When to replace inner/outer tierod ends
When to replace inner/outer tierod ends My car is a 95 and has 126xxx on the clock. Im puttin on strano springs, konis, and Im putting in new moog upper/lower control arm bushings in the front as well as ball joints. My question is this: should I be doing the inner and outer tierod ends too? Im gonna have to realign this thing after the drop, so should I replace these before there is slop? Im also running 275 18's for front tires, and Im sure those are not being kind to the tierod ends... haha.
Just wondering what people think.. this thing is pretty old already and I severly doubt they have been replaced up until this point.
I have also recently graduated from college, so I dont know how much longer I will be workin at the chevy dealership to have access to the price discounts, alignment rack, and tech's special tools to be doing all this work too.. Just food for thought.
Thanks!
Just wondering what people think.. this thing is pretty old already and I severly doubt they have been replaced up until this point.
I have also recently graduated from college, so I dont know how much longer I will be workin at the chevy dealership to have access to the price discounts, alignment rack, and tech's special tools to be doing all this work too.. Just food for thought.
Thanks!
I would also recommend replacing them they are cheap and not hard if you have the special tool. its good to do them before you take it for alignment so you dont have to get it done twice!!!
Yeah Im in agreement with everyone. And actually, I ended up getting a whole rack with the inner tie rod ends for 22 bucks more than just the inner tie rod ends! 
The outer ones were seperate, but easy enough to install.
The outer ones were seperate, but easy enough to install.
Hold the tie rod with one wrench on the "flat", and loosen the jam nut. Remove the outer tie rod from the inner by turning it. Reverse the operation to install the new one. Replace both, get car aligned. Except for the alignment, shouldn't take much more than an hour.....
