turbo tie rod upgrade?

[tcsracing1]

would the turbo tie rod work with my 1969 911T restoration?

[CidTito]

Absolutely a turbo tie rod works with your 1969-911T, its a huge improvement too.

[Orbit]

Hello Tom

Funny you should post this question. I am going thru this exact job right NOW on my 1970 911 T Targa. Yes, the turbo tie-rods screw right into your steering rack. You should receive new boots with your Turbo Tie-rod kit. But like all jobs early 911 you have to decide how original you want it to be. The turbo tie-rod kit I purchased came with a standard pinch-type lock not to secure the tie-rod into the strut. The original nut was a castle nut with a split pin. I attached a picture that shows at top the original tie rod from 1970, in the middle is the tie-rod end with the modern lock nut, at the bottom is a new tie-rod end that uses a castle nut ( P/N 930 347 322 00 ). Of course I will end up painting the bottom tie-rod end black before installation. When I worked on these cars 30 years ago it used to be easier....

Rodger@orbitracing.com

[1968DT]

Don't forget a bump kit if you change the ride height.

[Jrsully]

Forgive my ignorance, but what is the "improvement" on the upgrade to turbo tie rod ends.? I have a stock 71 T that I may put these on, but curious to what kind of improvement I should see. Thx again

[Jerry L]

Many threads on this, the big gain is not so much the tie rod end as shown above but the end at the steering rack, you get a more solid spherical joint there and get rid of a rubber block like mount that has more play even as new. you can look at that part without having to remove the wheel. A great improvement on all 901 / 902 cars including SWB, just have to be aware of the length threaded into the adjuster sleeve, or use the special longer version from Elephant.

Regards