Subject	I had to replace the joint on my SPL rods after 40k miles.
Posted by	Sixbanger on October 30, 2015 at 12:40 PM
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In Reply To	Tension rod choices posted by BLACKTT3Z on October 28, 2015 at 03:50 PM
Message	For what it's worth. No product is perfect.
Follow Ups	Tension rod choices - BLACKTT3Z 15:50:12 10/28/15 SPL > *.*, if you don't need adjustment I can press in ES - Bernie (NoVA) 16:38:23 10/28/15 SPL.only $30 more, it's a no brainer. (n/m) - slayer fan 17:47:30 10/28/15 Yep. SPL only. no brainer (n/m) - ForceFedTT (SoCal) 01:48:50 10/29/15 Unless you need the adjustability, stick with OEM tension - Polish 22:23:59 10/28/15 Remember OEM tension rod bushings are liquid filled - Polish 22:57:56 10/28/15 Re: Remember OEM tension rod bushings are liquid filled - BLACKTT3Z 14:34:31 10/29/15 Definitely tolerable. It is only an issue when going over - Polish 23:33:25 10/29/15 Has anyone tried the Z1 adjustable bushing rods? - WhiTTe Z 08:07:20 10/29/15 Releasing a race version option w/ heim joints next week. (n/m) - Russell@Z1 09:52:08 10/29/15 Eh. I didnt notice the harshness when I switched over to SPL - ForceFedTT (SoCal) 16:52:39 10/29/15 A good way to test this is take the same speed bump in - Polish 00:28:24 10/30/15 Eh. not interested in doing all those test just to - ForceFedTT (SoCal) 17:13:59 10/30/15 Curious as well. Just saw them the other day by accident. - SMAZ (OKC) 23:10:33 10/30/15 I've had SPL's on my Z for over 10 years - Adam (NoVA) 09:52:58 10/29/15 I also have years worth of driving on my SPL parts. (n/m) - Mike TDK (NoVA) 10:50:53 10/29/15 If you don't want/need solid bushings, check out the SPCs - black300zx 11:38:21 10/29/15 I thought about the SPC's, but bushing failure seems common - ZXoltan 13:59:14 10/29/15 Beefier than stock, a bit of surface rust on the corners of - black300zx 18:22:10 10/30/15 SPL or GTFO (n/m) - Drk93TT 17:48:39 10/29/15 I had to replace the joint on my SPL rods after 40k miles. - Sixbanger 12:40:06 10/30/15 that you were able to replace just the joint is a feature - Antihero 17:38:47 11/02/15
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