Bent Tie rod again, help
06-08-2009, 06:03 PM
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Bent Tie rod again, help
Was in Moab this weekend and bent my tie rod again. Want to go to chromolly. What are pros and cons to the different ones out on the market. Will switching to a stronger tie rod force me to break a knuckle next instead of the tie rod bending? IS the tie rod bending due to the pressure of running 37's or hitting rocks or both. It is easier to fix a bent tie rod than a broken knuckle in my opinion. Does anyone make a relocation for the tie rod so it is not so vulnerable to rocks?
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Was in Moab this weekend and bent my tie rod again. Want to go to chromolly. What are pros and cons to the different ones out on the market. Will switching to a stronger tie rod force me to break a knuckle next instead of the tie rod bending? IS the tie rod bending due to the pressure of running 37's or hitting rocks or both. It is easier to fix a bent tie rod than a broken knuckle in my opinion. Does anyone make a relocation for the tie rod so it is not so vulnerable to rocks?
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Was in Moab this weekend and bent my tie rod again. Want to go to chromolly. What are pros and cons to the different ones out on the market. Will switching to a stronger tie rod force me to break a knuckle next instead of the tie rod bending? IS the tie rod bending due to the pressure of running 37's or hitting rocks or both. It is easier to fix a bent tie rod than a broken knuckle in my opinion. Does anyone make a relocation for the tie rod so it is not so vulnerable to rocks?
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I copied this from another thread here a while back, it may still be good info...
Rockauto.com
Part Number: MOOG ES194R
Part Type: Tie Rod End
Price EA: $55.89
Quantity: 2
Total: $111.78
Shipping Ground $ 7.55
Order Total $ 119.33
Part Number: MOOG ES194R
Part Type: Tie Rod End
Price EA: $55.89
Quantity: 2
Total: $111.78
Shipping Ground $ 7.55
Order Total $ 119.33
06-08-2009, 07:07 PM
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I've got the original design that ues the Moog ends.
Either way, it's beefy.
I hit a rock with my stock tie rod, stopped, said maybe I ought to look at that, got out leaned down in the front and immediately saw it was bent. I really didn't hit it that hard, not as hard as when I backed into a stump that took out the seal on my stock rear diff cover. But it was a rock, still, I didn't hit it that hard.
