Originally Posted by sj408

I guess you took it wrong, i didnt mean to make you mad??? I was just trying to share information as i pull a great deal of info from the guys here.

I think I communicated the same thing to you. I was not nor am I mad..

Not sure if your aware but the research and development claim is for the 1uzfe itself not the sc series.

Very Aware. Found this out doing my research before buying my SC over 7 years ago.

Also nobody was trying to claim an autozone part was superior to oem, as they are manufactured to oem spec.... not any different so why would they be superior?

My point exactly. Thank you for understanding.

Just trying to help people make an informed decision when talking about these different brands, autozone duralast does not make most the parts they simply sell under another name. So i would just figure out who the manufacturer is and ask them

Exactly what I was doing all day today.. Getting informed and sharing the results of my research and my personal opinion.

So if the same brand of parts being inquired about price and warranty wise can be had at autozone with a lifetime warranty i believe people would want to know.
it seems you feel like i was trying to "school" you or something, not the case. Just trying to post useful information for others to read

Exactly why I thanked you for pointing that out many posts ago. I never felt "schooled" if that is supposed to be something negative. I felt you brought a valid find on the parts and that is why i spent so much time researching them and calling their Corp. HQ. I don't know if you realize that I am sourcing these parts for my SC too.

we all share the same love for our cars, no need to take sharing info as a personal attack

I never took your input as a personal attack. I thanked you.

it almost seems as though you did not really comprehend what I was trying to communicate or what my intentions were. That is my fault because if the one communicating doesn't get his point across and understood, it is the fault of the one communicating, in my humble opinion.

Originally Posted by SC400DAVE

As you can see he made up his mind and now maybe we can move on to him posting about the results he achieved with this upgrade on the Battle Versions! Nice choice!

Originally Posted by t2d2

Any updates from the people looking into AutoZone's Duralast tie rod ends (part #ES4062 and ES4063 for outers)? When I had my rack & pinion replaced recently, the mechanic said I should probably do the outer TREs before too long. I have a set of KYB shocks on the way, so now's a good time to tackle the TREs. Opinions seem very mixed on Duralast quality for steering/suspension components, and who actually makes the parts...

Most recommendations are for Moog, but as far as I can tell, they only make inner TREs for the SC?

The other one of interest is Deeza Chassis, the Turkish brand. Part #LE-T608 and/or #LE-T610; not sure if those are left/right or two different options. About the same price as Duralast (on Amazon) but possibly of quality closer to Moog, although that's a fairly controversial topic.

At least with AutoZone, their store is within walking distance of home in case I have to make use of the lifetime warranty...

Are there better options, such as the Beck/Arnley (possibly identical to Duralast) suggestion above? Who makes the OEM part? I'm guessing it's not Denso for this stuff.

Originally Posted by mecheng10

after having using both duralast products and moog products on my cars I have came to the conclusion that they both are adequate parts. I have moog tie rods on my prelude now, and had to replace them within a year. (that might just be to the detrimental road conditions of ohio)
I have used durlast wheel bearings on said car. They seem to be doing fine for 2 years.
Cant really go wrong with either... since they do have lifetime warranties. so when they do break you get new ones for free. however, most stores don't stock parts for import cars.

Originally Posted by t2d2

That's reassuring, thanks!

From what I've been reading, Duralast is comprised of a lot of different manufacturers, with some variability in quality. It might be that we're lucky with some of "our" Duralast parts being sourced from good ones? A lot of the negative stuff I read was on lifted Jeeps and stuff like that.

Originally Posted by mecheng10

just an fyi, most lifted cars have tons of problems with steering components since you ruin the steering geometry and cause excessive angles that create the premature wear.

and all in all, these cars are 15+ years old. There is probably 1 company that still has a service contract to make tie rods. All that moog/duralast does is buy them from the company and repackage them in their container that says moog/duralast. They are inevitably the same part.