Your experience of SMI Vs. TRW?

[CrippsCorner]

Hi I need to get some inner rod track arms, have been told about the fact there's two different types. Now my car was in the garage getting tracking done today so I told my mechanic to write down which type mine is for me from the rack, he says he couldn't find it anywhere! Said there was a mark where perhaps a sticker used to be, but now it's worn off.

He even phoned Renault and they couldn't tell him. Is there any other way to tell!?

Mine's a 54 reg 182 btw...

I've heard somewhere that early 172's are mainly the TRW ones... any more incite you can give is much appreciated!

 

[Dan519]

Only ever seen SMI

 

[rich-6]

I ordered both, turned out smi then returned the wrong ones, Smi are a fine pitch thread

 

[imprezaworks]

Funny enough I'm getting mine replaced on Thu, got both just in case.

 

[bengtt5]

no label means smi
trw is imbossed on the rack clear as day
also found most pattern part inner tie rods are 10mm to short (not good)

 

[imprezaworks]

Let's hope I've got an smi rack, what are the chances? When you say pattern parts are too short are you refering to a trw rack?

 

[CrippsCorner]

Thanks everyone, should be ordering parts tomorrow. I've been told my rod ends are fine so only the inners need replacing... any idea on a rough labour cost?

 

[imprezaworks]

Got mine replaced today, the rack on mine was SMI btw.

 

[CrippsCorner]

Can you feel a difference? Did you get the inners and ends both done?

 

[imprezaworks]

Had the track rod ends done a while ago tbh, had the tie rods replaced today. Yeah big difference coupled with the tracking getting done.