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Tie rod ends

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Tie rod ends

Post by Surfection »

Hi guys,

Hoping for some help in this area. Anyone have the measurments of the thread of a GU patrol TRE ? I thought an 80 series one would do the trick but it's slightly too small. I need the thread diameter to be around 23mm.

Got told this arvo by a parts guy that GU aftermarket TRE's arn't available, and i would have to go genuine :shock: !! Is he purposely trying to give me a heart attack or just not looking hard enough ??

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Post by bj on roids »

I thought the GU ones were female? maybe thats only on the cab chassis
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Post by Maggot4x4 »

bj on roids wrote:I thought the GU ones were female? maybe thats only on the cab chassis



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Post by Juzza »

Have seen various combinations of these rod ends on GQ-GUs.
Two types, male and female, female seems to be heavier duty and i think the male version is available aftermarket. Have seen both types on coil-cabs and both types on wagons/shorties so im not sure what determines what vehicle is assembled with which type.
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Post by awill4x4 »

You need to be aware that the taper on the GU tie rod ends is different to that of previous GQ's. From memory, I think the thread diameter was 22mm by either 1.25mm or 1.5mm pitch. (I'm not sure which one)
The actual tie rods on GU's are also smaller diameter than on the previous GQ's.
You can buy brand new drag link assemblies (tie rod & both rod ends) from Nissan for the GQ cab chassis' for around the $230 mark. (It's cheaper to buy the whole assembly than just the tie rod ends separately) These are the heavy duty items using the female tie rod ends. The thread on the rod is around the 30mm diameter on these and the tie rod diameter is 32mm. The whole assembly is massive.
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Post by Cheezy4x4 »

GU male threads are 20mmx1.5 pitch left and right threads and GQ are 22mmx1.5 pitch also left and right. :D
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Post by Surfection »

Great..... Thanks for all the info fellas.

So in your opinions what have i got ? Right thread, between 22 and 23mm thread diameter, they're a fair bit beefier looking than the 80 series ones. And the thread diameter is probably 3mm larger overall. [Than 80 series]

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Post by Wendle »

what are you using them for, dude??
If you have the physical space to fit them, use the female threaded ones, no need for jam nuts or split tube ends..
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Post by Surfection »

I wish i could say it was for something interesting but i'm just trying to replace the tie rod ends on the surf. I swore they were 80 series ones but i got some and they're too small. The GQ one cheezy mentioned of 22x1.5 pitch sounds closest. I could actually slide the 80 series one down inside the thread on the steering arm with only very slight contact of the threads.
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