 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: 19,275 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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| Dr Evil |
Feb 15 2009, 04:49 PM
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Send me your transmission! Group: Members Posts: 22,995 Joined: 21-November 03 From: Loveland, OH 45140 Member No.: 1,372 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region 
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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.
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| 914Sixer |
Feb 16 2009, 07:44 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,877 Joined: 17-January 05 From: San Angelo Texas Member No.: 3,457 Region Association: Southwest Region
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I will not be using anything but the Lemforder parts. The old addage of you get what you pay for applies here.
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| ericread |
Feb 16 2009, 08:58 AM
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The Viper Blue 914 Group: Members Posts: 2,177 Joined: 7-December 07 From: Irvine, CA (The OC) Member No.: 8,432 Region Association: Southern California |
For me the point was that the slightly lower cost of the cheapo parts didn't make sense if I was going to have to perform the installation work a second time. I waited an additional month until I had the extra coin to purchase the Lemforder parts, and only had to do the install once.
Eric (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
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| 914rat |
Feb 16 2009, 10:14 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 279 Joined: 3-July 06 From: Maryland Member No.: 6,362 |
I just finished my suspension upgrade and 5 lug conversion.Just before I put it on the ground I went to readjust the boots on the tie rods that have never been on the ground and the end of the boot fell off in my hand.This thread is about 8 mos too late for me.I hope the ball joints I replaced are not the same quality.
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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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| johnnie5 |
Feb 16 2009, 02:16 PM
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914 lover Group: Members Posts: 375 Joined: 14-October 08 From: San Diego, CA Member No.: 9,644 Region Association: Southern California |
Getting ready to install the Lemforder rods that Mr. Shea sent me, and am anxious to see if there is a noticeable difference. There have been conflicting stories from the members here on this very topic ~ I have decided to see for myself. To be continued....
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| OU8AVW |
Mar 10 2013, 03:59 PM
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Yacht Rigger Group: Members Posts: 1,803 Joined: 1-October 08 From: Granbury, TX Member No.: 9,601 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Thread revival (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
I was looking into this recently. This was the thread I needed to make a decision. |
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