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Offline dodj

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« on: April 04, 2012 - 11:53:49 AM »
Solid tie rod adjusting sleeves from PST come in stock or c-body diameter. I drive hard but don't auto-cross. Do the larger tie rods and adjusting sleeve diameter make much of a difference if at all?  :dunno:
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Re: e-body or c-body dia.
« Reply #1 on: April 04, 2012 - 02:03:43 PM »
Solid tie rod adjusting sleeves from PST come in stock or c-body diameter. I drive hard but don't auto-cross. Do the larger tie rods and adjusting sleeve diameter make much of a difference if at all?  :dunno:

Based on my mech engineering background, I would say the larger tie rods wouldn't affect handling much (I'm suspecting they have minimal deflection).  I wouldn't bother with larger size unless you were braking them.

A solid tie rod adjusting sleeve seems useful.  I can't image the stock tie rod sleeves are very rigid.
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Re: e-body or c-body dia.
« Reply #2 on: April 04, 2012 - 06:40:52 PM »
Ditto that thought. While its amount of deflection of the stock split sleeve is minimal at its absolute worst, I'd go with the smaller solid units if your replacing them.

FWIW, the small tie rods  have a tensile strength that are capable of 6g worth of force before reaching their yield point. I haven't found an E body capable of cornering at that level yet.

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Re: e-body or c-body dia.
« Reply #3 on: April 04, 2012 - 09:44:41 PM »
Thanks for the feedback guys. I'll try to keep my cornering within the 6G limit.  :grinyes:
Does even an F1 car surpass 6G's? :clueless:
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Re: e-body or c-body dia.
« Reply #4 on: April 04, 2012 - 11:14:45 PM »
If you are changing the tierods anyway because they are worn out I usually replace everything with the C body parts , but to change all the ends just to go to the larger size makes no sense

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Re: e-body or c-body dia.
« Reply #5 on: April 05, 2012 - 07:25:38 PM »
Ditto that thought. While its amount of deflection of the stock split sleeve is minimal at its absolute worst, I'd go with the smaller solid units if your replacing them.

FWIW, the small tie rods  have a tensile strength that are capable of 6g worth of force before reaching their yield point. I haven't found an E body capable of cornering at that level yet.

Their tensile strength may be good for 6g, but I bet they buckle in compression well below that.  There's a reason you don't see open section tubes used in compression very often.

Chryco's approach also makes sense - replace with C-body parts (if they need replacement)
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