PaintballFreak

I am going to change my springs to HR super sports. Do I need to go with steeda x2 balljoints and steeda tie rod ends or can I replace them with OEM equivalents and be fine? The price difference is pretty large.

I'm replacing the tie rod ends and balljoints because I'm getting a clunk/rattle on the slightest bumps in the road and the pass. ball joint boot is cracked and looks bad. Might as well make sure I fix the problem and replace both sides so they are even.

Also, do I need offest steering rack bushings or stock ones for this amount of drop?

Thanks for the help..

califas_1987

if you arent doing heavy duty auto cross, save the money on the tie rods and ball joints and instead do the steering rack bushings, bump steer adapters for the outer tie rod, and stabilizer links specifically for a lowered car.

another good place for money is replacing the struts for some that will compensate for the drop.

Edit: just saw you already have tokikos

PaintballFreak

I was trying to decide between stock and the shorter swaybar endlinks. I guess the shorter ones make sense for the drop. I'm going to replace the swaybar bushings also.

I meant I was going to replace the outer tie rod ends not the inners. The OEM ones are like $15 each at autozone while the MM/Steeda kits are $100+... I'm going to stick with the OEM ones unless anyone says otherwise. I plan on using the offset rack bushings to fix the steering deflection rather than the tie rod end kit. The complete list of parts I plan on using:

HR Super Sports
Duralast Ball Joints
Duralast outer tie rod ends
poly sway bar bushings
shorter sway bar end links
poly offset steering rack bushings

Already Have:
MM cc plates
tokico blues
U/L CAs

Anyone else have suggestions? Thanks.

JD

PaintballFreak

Ok I've been reading and I think I'm going to bite the bullet and not cheap out. It seems that offset rack bushings aren't a good idea. Not having the centered hole in the bushing is a bad idea. Instead, I'm going to go with MM aluminum rack bushings and MM adjustable tie rod ends.

HR Super Sports
Duralast Ball Joints
MM adjustable tie rod ends
poly sway bar bushings
shorter sway bar end links
MM aluminum steering rack bushings

Already Have:
MM cc plates
tokico blues
U/L CAs