hiem joint tie rods

[duramax215]

Well it sounds to me that these are the best tie rods out there and i want the best. but living in wisconsin with our winters and all the salt they use i know hiem joints go bad and so if i were to buy some and ran them threw winter and lubed them up frequently do you guys think they'd last??

 

[mytmousemalibu]

Check these guys out, with good maintnence an there seal cups or boots, they stand a good chance!

http://www.sealsit.com/default.asp

 

[LBZ]

Do not lube them unless they have a grease nipple. Lubing them will make the dirt/sand etc. stick to them and will wear them faster!!

I currently have 30 000miles on these:
http://cognitomotorsports.com/store/page12.html

But I think next time I would use these just to keep the stock appearance and contamination control:
http://cognitomotorsports.com/store/page140.html

 

[SRomans84]

I'll occasionally take my bars off and clean the joints with non greasy lube like silicone spray/helps protect them from corrosion. I really dont think you will have any issues if they are quality joints. The joint itself should not rust up. the only time I've had one freeze up is when I got oil on it and like mentioned above, the dirt and sand that the oil attracted caused problems.
Some of the larger joints have grease fittings, I wish I would have gone with grease fittings on my 1.25's the first time around
-Steve

 

[duramax215]

maybe i will go with the cognito ones since it's all sealed and i won't have to worry about cleaning!

 

[LBZ]

Sweetdiesel has them on his '05 and he really likes them!! They look VERY solid!!