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New tie rod and bushings

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by jardoo, Dec 4, 2021.

  1. Dec 4, 2021 at 3:30 AM
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    jardoo

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    had this new tie rod installed on the passenger side and also replaced both sway bar bushings. Oem isn’t available and good brands are hard to find here in the Middle East. Are these good? Taiwanese brands apparently. Hopefully same quality as moog.
    Thanks.

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  2. Dec 4, 2021 at 4:02 AM
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    No clue, but you will find out soon enough.
     
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    Don’t scare me
     
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    Lol. I am sure you will be fine. They dont look crappy to me.
     
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    Don't know about that brand but a lot of great manufacturing comes out of taiwan. People will compare quality to china, but it's often way better quality made in taiwan.

     
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    glad to hear that.
     
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    I can always order Oem or moog from the states, but is it worth doing that or just using these Taiwanese parts? I can also find 555 here as well.
     
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    If OEM isn't much more I'd do that. But, if you bought the taiwan brand I'm sure you'll be fine.



     
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    yeah it’s a lot more especially with shipping internationally
     
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    stabilizer bush
     
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    What?
     
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    I've found Taiwan quality to be more comparable to Japan, at times even better, it's a very difficult culture than China from what I understand.

     
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    Yeah, you'll see companies put "made in PROC" instead of made in china which is shady. Also, US companies will put "designed in the US" and we all know where the part is made.

    A few years ago I bought a kitchen knife that said "made with Japanese steel". Well, it was "japanese quality steel" upon looking into it and the package arrived and said, "made in PROC". I left them a one star review online. Nowhere in the listing did it even mention china.

    They contacted me and said if I changed the review to five stars they would refund my money and I could keep the knife. It was $150, must have cost them a few dollars to make. They refunded my money and I left them a three star review.

    Most anything you buy online that is made in the USA the company will put that in the listing. If it's made in any asian country they usually list nothing (except japan).

     
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