dwe8922

My rear tie rod ends are both worn and I need to replace them. TRG sells this, the inner half, and the complete toelink. I was thinking of getting a spare complete toe link to have if I ever bend one at the track. Are they GTC3 legal? Desirable?

Thanks!
David

cudjoe

David:

You may also want to check these out. I know this shop very well and their work is top quality.

Brian

http://www.gocpt.com/products/3/CPT996RearToeLinks.php

dwe8922

I ended up getting the stock replacement tie rod ends yesterday. FYI, the complete toelink is now a 997 part and number. It's more expensive, but has a bump steer adjustment. So, I'm assuming it (with bumpsteer) has to be GTC3 legal. The TRG unit is similar to the stock 996 piece. The gocpt unit looks stout, but I wonder if the outer heim end would be legal?

cudjoe

David

What was the cost of the stock piece?

cscrogham

One thing to keep in mind (from experience), that going to a stronger bar means instead of bending the bar in a wheel to wheel incident, the upright breaks off around the tie rod mounting boss. The stock part bends like a pretzel in the middle of the adjusting link.
The other parts you mention are excellent if your goal is quicker adjusting or major changes to toe/camber, but there may be some unintended consequences.
I remember the first time I saw that piece in 2000, our mechanics were so confused about how it worked they took it off the car before discovering there was a fine/course thread that allowed fine adjustment instead of a right/left hand thread part that allowed quick adjustment.
This was standing in pit lane with a new GT3R at the Daytona test with no factory support (they arrived the next day-smart!) and a Michelin engineering screaming his best French/English that we had to reduce the rear camber before taking it on the track.
Ahhh, those were great days...

dwe8922

That's a good point about the stock toe link, and yes the coarse/fine thread combo threw us for a loop too! I had to replace a rear upright already, and don't want to have to do that again. From what I could tell, the TRG unit uses the same fine/coarse thread combo, and looks a lot like the stock unit. The new Porsche toe link is now a 997# and apparently has bumpsteer adjustability. So....that must be legal now.