Heavy Duty Tie Rods?

[Matthew Jeschke]

I drive on old forest roads a lot with my truck. I am curious, do they make a decent yet affordable heavy duty tie rod? I see a couple brands but they're around $300. Or do the HD trucks have better tie rods? My 2001 Z71 looks like they put pencils on for tie rods.

 

[Doubeleive]

inner: https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=8726304&cc=1371620&jsn=1001
outer: https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=9158000&cc=1371620&jsn=1005

 

[Matthew Jeschke]

Sweet thx, just what dr ordered

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[OR VietVet]

Yea, that girl with the big crescent wrench knows her stuff.

 

[Matthew Jeschke]

I went to order them on Amazon and it mentioned people were not liking the boots on that inner tie rod. Then watched a review on youtube. It doesn't seem much different than the factory tie rod. Maybe I'm fine with factory ones... These are the ones that caught my eye but seem damn expensive for a tie rod: HERE

This is another set but just looks like fancier machine work: HERE

I just pulled from Amazon. I think they make versions that fit the tahoe, but I believe those are for the Duramax, or maybe duramax parts work on the tahoe not sure.

 

[HiHoeSilver]

I went to order them on Amazon and it mentioned people were not liking the boots on that inner tie rod. Then watched a review on youtube. It doesn't seem much different than the factory tie rod. Maybe I'm fine with factory ones... These are the ones that caught my eye but seem damn expensive for a tie rod: HERE

This is another set but just looks like fancier machine work: HERE

I just pulled from Amazon. I think they make versions that fit the tahoe, but I believe those are for the Duramax, or maybe duramax parts work on the tahoe not sure.

I'm pretty sure they make them. The Rare and Kryptonite stuff is both pricey and beastly, that's for sure.

 

[OR VietVet]

Pricier can also be because they make way more of the standard ones when they tool up to make them and they make less of the H/D ones so tooling up gets more expensive in the long run plus the extra cost of the materials.

 

[TheAutumnWind]

They make sleeves that beef them up for way less money.

 

[TheAutumnWind]

Just an example. I have no personal experience with this item


https://www.roughcountry.com/gm-tie...BugoiiZi5YEqMeSiRfv-nZCgPszUK7F4aAlHqEALw_wcB

 

[Matthew Jeschke]

Yeah I saw those sleeves. Looked kind of gemicky.

Curious, are the 2500 or 3500 ones a fit for 1500 chasis... ? If so are they a better part?

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[TheAutumnWind]

Yeah I saw those sleeves. Looked kind of gemicky.

Curious, are the 2500 or 3500 ones a fit for 1500 chasis... ? If so are they a better part?

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Adds support to the weakest part. Not sure what's gimmicky about that.

It's that or $250 for rare parts brand or 300+ for heims and dom.

 

[Matthew Jeschke]

Yeah but it is still weak at ends... honestly though I am search and ppl seem to like the sleeves. Maybe they are the best option.

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[TheAutumnWind]

Yeah I saw those sleeves. Looked kind of gemicky.

Curious, are the 2500 or 3500 ones a fit for 1500 chasis... ? If so are they a better part?

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Yeah but it is still weak at ends... honestly though I am search and ppl seem to like the sleeves. Maybe they are the best option.

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The ends are not the typical failure point. I mean sure they wear out but that's not what breaks with big tires or launches.

 

[Matthew Jeschke]

Makes since. Probably the most reasonable route then is a nice moog? The proforged part had some bad reviews with the boots and joint. I'm going to keep an eye on the rare parts thought to see if I can snag a set of returns for cheap lol

 

[TheAutumnWind]

Makes since. Probably the most reasonable route then is a nice moog? The proforged part had some bad reviews with the boots and joint. I'm going to keep an eye on the rare parts thought to see if I can snag a set of returns for cheap lol

IIRC for some reason the MOOG problem solver inners are just slightly too big for the sleeves. Might want to look into that. Maybe AC Delco pro + the sleeves is a good bet.

 

[MaBs413]

I have the rare parts tie rods in my 03 Yukon Xl... They are awesome.... i found out about rare parts on this forum...

 

[TheAutumnWind]

I have the rare parts tie rods in my 03 Yukon Xl... They are awesome.... i found out about rare parts on this forum...

They definitely look great, I am curious about the ROI. You think there is a noticable difference for the driver compared to a quality set like ac delco pro or MOOG problem solvers? I'd imagine yes if you are running real big tires, but at stock or lowered I am skeptical.

 

[AZGOAT]

I drive on old forest roads a lot with my truck. I am curious, do they make a decent yet affordable heavy duty tie rod? I see a couple brands but they're around $300. Or do the HD trucks have better tie rods? My 2001 Z71 looks like they put pencils on for tie rods.

yea i tired of the match stick tie rods aswell so im doing alittle upgrading

 

[TheAutumnWind]

yea i tired of the match stick tie rods aswell so im doing alittle upgrading View attachment 234494

More details needed.

 

[AZGOAT]

More details needed.

H1 mil tie rods...lmao...ill post more when im done on my mild build.