 Lemförder Turbo Tie Rods vs. Cheap Turbo Tie Rods, ...you decide |
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| Eric_Shea |
 Feb 15 2009, 04:32 PM
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PMB Performance  Group: Admin Posts: 19,278 Joined: 3-September 03 From: Salt Lake City, UT Member No.: 1,110 Region Association: Rocky Mountains   |
Quite a few years back a friend of mine happened upon some off brand turbo tie rods on eBay. They were $80 a set which was hard to pass up.
The following started to happen about 2 months after installing them. They are shown beside their Lemförder replacements for reference. It's fairly obvious that the rubber was missing a key element of ozone protection (antiozonates). This is what everyone means when they attempt to steer you away from cheap turbo tie rod alternatives. These were never in use...  Even the new boots that came with the kit were trashed.  Lemförder turbo tie rod ends = $40.00 each New Boots = $10 each Total cost for El Cheapo kit = $180.00 plus shipping of new parts ($190ish?) New Lemförder kit, complete $188.00 Great deal... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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| Heeltoe914 |
Feb 16 2009, 12:56 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,135 Joined: 31-January 06 From: Tujunga Calif, Member No.: 5,506 |
QUOTE(Dr Evil @ Feb 15 2009, 02:49 PM)  I second that! Those cheapo ones are complete crap. I had the same exact experience, within 2mo of install they looked as old as the car was (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) Not worth it at all. +1 you get what you pay for even a good used set is better. |
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Eric_Shea Lemförder Turbo Tie Rods vs. Cheap Turbo Tie Rods Feb 15 2009, 04:32 PM
Dr Evil I second that! Those cheapo ones are complete ... Feb 15 2009, 04:49 PM 914Sixer I will not be using anything but the Lemforder par... Feb 16 2009, 07:44 AM ericread For me the point was that the slightly lower cost ... Feb 16 2009, 08:58 AM 914rat I just finished my suspension upgrade and 5 lug co... Feb 16 2009, 10:14 AM johnnie5 Getting ready to install the Lemforder rods that M... Feb 16 2009, 02:16 PM
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