SON OF A BITCH!!!!!!!
So, I come outside at the end of my shift at work, hop in my car and start to head home. The car is veering to the left. WTF!? I get out of the car real quick at AM PM and take a look around. Somebody hit my car! No dents thank god, but a scuff that runs along where the front bumper and fender meet on the driver's side. Now, I take a look at the wheel, it obviously is pointing out, and the wheel is straight. My tie rod is bent all to shit.
My best guess as to what happened was instead of putting their car into reverse and backing out of a parking space, some asshole drove through it and hit my tire/car hard enough to bend the tie rod. Thanks for not leaving a note, you dick! Whoever you are. Better get that Daytona Blue Pearl (paint transfer) off you Dark gray shit box before I find you and drag you out Grand Theft Auto style.
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(SIGH)
Anyways, I'm now looking at tie rods and tie rod ends, since I was going to have to upgrade them anyway.
SPL offers a couple different set ups:
Their V5 tie rod ends
![](http://splparts.com/main4/parts/NissanShared/Suspension/Multilink/SPLTieRodEndsV4.jpg)
Are new and improved and also fetch $229.
The inner tie rod set from TEIN (through SPLPARTS.COM)
![](http://i2.frsimg.com/images/detailed_images/Tein_TRS01N2010_7.jpg)
for stock knuckles are only $89, and this is the bent portion on my zenki.
Now, my research has been telling me that I cannot mate a aftermarket inner tie rod with an OEM tie rod end, so, what should I get?
There is also brands like Circuit Sports and Megan Racing, and I know it will still be better than 14yr old OEM stuff, but over time...is it going to bind or snap too?