Turbo Tie rods?

[Rossta86]

I've seen the turbo tie rod kits around ebay and some magazines. Some sources say they will fit my 1967 912 targa, others state only 69 and up will fit. Am i misinformed or will some of these kits fit my porsche? thanks

[Duke]

I believe they will, but make sure you get the "Lemforder." I would not buy them from ebay though.

[Nige-912E]

what's the actual gain from fitting these?

would the benefit be only seen on the track?

just curious, as I may do this myself

[Griznant]

I have these on my '69, and they fit perfectly. A friend is running them on his '67 911S, so I *assume* they will fit a '67 912 as well.

The benefit is in the design of the rod itself. Rather than have a rubber bushing with a center pin as a pivot on the steering rack side of the rod, they use a metal ball-and-socket design. This eliminates the slop associated with the rubber bushing, and results in a much more positive steering feel. My old tie rods were shot anyway, so my benefit was very dramatic. I got mine from Pelican, they were nice pieces, and fit perfectly. No complaints from me.

Later,

G

[Morrie]

At one point I remember someone commenting that on a SWB car there was not enough thread somewhere to make them safe enough to be acceptable. Anyone know anything about it? I am thinking of the same change on my 67 but crashing is not fun...