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Sep 2, 2005 | 12:38 PM

KOREAN

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inverted tie rods

does anyone have this setup? i heard that one of the boots will rip.

what are the advantages and disadvantages?

Sep 2, 2005 | 03:10 PM

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Re: inverted tie rods (korean)

The only possible reason i can see for someone doing this is to compensate for an extremely lowered car.... however this is a BIG NO NO!!!!! The tie rod end id tapered... shaped sort of like a V. The steering knuckle is also shaped like a V. They fit together perfect. like this >> If you flip the tir rod over, you will change the fit.... like this <> not good... you could snap a tie rod.

Sep 2, 2005 | 04:14 PM

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Re: inverted tie rods (HondaTechPro)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by HondaTechPro »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">The only possible reason i can see for someone doing this is to compensate for an extremely lowered car.... however this is a BIG NO NO!!!!! The tie rod end id tapered... shaped sort of like a V. The steering knuckle is also shaped like a V. They fit together perfect. like this >> If you flip the tir rod over, you will change the fit.... like this <> not good... you could snap a tie rod.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Is 100% correct. This should not be attempted without some serious machine work to invert the tapper