S13 Front Tension Rods and Bushings...

[Kienai]

I'm in need of a replacement for my stock tension rod and bushings, they are pretty worn, and my tension rod is lose.. Its no good.. I just lost a Falken racing tire to it.. I was driving down the highway and my front driver side tire came half way off my rim.. Its ripped apart from the outter edge.. mad.gif F--king A.. The day before it happened I was at a Nissan dealership, they told me it would be alright to drive with the worn bushings and lose tension rods. WTF... Can I sue them? LOL. biggrin.gif They told me to come back when the tire was shot.. dry.gif Yea, f--kers.. The next day!

Oh btw... They found out the defects when they were tightening up my suspension.. So can I sue them though? rolleyes.gif LOL.

Anyway... I was wondering if the Nismo bushings would fit the Tanabe Tension rod? Or do I have to get the Tanabe bushings to go with the rod?

[slow s13]

the tanabe part replaces the bushing with a spherical bearing

one alternative to the tanabe partshttp://www.splparts.com/

[andrave]

I have 2 s13 tension rods with whiteline poly bushings pressed in for sale for $50 bucks if you want them. the "tanabe rod" includes everything you need, including the spherical bushings (pillow ball or solid, depending on what you prefer to call them). courtesy nissan carries ones that are 150 that are spherical, probably your best bet if you have an s13 and want solid bushings. The whiteline ones like mine, you can press into your stock bushings, and they are a pain to press but they are better than stock with no appreciable difference in harshness, but they really firm up the handling/steering. I switched to solid ones because my car is going with more a of a race oriented setup, but they make more noise/shock when going over expansion joints than the poly ones.

[ArticDragon192]

I got an S13 Tension rod in perfect shape save for the bushing up for 15 bucks if you want it.

[Kienai]

Hmm.... Help me out with his questions first.....

I'm still pretty new to the s13, I've been doing research but never had to deal with tension rods or anything like that until the dealer brought it to my attention, but from my recent reseaches I am getting the impression that there are tension rods in the front and the back? I am getting so confused, and with all the aftermarket tension rods and the stock or Nismo tension rods, they don't look the same, so I wonder how is the part gonna fit?

I am looking for the front tensin rods.

These

But I was wondering if these

are the same parts and which one is better..

Now I feel like an idiot, but its better knowing then buy the wrong parts and not know why it doesn't fit..

[KFL]

Those are the same except the 2nd ones are adjustable for more tension. IE: If you drift/drag/autox etc you can set it up to suit your needs get a little more angle out when you get a alignment. If you are just daily driving/slight racing etc. then non-adjustable is fine like nismo tc rods. Or you can even just buy the bushings alone pdm/es/nismo if your on a budget as the nismos are exactly cheap.Yep there are tension rods in the front/back of the car.

[andrave]

no there are technically only tension rods in the front. the rears are called like traction rods. Anyway you have it right, those two pics are the same part. The first ones are similar to the ones I'm selling. Mine are polyurethane, the nismo are hard rubber. Pretty similar.They are good for street. No adjustability, just like the factory pieces (in fact most ones of those type are pressed into your factory piece). Good for a street car because the factory ones are way too soft and let your car float around as you go through curves. You will notice a huge difference on your car. They are very very easy to install, three bolts per side.

the solid tension rods are more race oriented and they will thump and bang over expansion joints and bumps. You should take your car to a race alignment shop if you go with adjustable ones, to make sure that your car is setup in a safe and desirable way. They are also more expensive.

Thats about it.

[Kienai]

Hmm.. Thanks for the offer though, but I think I'll end up getting adjustable ones, I'm not on a budget when it comes to parts for my car, I'm willing to spend whatever to get the better parts.

Are there better tension rods for my s13? Or is the Tanabe pretty good?

Since it has the pillow ball thingy, I won't have to buy bushings (cuz that is the bushing), right? :

[eddiec]

why do you need new rods for? unless its bent then its ok to use. if it came loose then tighten up the bolts. if the bushings are shot then replace those. imho your better off just replacing the bushing with some ploy bushings.

[Kienai]

I need to replace them bacause they can't even tighten it to align my car. Plus I need something stronger if I'm gonna have fun with it.

[andrave]

stock are plenty strong... and something to think about, the aftermarket ones are always braggin on how strong they are, but if you hit something and your tension rod bends or breaks, thats like $20 bucks and 20 mins to replace... if you are running an aftermarket one and it breaks your subframe or your control arm, thats a much bigger pain in the ***.Besides most people don't use them for the adjustability, its the fact that they replace the wobbly tobbly stock pos bushing that makes them so popular.

[Kienai]

I see... So what should I do then?

[badman70_1]

I have 2 s13 tension rods with whiteline poly bushings pressed in for sale for $50 bucks if you want them....

I'm interested in these. Did you have a shop press them in or was it DIY? Also your TC rods should fit my 91' 240SX SE Coupe right? How long were they on your car?

[Ubernoober]

First of all, I would question how you destroyed a tire because of a tension rod. I find that unlikely, though you may not have described it very well.Second, just keep your stock rods and replace the bushing with a Nismo, or if you want firmer, then a polyurethane bushing. They are plenty firm for you. It is dirt cheap and if you ever want to replace it with those overpriced aftermarket units, you are only out 20 bucks.

[Kienai]

I ordered the parts already, it wasn't my tension rod that destroyed my tire, it was my tie rods, they were out of alignment and that caused weird wear and tear on my tires, and I think it blew on the highway and I destroyed it cuz I was going about 70 something at the time.

[240DRFT]

did you order the tanabe? or what did you get... there are tons more like tein(what i got) or SPL. SPL are the best to get IMO, great quality, only about $160 and they are our sponser.