Tie Rods

[still cruizin]

can someone help me with a good brand of tie rods for my ke30 and where to get them from? money is a bit tight so i kinda need them to be cheap as well... thanks guys

[corollaart]

Check the sponsors list. :wink:

[ke70dave]

black and gold brand, available at coles.

 

seriosly though....maybe a.....wait....hang on...no that wont work.....wait...yes it will! a car parts shop!

 

super cheap auto cambletown?

 

http://www.supercheapauto.com.au/store-locator/stores/Campbelltown.aspx?id=207

[parrot]

King Arthur to Sir Bedevere (aka KE70dave), "Explain again, how sheep's bladders may be employed to prevent earthquakes."

 

 

Edit: I should add, unnecessarily of course, that I am King Arthur.

Edited August 24, 2011 by parrot

[snot35]

Is this really necessary? Broadly, he asked for recommendations on the best value reliable tie rods available for his Corolla.

 

If what you're all saying is basically any brand is fine in your experience and that any autoparts store will suffice, then why don't you just say that?

[parrot]

Fair point Snot 35.

 

Realistically though, it's not hard to ring your local autoparts store and get a price.

 

My preference is for 555 brand, I had a nasty crash years ago when a tierod failed on hitting some standing water whilst travelling in a straight line. Why are they better? Well they are made in Japan which may or may not count for anything, rather than something made in China, but that's just my opinion. But realistically, you will get whatever is available at your local supercheap or whatever. Options are pretty limited these days.

 

If you can wait a week or two, 555 brand tierods are usually available from Thailand via ebay. Just message gira7777 on ebay and ask if he has any. Just because they are not currently listed, doesn't mean he doesn't have any. He's cheap, fast and reliable. There are forum sponsors you can ask, see the sponsors thread. Dave at AJPS does pretty good prices, google AJPS.

[still cruizin]

thanks snot35... ended up just goin to auto pro and spending $70... do i dare ask about struts??

[ke70dave]

sorry mate, i was a bit harsh.

 

just maybe next time use a few more words, explain your situation a bit better, we are happy to help people that help themselves sort of thing.

 

$70 seems to be about the right price, maybe a bit rich, but you got them today, so thats pretty good.

 

by struts do you mean shock absorbers?

 

i like the KYB stuff, made in japan, good shocks, and quite cheap.

 

but if you are going for OEM replacement, pretty much any shock will do, monroe pedders etc.

 

but yeah my preference at the lower end of the budget scale is KYB.

[still cruizin]

i will be after high end/high priced parts soon, at the moment i'm just looking to get it bluesliped/ rego'd

[still cruizin]

i havn't got them yet, get them at 4 which means not much light to put them in tonight, but u get that

[still cruizin]

is there a kyb stockist in aus?

[still cruizin]

not just shocks i want the whole set up

[ke70dave]

whole setup of what?

[still cruizin]

whole struts not just shocks, might just go to pedders and see what they've got

[ke70dave]

well the rear is seperate shocks and springs (leaf springs in your case), so you don't get "rear struts". you just buy the shocks on their own.....

 

the front is you buy a shock insert. you don't buy the entire strut.

 

you pull the old insert out....and you put the new insert in. its called a "shock cartridge".

 

only way you can buy the struts is to buy them 2nd hand.