Tie-Rod Blues....

[97SilveradoHD]

so it seems everytime i take my truck in for an alignment, they say i have a tie rod out of spec, can't put it on the machine. so i end up needing to swap at least one out. this is soo frustrating and is sucking a lot of money. i only have a 4" lift with 35's and maybe an 1" of crank. not bad angles at all. i do take the truck on some trails, but haven't since the summer. I REALLY want to do a SAS...but it's just not in the cards right now. SOoo i've decided to do heim joint inner/outer tie rods, should've done it a long time ago, but now i'm at my wits end.
1st question: where to buy the parts?
2nd: what all is needed?
3rd: Has anyone on here even done it?

there's a guy on FSC that did it on his K2500HD but i can't get a hold of him.
http://www.vortec454.com/index_files/Page984.htm

 

[zigsz71]

Heard of it..? Yes.

Actually seen it...? No.

There's a lot of here-say with this mod from what I've been able to tell. I do know that Heim joints don't like mud though and TRE's are just fine for, oh let's say, 99% of folks that don't wheel the piss out of their rigs every weekend.

Good luck with your search.

 

[97SilveradoHD]

well i'd sure like to know why i seem to eat tie rods for lunch just cruising on pavement. i always replace steering parts with Moog, so i know it's not due to poor quality parts...

 

[zigsz71]

Try a local 4x4 shop if you haven't already... They may have a little more insight than your usual alignment shop. I'm just spit-balling ideas to see what sticks though.

 

[goobs]

http://www.ffrfabrication.com/shop/Shop.htm

 

[97SilveradoHD]

i've been searching for HD tie-rods for these trucks with no luck. who makes the strongest/beefiest replacement tie-rods? i know napa's brand costs a small fortune per unit, that must mean they're good right....?

 

[sdavis76]

so it seems everytime i take my truck in for an alignment, they say i have a tie rod out of spec, can't put it on the machine. so i end up needing to swap at least one out. this is soo frustrating and is sucking a lot of money. i only have a 4" lift with 35's and maybe an 1" of crank. not bad angles at all. i do take the truck on some trails, but haven't since the summer. I REALLY want to do a SAS...but it's just not in the cards right now. SOoo i've decided to do heim joint inner/outer tie rods, should've done it a long time ago, but now i'm at my wits end.
1st question: where to buy the parts?
2nd: what all is needed?
3rd: Has anyone on here even done it?

there's a guy on FSC that did it on his K2500HD but i can't get a hold of him.
http://www.vortec454.com/index_files/Page984.htm

i have the same problem everytime i got to have an alignment i wonder if they are just doin that because of the bigger than stock tires and they feel offroaders are easy targets

 

[Swims350]

sometimes heims are not street legal and they can give you hassles over them.

 

[97SilveradoHD]

guess i'll just stick with the tie rods, maybe keep a couple extra with me. i think i'm going to only buy the napa chassis ones instead of moog, as i compared the two and napa's seem beefier

 

[redchevy914x4]

I have replaced all my tie rods/ball joints with the napa chassis line of parts and they seem to be pretty good quality. Usually if you have moog parts on there now, they are a lifetime warranty even if you do not have the receipt. you just need to check with someone that sells moog.