As you guys may or may not know, USDM Tie Rods don't work on the EF8 front knuckle/arm assemblies for some reason(geometry?). I have a set of EF8 Tie rods but they are rusted and shot to hell and I need to get my hands on some new ones.

Is there anything that can be done to a set of USDM tie rods, or is there a place that can get them?

I did a search for this specific topic but it only turned up USDM tie rods, not the JDM spec ones.

Any help would be appreciated.

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Whats different about them ? Replace the inner and outter tie rods as one set.

 

unless the knuckles have the mountin positions located differently or the chassis has the rack mounted diffrently, the usdm counterparts should work.

 

if they are significantly different, couldnt you switch to usdm knuckles to eliminate the problem? i dont know.. just a thought..

 

Well, here is the deal. I have 94+ Integra brakes/control arm assemblies on my car and the camber is WAY positive.

Can I just swap upper control arms out with those of a CRX? Or will it be thrown off?

I have the real EF8 control arms, and I used them but I also had the EF8 outer tie rods to match. This time, it's a different car...but no tie rods.

I know I can go with 90-93 integra knuckle assemblies but I don't wanna spend more than what I have to...and around here the junkyards are pretty high.

So I wanna know if

a. Where can I get EF8 tie rods? If I can't get them anywhere, what USDM Honda/Acura Tie Rods can i use?

b. Can I simply swap out the upper control arms with CRX control arms and still use the 94+ integra knuckles?

 

Bump. I'd like to tackle this tomorrow morning.

 

DA knuckles would be your best bet

 

 

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Agreed