turbo tie rod upgrade?

[lee88]

Benefit is improved handling and IMO significantly better steering feel (more direct feedback). Did this on my former '73.5T which was a driver not a concours perfect restoration, thoroughly worthwhile.

[Chris Pomares]

Is it easier to do a tie rod job on or off the car?
Chris

[chris_seven]

Removing the Silentbloc bushes with the rack on the car in a real PITA.

[Orange71S]

Is it easier to do a tie rod job on or off the car?
Chris

I did this with the rack off the car. I don't know how I would have gotten it done if the rack had been on the car.
Jay

[ajwans]

Chris, would you mind posting the part numbers for the Rover/Civic, Hyundai, & Ford parts that make up your SWB solution?

andy

[Chris Pomares]

Thanks guys.
Chris

[Jerry L]

On removing the end at the rack, use care not to torque against the rack assembly, be sure you are holding the rack shaft's while trying to break loose the old connection. use a wrench to hold the flats (can make a special wrench (long for leverage) from bar stock or angle iron to hold this as well) while breaking the eye connection loose, torqueing against the assembly will break the delrin puck inside the unit, the sliding block setting free play and letting rack slide. (inside round area in pic of the rack assembly).

Regards

[chris_seven]

Chris, would you mind posting the part numbers for the Rover/Civic, Hyundai, & Ford parts that make up your SWB solution?

andy

Track Rod End

ROVER QJB100120


HONDA 53540SK3E01


LEMFÖRDER 19740 04

FEBI BILSTEIN 12944


TRW JTE305

FIRST LINE FTR4465

We normally use the standard Lemoerder Turbo Tie Rod and I will have to dig out the Hyundai Part number as I filed it away.

If you use this TRE then you don't need the Hyundai part.

[grantmax]

Any advantage to the Elephant set up vs. the "run of the mill turbo set up's" available.?

Figured I would bump a semi-recent thread rather than creating a new one geared at obtaining an answer to the above question.

Is there any reason to go with Elephant turbo tie rods vs. Lemfoerder? I am also considering a bump steer kit (Elephant or Weltmeister), if this is a consideration. Thanks in advance!

[Jerry L]

SWB or LWB?? The Elephant Kit designed for the SWB is a bonus for more thread engagement into stock components, The Turbo Tie Rod was designed by Porsche for LWB cars well after SWB production ended.

Regards