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ok i bent the front tie rod end .the 1 that goes from sterring to passenger wheel.i was told its nissan gu original.i dont think it is.
my original front tie rod has the ends welded.the original rear tie rod ends are female.
so Q is where do i get the male tie rod ends from to fit front tie rod.

wreckers are no use.they want to sell only complete bar and ends.
are they from another model and will i have to get them from nissan.
thank you
steve

thunder wrote:ok i bent the front tie rod end .the 1 that goes from sterring to passenger wheel.i was told its nissan gu original.i dont think it is.
my original front tie rod has the ends welded.the original rear tie rod ends are female.
so Q is where do i get the male tie rod ends from to fit front tie rod.

wreckers are no use.they want to sell only complete bar and ends.
are they from another model and will i have to get them from nissan.
thank you
steve

3rds Productions?

tried them friday arvo but they proderly left early and again saturday and also rang a stockist who told me its nissan original ends.
thats why im asking .the ends may be from a GQ .i dont know cause i dont have a GQ.if they are i can then order them from nissan.
cheers steve

thunder wrote:tried them friday arvo but they proderly left early and again saturday and also rang a stockist who told me its nissan original ends.
thats why im asking .the ends may be from a GQ .i dont know cause i dont have a GQ.if they are i can then order them from nissan.
cheers steve

Mine is early GQ, one piece from steering box to passenger side, and I'm not sure what the later model looks like. I do have similar ends though on my tie rod.

ill make a call to 3rds on monday and get some prices on the tie rod ends.
might get a couple so to keep 1 as a spare.
cheers

Fernando at 3rd's sources the tie rod ends from elsewhere but he'll give you as good a price as anyone and he's easy to chat to. While you're talking to him ask him about the heavy duty drag link he's making. It's basically the same gear as the tie rod with female ends. Much stronger.

toughnut wrote:Fernando at 3rd's sources the tie rod ends from elsewhere but he'll give you as good a price as anyone and he's easy to chat to. While you're talking to him ask him about the heavy duty drag link he's making. It's basically the same gear as the tie rod with female ends. Much stronger.

Good, even though I sheathed mine in 1/4 inch stainless, I managed to bend it again.

that one you have is a std gu tie rod end which is male and small 20mm thread. the female ones discussed are gq ute tie rod ends of the leaf sprung fronts and as far as i know no available to suit the gu taper so if you run these you will need to ream the taper out to the bigger angled gq one. the 22mm male tie rod ends are gq wagon.

the are available from nissan for $120 each, aftermarket for about $20 but they are shite.

the std draglink has fixed ends forged into the linkage and are not replaceable, hence the aftermarket uses tie rod ends which are the same taper as the draglink ends and are available seperately.

hope this helps

cheers bru.

GU wagon came out with the male tie rod ends and the utes came out with the female tie rod ends