tierod questions

[zack221]

What is the best tierods and tierod ends?
Are the tusk tierods any good?
http://www.rockymountainatv.com/productDetail.do?navType=type&navTitle=ATV+Accessories&webTypeId=136&webCatId=24&vehicleType=&pageLinkUri=&prodFamilyId=9322

I have these but they are junk they bent the first time i rode with them on.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-c...em=180094741655

[esr250r86]

I dont think I would buy those Tusks they look like stock and stock tie rods bend really easy. I just bent mine and I am looking at buying the American Star Racing ones on Ebay. They are a little pricey but they look strong and thick and are made of a different material than stock.

[zack221]

I bought the american star ones off of ebay i bought the super heavy duty ones that where $180 and they bent within 5min of riding the fourwheeler.They where junk.

[nicker71]

I run ricky stator heavy duty. These things are MASSIVE!! And they are greaseable. I broke 2 rods and 3 ends last season with stock. None so far with these. And they cost me $199

[400exrider707]

They are designed to break/bend. They are much cheaper to replace than tie-rod ends and spindles.

[bwamos]

Originally posted by esr250r86
I dont think I would buy those Tusks they look like stock and stock tie rods bend really easy. I just bent mine and I am looking at buying the American Star Racing ones on Ebay. They are a little pricey but they look strong and thick and are made of a different material than stock.

The Tusk ones are chromoly so they should be a bit stronger than stock.

But as the above said, you don't want them too strong.

I've been running some chromoly tie rods I bought from NAC's several years ago. Haven't bent them since. Of course I don't ride quite as hard as I used too. The body doesn't heal as fast as it used too.. lol.

[zack221]

are the stock tierods 10.25 in long that is as short as they are on ricky stator

[zack221]

We ordered these tierod ends

http://www.rickystator.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21_29&products_id=192
http://www.rickystator.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21_29&products_id=193

and these tierods.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=003&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&viewitem=&item=130089952307&rd=1&rd=1


We bought these about 2weeks ago and they bent the first time i rode.So we are sending them back to get replaced.So we will use these as extras.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ASR-250R-250EX-250X-300EX-400EX-450R-X-Series-Tie-Rods_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ43974QQitemZ180097 339787

We have spent about $400 on tierods in the last month i hope these hold up.

Heres a pic of the tierods we ordered incase the link dont work.

[JOEX]

Originally posted by zack221

We have spent about $400 on tierods in the last month i hope these hold up.

:eek2: :eek2: :eek2:

Stock tie rods are about $8 each for the 400ex, at least they used to be....

[zack221]

We didnt buy stock we bought the asr ones with 4 rod ends and 2 rods for $180 and these where 4 rod ends for $100 and $60 for the tierods.We didnt buy the stock ones because we are fixing to go to windrock for spring jamboree and it is real rocky there so i dont want get back in there and they break on me.