Inverted track rod ends?

[mike.williams]

Just been browsing and stumbled across a build thread for a japanese dc5.

Thats when i saw these

http://www.nagisa-auto.com/products/honda/civic_integra.html

the build is here

http://honda-tech.com/showthread.php?t=3002920

anybody know if we can get anything like this over here?

(sometimes i wish my car was CW )

 

[SuperFLY]

TGM can get/make them apparently.

wouldn't a rack riser do the same job?

 

[mike.williams]

TGM can get/make them apparently.

wouldn't a rack riser do the same job?

is the track riser the bracket that tegiwa sell?

 

[SuperFLY]

yeh..

im guessing a little as i havent done mine yet but as you'd know as you lower the car it the angle increases on the rod ends.

the riser raises them back up to where they should be straightening the route, whereas the inverted ends will 'lower' the mounting points straightening the route that way.

essentially you're either raising one end or lowering the other.

so from what i can make out either would suffice and do the same job.

if im wrong hopefully someone will come smack me down again

 

[donkeykong]

mostly those rod ends you will have to keep them maintened, lube them.

 

[C&S Evo7]

tgm can do them, i think buddyclub can do too, (but i could be wrong there) they will help with bump steer on a lowered vehicle, not sure how the 'rack risers' work or fit so cant comment on those

 

[leejw87]

Might look into these once i get some coilovers fitted if they reduce bump steer.

 

[donkeykong]

Rack risers do the same thing! don't bother to buy these, there is as i said before more maintenance.

 

[lee76]

And only one shear point so the lower part of the bolt is not supported.

 

[mike.williams]

i read through the build thread and he actually removed them for oem track rod ends as they made it worse

 

[leejw87]

Anyone got any pics of these rack raisers and how they fit?

 

[SuperFLY]

they just replace the existing bracket pushing it up slightly

ideally you'll want new crush washers etc.. if you are fitting one just to do a proper job..

-2x # 53536 S5A 900 (crush washer)
-2x # 53662 S5A 003 (o-ring)
-1x # 53535 S5A 900 (lock washer)

i got this off a guide on clubep3.com cant link it as for some unknown reason my ip is banned even though i've never heard of the site until a couple of weeks ago /shrug

 

[mike.williams]

thanks for the info, ill be looking in to these

 

[donkeykong]

i got the rack raiser installed already, rods are almost horizontal with 3 cm lowering.

 

[leejw87]

i got the rack raiser installed already, rods are almost horizontal with 3 cm lowering.

Did you notice a difference after this was fitted?

 

[Bonito]

Inverted track rod ends are fierce expensive for what they are IMO.

 

[donkeykong]

Yes i noticed lighter steering and more responsive steering. Havent been driving hard since its winter, but will chance my bushes soon and when its warmer weather putting new ad08 on it. Then im confident to push it.