racer96

hey guys i am going to be buying a some suspension parts from spohn. i was wondering if you would go with pishings or rod ends. i am going witht he fully adjustable stuff! the car will have a little over 700 rwhp and was wondering what you guys would do. i like the look of the rod ended stuff but dont know alot about supension things. any help is appreciated

ws6transam

Only go with rod ends if you are willing to buy the best rod ends.
Aurora, QA1's XM series, etcetera. Unless you get the stainless races and teflon liners, you will soon find that they will loosen and rattle like crazy. Spohn sells a good rod end, I think QA1 XML/XMR series. That is the one you want.

racer96

thanks for the reply, i will be mostly using this car on the street i forgot to mention that. would they wear out really quick?

ws6transam

Know what you ought to try? The new poly ball buhing from J&M products that is a sponsor of this website. I've used rod ends since April of 2000. The first non-hardened set lasted 3000 miles before they rattled themselves (and me) to death. The second set lasted only slightly longer. I now have some of the best quality QA1's on the car and we'll see how long they last. If they wear out, I will EBAY these LCA's for cheap and try out the J&M pieces.

Street cars see a lot of dirt, grit, gravel, water, salt, and other road debris that a race car might not normally see. It's a pretty harsh environment and rod ends just dont last as long as rubber or poly will. They loosen up, and although they will usually be safe, they get really, really noisy and your mom will think your car is falling apart.