Delphi tie rod ends?
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Delphi, in my opinion, is a solid supplier in everything they make regardless of where it is made. Buy with confidence. My shop will almost always take the delphi option if available when selecting parts especially fuel pumps and such. A tie rod end is very little risk.
JHZR2
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Why not Honda parts? Or that senkei 555 that supposedly has quality Japanese parts?
Turkey has come in to do a lot of European parts.
Turkey has come in to do a lot of European parts.
Last time I installed Turkish (Deeza) outer tie rod ends on a Honda, both parts failed in 11 months/9,500 miles! Never again...I replaced them with Moog Problem Solvers in 2014 and they still steer like new with zero wear or play. I grease them every 6 months and expect them to last forever. With that said, I'd probably opt to install the Sankei 555 units today if I wanted to use maintenance free sealed units.
Sankei does not make outer tie rod ends for my car. They do make inner. Which i did purchase the sankei inner for driver side which needs replacing. Car has 250k miles. Im spending a ton already on tools and other parts doing repairs/maintenance. Just trying to save a bit where i can is why i havent bought the oem ones
Ive moog quality isnt what it used to be is why i didnt go with moog. And sankei apparently does not make the outer tie rod for my car. Only the inner. Maybe ill look at CTR or just splurge on oem. Just tryin to save a little money where i can this thing is a money pit lol
The CTR units are only second to OEM and Sankei 555 in quality. That would be my recommendation unless the OEM were close in cost. Remember to only buy OEM parts from a B+M or valid online Acura/Honda dealer. Most of the Acura/Honda packaged parts on eBay are Chinese counterfeit unless they are sold by a licensed dealership.
Rack boot has been torn awhile. Still on original tie rods on 07, 250k miles. Front end rides rough and clunky. So im trying to replace pretty much everything. Tie rods gotta come off to replace the boot so might as well replace itWhat's wrong with the outer tie rods @RH43 ?
Moog is done for IMO. No longer confident in the quality of any of their parts.
What model is this?
Delphi, CTR, and Sankei 555 are the best of the aftermarket tie rods 
My last experience with Delphi was about 6 months ago for ball joints. One was loose as a goose right out the box. The other was tight and barely movable like it should be BUT the bolt threads weren’t cut well and nut was resistive to screw on. Never installed. Rockauto didn’t even want them back, just gave me a full credit. I had high regards for Delphi prior to this which is why I went with them but NOW they are in the same hit or miss category I have Moog and Mevotech. Either that or I’m as unlucky as you can get having 2 out of 2 having some sort of defect.
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I was gonna say, I don't think I've ever replaced tie rod/ends on a Honda Ball joints? Yes, I've done many.What's wrong with the outer tie rods @RH43 ?
I bought a white box ball joint for my Legacy, and it ended up being Made In Turkey with a 5-year warranty. Five years later, it's still good but I don't drive much; I wonder what @The Critic would suggest for your Acura.
JHZR2
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I’ve heard that about moog, but every part I’ve gotten from them (not a huge sample size, but some parts for old Dodge trucks) has been excellent.
I’ve only ever bought the problem solver line. Perhaps other downmarket versions are worse, sort of like tiered parts from any vendor.
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I bought Pro-Forged for tie-rod ends on my 08 TL after reading good things about them. They are beefy and have given no problems.
If you can get CTR I’d go that route, it’s very good quality. A lot of the O’Reilly Import Direct parts are CTR. Sankei 555 is great but they have pretty limited selection IME.
I’ve also used a lot of Moog parts, both CK and RK lines with no major issues, despite their reputation not being the greatest as of late.
