Tie rod sleeves - replacing the weak adjuster

[454cid]

The GMT-800 has spindly tie-rods.

 

[red97k1500]

For sure, I remember the first time I ever saw one snap, in real life. It was back in 2004 or 05, it was on a 2002 Chevy 2500hd 4x4 with a duramax in it. He tried launching it hard on the street in 4wd and one of the tie rod adjuster sleeves snapped like a chicken bone.

 

[alpinecrick]

The bending of the tie rod adjusters has as much to do with lifted trucks changing the amount of leverage on steering and suspension components as it does horsepower--at least within reasonable horsepower.....Although I wouldn't exactly call 650 hp at the wheels "mild", the lift and hp indeed create a weak link with the tie rod adjusters--it's pretty common to see with pullers and quarter mile rigs.

I like the fact the Proforged adjusters don't have the "slit" which obviously weakens the adjuster, but with the aluminum Proforged adjuster I worry about longevity.