Energy Suspension Tie Rod Dust Boots for 00-09 S2000

Energy Suspension Tie Rod End Dust Boots - Honda S2000, Accord & Odyssey

You know how this goes: the rubber boot on your tie rod end splits, the grease works its way out, and road grime, water, and salt work their way in, and that's exactly how a good tie rod end gets chewed up and killed. And the factory's answer? Replace the whole tie rod just to get a fresh boot on there. Nah, forget that. These Energy Suspension poly tie rod boots let you just reseal the joint you've already got. They pack the grease back in, lock the crud out, and since they're Energy's Hyper-Flex polyurethane instead of rubber, they don't dry out and crack on you like the originals did. On an S2000, an older Accord, an Odyssey, or honestly just about any Honda or Acura that's seen some miles, this is a couple of bucks that saves you a much bigger steering repair down the line.

What You're Getting, And How Easy It Is

You get two round tie rod end boots, enough to cover both your front tie rod ends. They drop in where your factory rubber boots were and hold the grease the exact same way, just in a material that won't rot out on you. The grease stays put, the joint stays sealed, and that's the whole game. No snap rings to fuss with, no special tools, you just clean up the joint, pack it with fresh grease, and slip these on. It's about as quick and painless as a repair gets.

Why Energy's Poly Just Outlasts The Rubber

Here's what Energy's Hyper-Flex does that rubber can't touch: it shrugs off the heat, the chemicals, the road salt, and the weather that split your original boots wide open. So once you've got these on, they tend to outlast pretty much everything around them, you'll probably wear out the tie rod end itself before these ever give up. That's why folks just throw a set on whenever they're doing steering or front-end work, seal the joint up right, and then never think about it again.

One Thing I'll Be Straight With You About

Let me level with you, because it's worth knowing before you order. This is a semi-universal boot, meaning the same boot covers a big range of Honda and Acura tie rod ends. So it seals up and does its job just fine, but it won't always sit with that perfectly-molded, factory-shaped look a vehicle-specific rubber boot has. Everybody who runs them says the same thing: they fit plenty good enough, they hold the grease, and they basically last forever, they're just not a precision OEM-molded piece. And because it's semi-universal, do yourself a favor and measure your old boot first, the pin opening, the base diameter, and the height, and match them to the specs below. Most Honda and Acura tie rod ends from this era fall right in range, but a 30-second measurement takes all the guesswork out of it.

Don't Worry, It Won't Change How Your Car Drives

Quick one that throws people: this is a boot, not a bushing, so all that "poly makes my car ride harsh" stuff doesn't apply here, not even a little. You're not touching how the car drives, you're not adding any noise or vibration, you're just slapping a tougher cover over the joint to keep it sealed. It's purely protective, so put it on and don't give it a second thought.

Knock It Out While You're Already In There

Nobody's tearing their steering apart just to swap a tie rod boot, I get it. But if you're already in there doing an alignment, replacing tie rod ends, or refreshing the front suspension? Throw fresh boots on the joints you just cleaned and greased, it's cheap peace of mind. A ton of people just add a set right onto a bushing or suspension order for that exact reason. And if you want the same protection on the other end of the arm, Energy makes a ball joint boot set that does the identical job for your ball joints.

Specs

• Part number: 9.13103G (black)
• Type: tie rod end dust boots, polyurethane
• Material: Energy Suspension Hyper-Flex polyurethane
• Style: round
• Set includes: 2 boots
• Pin opening: 0.472 in
• Base diameter: 1.2 in
• Warranty: 7 year / 750,000 mile (per manufacturer)

Fits These Cars

• 2000-2009 Honda S2000 (AP1/AP2)
• 1990-2002 Honda Accord (confirm against boot dimensions)
• 1995-1998 Honda Odyssey (confirm against boot dimensions)

Running an older Integra (DC2/DB8), Civic (EF/EG/EK), CRX, or Del Sol? Those applications are covered under part number ENS-1613101G.

Note: Energy Suspension Hyper-Flex polyurethane tie rod end dust boots, part number 9.13103G (black). The set includes two round front tie rod end boots that reseal the joint and hold grease like the factory rubber boot, in a tougher material that resists the heat, chemicals, salt, and weather that split rubber. Quick install with no special tools. Fits the 2000-2009 Honda S2000 (AP1/AP2), 1990-2002 Honda Accord, and 1995-1998 Honda Odyssey; for older Integra, Civic, CRX, and Del Sol applications, see part ENS-1613101G. Because this is a semi-universal boot, confirm your tie rod end against the boot dimensions before ordering: pin opening 0.472 in, base diameter 1.2 in (and check height against your old boot). It seals and functions correctly but may not sit with the exact molded look of a vehicle-specific boot. As a boot rather than a bushing, it doesn't change ride quality or add NVH. Backed by Energy's 7-year / 750,000-mile warranty (per manufacturer). One set per order.