i need to replace mine too.
might get some tomorrow
my ball joints are still tight but when i popped the lowers out when i did the trans both boots deteriorated
i need to replace mine too.
might get some tomorrow
my ball joints are still tight but when i popped the lowers out when i did the trans both boots deteriorated
1988 Honda Accord LX-i Coupe 123k miles.
were did u get them from?Originally Posted by frantik
1988 Honda Accord LX-i Coupe 123k miles.
napa i think.. they were $12 each, moog parts in a napa branded box iirc
Your only alignment issue could be that you burn up the tires in 3,000 miles. Did you at least do a poor man's alignment? You can measure the distance between the front of the tires and the rear and make sure that there isn't any difference. If you have a lot of tow, you might be in for a new set of tires a lot sooner than you want.
Dr_Snooz
"I like to take hammers, and just break stuff, just break stuff." - Beavis
1989 Honda Accord LX-i Coupe, 240k miles, MT swap, rear disc swap
Shop manual downloads available here: CLICK TO VIEW
my camber eats tires for breakfastluckily there's a cheap used tire place near me lol
i don't drive a lot so it's ok for now but once i finish rebuilding my suspension and some camber kits, I'm going to get an alignment and a set of good new tires
Last edited by frantik; 04-19-2009 at 04:53 PM.
I set the tie rods back to the same spot as the old ones.
I loosend the lock nut and carefully unthreaded the old ones and carefully rethreaded the new ones on, making sure not to disturb the position of the lock nut.
So he'll be good till he gets his alignment done
thats why pico is the man
Its easy to change the tie rod ends. I remember changing the rack and pinion and somehow the measurements were different from stock. My alignment was way off. I spent 8 hours in the damn heat doing the swap and still had to go to work driving the car on the freeway with the wheel cocked to the left almost 1/4th to 1/2 of a turn.
Sam
1989 Accord LX: Sold with 208k-now somewhere around 230k with new owner
Current:
2014 Elantra Sport 6MT
2000 Montero Sport 4x4 (beater, trail rig)
Agreed. Pico is the man. I do the same, but I've found the poor man's alignment to be more accurate. There are so many manufacturers of replacement tie rods out there, you can be careful and still be off by light years because the housing on the new one is completely different from the housing on the old one.
Anyway, I'll get off my soapbox now. I'm glad you were able to get it all done and working great.
Dr_Snooz
"I like to take hammers, and just break stuff, just break stuff." - Beavis
1989 Honda Accord LX-i Coupe, 240k miles, MT swap, rear disc swap
Shop manual downloads available here: CLICK TO VIEW
lol.. word.. i will get an alignment as soon as we do my axle and ball joints, don't worry
3g with broken tie rod
1988 Honda Accord LX-i Coupe 123k miles.
WHOA....damn....easyest way to replace one is to mark the inner tie rod end with whiteout and count how many times you turned it to get it off.. I did that and i was 1/36 off on the alignment rack...i get free alignments so that trick always works...
200+ ALL MOTOR LS VTEC
yeah good job...for me suspension needs to be good specially on a lowered car.
1989 Honda Accord LX-i
B18c1 swap since 7/2011
175whp and 132tq
Redzone tuned
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