edelbrock tie rod sleeves
03-05-2003, 02:56 PM
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Car: 1986 camaro
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Axle/Gears: 4th Gen 10 bolt/Detroit TrueTrac 4.
edelbrock tie rod sleeves
i want to replace the stock ones and like the way the edelbrock's look. anyone have any input on them or any other aftermarket ones. thanks
03-05-2003, 06:59 PM
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Car: 86 LG4 & 92 TBI Firebird
Engine: The Mighty 305!
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.42
I got some Hotchkis sleeves. Look the same as Edelbrocks. Haven't installed them yet, but they look much stronger then the stock sleeves.
03-06-2003, 08:42 AM
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Car: 1986 camaro
Engine: 383 sbc
Transmission: th-400
Axle/Gears: 4th Gen 10 bolt/Detroit TrueTrac 4.
that is what i was debating the hotchkis or the edelbrock. i like the edelbrock ones for looks but dont know the durability of them. i assume the hotckis was would live up to their name.
03-16-2003, 04:35 AM
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Car: '88 Iroc, '91 RS, and a '70 RS
Engine: 5.7 TPI; 5.0 TBI; ZZ4/T56 on the ag
Transmission: A4, A4, slated to be a T56
I've got the Hotchkis and they fit great. Not much of a "performance" mod so to speak, but light years ahead of the crappy stock sleeves....very sturdy. Get them. Pics at link in my sig.
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03-16-2003, 12:41 PM
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Car: 1986 camaro
Engine: 383 sbc
Transmission: th-400
Axle/Gears: 4th Gen 10 bolt/Detroit TrueTrac 4.
i went ahead and got the edelbrock's. they look great the only thing is that its an edelbrock sticker and its already peeling and i havent put it on yet. i am sure its a solid piece but i dont think the lasting look is that great. should have got the hotchkis one.
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Car: 92 Camaro RS
Engine: 350 Crate Motor
Transmission: Tremec TKO
Axle/Gears: 10 Bolt 3.73
I have the Hotchkis ones and the sticker peeled off one of them after getting power steering fluid on it. They're the same piece.
They are worthwhile if you mess with the front suspension/steering much.
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They are worthwhile if you mess with the front suspension/steering much.
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03-17-2003, 11:56 AM
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Car: 1982 Z28
Engine: 355
Transmission: T56
Axle/Gears: 12 Bolt
Another one with Hotchkis here..but as posted above the Edlebrock and Hotchkis are the exact same piece.
03-17-2003, 12:55 PM
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Car: 1986 camaro
Engine: 383 sbc
Transmission: th-400
Axle/Gears: 4th Gen 10 bolt/Detroit TrueTrac 4.
so i take it the only difference is the hotchkis is black and costs almost 15-20 bucks more?
03-17-2003, 06:30 PM
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www.vettebrakes.com sell them for $35.
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No pics of the Moog parts here. But look at it like this, I just dropped every part in my front end from the k-member down sandblasted it all and POR-15d it. ES poly replced all stock rubber and the every part in the steering linkage was replaced with Moog parts. I POR-15d all the Moog parts except the sleeves BC they came with zinc type plating on them. They look similair to the stock parts but have like twice as much metal and feel real beefy. At 20$ for the pair I thought they were a bit expensive but the 50$ for the Hotchkis parts to me seemed ridiculous since they werent buying me any performance. But then again I have spent 10,000$ in performance parts upgrades alone in the past 6 months since I have begun to rebuild every aspect of my car, I guess I am just starting to pich pennies!
03-18-2003, 10:47 AM
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Car: 1986 camaro
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1000in 6 months, my *** man what do you do for a living. i need that kinda cash. and the edelbrocks cost me 36.00
03-21-2003, 06:37 PM
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Car: 2004 GTO
Engine: LS1
Transmission: T-56
I have the Hotchkis sleeves. The steering response was much better. No more rubbery feel from the stock POS stamped steel sleeves.
When I took the car to get it aligned, the tech said they were really easy to make adjustments with.
When I took the car to get it aligned, the tech said they were really easy to make adjustments with.
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