tie rod ends from aircooled.net... John C any input?

this is common on most tierod ends and even most balljoints available for the last ten years....about the only ones that don't crack up and tear quickly are the actual German boots..... if your frontend is lowered or raised it seems to make it even worse....this is based on my experience only....i replaced balljoints many times that were good because the boots self-destructed.....there are "boot kits" available at some suppliers, but they are crappy too...

I ordered four trailing arms with balljoints installed for my '73 last summer from AC.net.

The balljoints were poor quality and did not move correctly -- they were FAR too stiff (wouldn't move without a hammer) and one boot ARRIVED torn. I replaced it, and the four balljoints at my local shop before installing. They reused the three "good" boots from the bad BJs. 800 miles later they were cracked open, but the good boot from my shop was in great shape.

That was the only problem I've ever had with parts from AC.net. I did contact John to inform him about the problems at the time. Seems like the boots were too thin and possibly the BJs had been pressed in wrong screwing up something.

~Anthony

Joey Tribiani wrote:

experience

suppliers, but

It seems I should add what took place when I contacted AC.net about the problems. After reading my post, I see that it could be interpreted as "flak" towards an excellent company that has always been helpful to me. By no means did I mean to say AC.net ships horrid parts or anything of the sort.

John offered to ship off new parts right away as soon as I told him about the problem, but I was lacking on time, thus replaced the offending parts at my shop.