, 2006 by Mullet Man

[Polish]

I have had the Ricky Stator ones when I bought the A-arm kit........and just recently purchased Billet ones........If you use lock tight they wont pull out..........the only problem I have with my billet is they get sand blasted on one side from sand......... good luck!!!

[bigboybanshee]

I've been running them on my banshee for a year now with no problems at all. Granted I only drag race it but everything takes a good beating with the rigid chassis. I have no complaints about mine, and they clean up real nice. A little polish and they look new again :beer:

[Big Blue]

I have the set from the first person you listed, I havent ran them yet though.

[wesw]

i got some billet ones from modquad i think. with my arms they werent long enough still tried them out. pulled the threads.

 

i got some from janseen racing. steel tough bitchs. my arms are janseen also so might be why the other +2 weres quite long enough.

 

but the steel ones are tough bitchs so far.

[Mullet Man]

i'll stick with steel then.

all i need is another concussion because my tie rod fucked up and i go off the trail into some huge tree at 30mph

[jbooker82]

i got some billet ones from modquad i think. with my arms they werent long enough still tried them out. pulled the threads.

 

I think that was my problem too. It was on my stock suspension raptor.

 

There is a company that makse a pretty neat set up. They use those Hiem joints. Kind of costly though. I cant remember who makes it ethire.

I would just as soon use a softer stock ones though. That way they bend instead of something else that is more expensive. Stock tie rod is only like 10 bucks.

[Mullet Man]

thanks for all the replies :beer: