Heavy Duty Tie Rods?

[Matthew Jeschke]

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

wow what did that come off of? a tractor?

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[AZGOAT]

wow what did that come off of? a tractor?

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well im a mech for military and its front tie rods from a h1 Humvee im going to cut off one end of it that uses a bushing and weld up a heim joint the should work out pretty good. ive aloso doing a few more mods aswell that ive been working on finishing up front diff drop and building my own cv shafts from 1 ton cv axles and a 3rd member from h1 humvee im not to fond of out aluminum 3rd member weakness

 

[Matthew Jeschke]

well im a mech for military and its front tie rods from a h1 Humvee im going to cut off one end of it that uses a bushing and weld up a heim joint the should work out pretty good. ive aloso doing a few more mods aswell that ive been working on finishing up front diff drop and building my own cv shafts from 1 ton cv axles and a 3rd member from h1 humvee im not to fond of out aluminum 3rd member weakness

wow i need to follow your build. that is badass. lobe the rims on your truck btw

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[Matthew Jeschke]

Finally installed these tie rod sleeves. They are good but not great...

1. They cover up the adjustment for the inner tie rod. You cannot get a wrench on it to adjust... So I had to use tape and a pipe wrench - not ideal. I imagine the tire shop will be confused when they go to do an alignment.

2. They aren't a tight fit. They have some space between the inner tie rod and the sleeve. Two concerns, you can have some flex (but probably not enough to break rod so serves it's purpose). Second, it will collect dirt, debris, and worst water / moisture in there and rust the threads on the tie rod. I need to put a little bit of caulk around that space to seal it up.

It's definitely better to buy the purpose built heavy duty tie rods. Although, they are WAAAAAAY overpriced.

 

[Bill 1960]

Thanks for reporting on the sleeves. I’d like to upgrade mine at some point, however the lift installation requires trimming the TRE and a different jam nut so I’ll have to do some due diligence beforehand.

 

[Matthew Jeschke]

My factory tie rod on driver side finally bit the dust. It had play in it. Was amazed it lived to 250k miles!

I swapped out both tierods and ends. Then reinstalled the sleeves. These sleeves are even better with the moog problem solver tierods. Only concern is, it covers up the spot on the rod to attach a wrench and adjust toe... Previously I got a piece of rubber and vice grips... then clamped onto the rod as I spun it to adjust toe.

Anybody know a better way with these sleeves to adjust toe? I fear the tire shop will never figure it out and or break something...

Note to self: for another $70 I could have done the Rare Parts rods *sigh*. I think I have about $250 into all this.

Pics of new build below:

 

[Bmorey67]

Is your truck lifted? I need to replace mine as well. Hard to find he tie rods for my tahoe

 

[Matthew Jeschke]

Is your truck lifted? I need to replace mine as well. Hard to find he tie rods for my tahoe

I am at stock height. What about https://www.rareparts.com/

Or call rough country and see if they offer anything?

 

[Bmorey67]

Thanks. I was able to find some on eBay:

PPE Extreme Duty Tie Rod Assemblies For 2007-2013 Chevrolet/GMC 1500/SUVs | eBay

PPE Extreme Duty Tie Rod Assemblies For 2007-2013 Chevrolet/GMC 1500/SUVs.

www.ebay.com

 

[Matthew Jeschke]

@Bmorey67 let us know how they turn out! In hindsight I wish I'd just purchased an upgraded assembly like that as apposed to the sleeves. It wasn't that much more.

 

[Bmorey67]

GM I made an attempt on yesterday to install the kryptonight sleeve and tie rod ends. I could not get the sleeve to fit! I’m looking at your previous post where you said that the sleeve covers the adjustment section of the tie rod. Yeah that would be problematic during the alignment. I’m gonna take another stab at it sometime today. I sent the company a message about the sleeve and possibly returning them. I’ll keep you posted.

 

[Trey Hardy]

Kryptonite is what I use for my wheel bearings tie rods and ball joints running 14 wides and 15.50s no issues at all and lifetime warranty on all parts

 

[Trey Hardy]

Only pic I got of my buddy’s tie rods he put on his 05

 

[Matthew Jeschke]

GM I made an attempt on yesterday to install the kryptonight sleeve and tie rod ends. I could not get the sleeve to fit! I’m looking at your previous post where you said that the sleeve covers the adjustment section of the tie rod. Yeah that would be problematic during the alignment. I’m gonna take another stab at it sometime today. I sent the company a message about the sleeve and possibly returning them. I’ll keep you posted.

I didn't have much issue. It was literally like a long nut. I did however, call their tech support about alignment question. The sleeve covers the provision on the inner tie rod to adjust the alignment. They said was non-issue. I then went to alignment shop to get it aligned and didn't seem to phase them at all. I made mention of the sleeves too.

View attachment 383075Only pic I got of my buddy’s tie rods he put on his 05

I kind of wish I'd bought the whole system from them. Including the cross link. I didn't know they sold / made anything additional to tie rod sleeves. However, I have stock suspension although I do a LOT of wheeling off road..

 

[Dantheman1540]

That kryptonite stuff is fantastic!

 

[Trey Hardy]

I didn't have much issue. It was literally like a long nut. I did however, call their tech support about alignment question. The sleeve covers the provision on the inner tie rod to adjust the alignment. They said was non-issue. I then went to alignment shop to get it aligned and didn't seem to phase them at all. I made mention of the sleeves too.



I kind of wish I'd bought the whole system from them. Including the cross link. I didn't know they sold / made anything additional to tie rod sleeves. However, I have stock suspension although I do a LOT of wheeling off road..

I believe the wheel bearings are rebranded timkens on my Tahoe I got the ac delco inner fabtech outer tie rods with uniball uca kryptonite wheel bearings and lower ball joints just need their sway bar link to top it off

 

[Matthew Jeschke]

Welp following up on this thread. I destroyed my MevoTech TTX outer tie rod and Moog Problem solver Inner Tie rod. Dropped off at the shop for an alignment after the tires got chewed up and they tell me the passenger side is bad.

I'm going to reach out to Krytonite about heavy duty purpose built tie rods. Rare parts used to also make a set but I cannot find them anymore... anybody else know of heavy duty tie rods still being sold? or maybe a better factory spec tie rod? I've had REALLY bad luck with Moog parts on this build.

KRYPTONITE TIE RODS 1999-2006 GM 1500 6 LUG TRUCKS/SUVS

(Kryptonite No Fine Print Lifetime warranty)-Kryptonite steering and suspension components are warrantied for life to their original purchaser. This warranty is against any manufacturer defects, premature wear or breakage. Race it, jump it, off road it, sled pull it, wreck it, lift it, level it...

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I should also check but think it'd be overkill... Has anybody ever broken a factory center link? They sell and upgraded one but it's $$$$$

KRYPTONITE SS SERIES CENTERLINK (UPGRADE KIT) 1999-2006 GM 1500 6 LUG

Fits: 1999-2006 Chevy 1500 1999-2006 GMC 1500 Important Fitment Details: Designed for 4X4 6 lug vehicles including the following SUVs (Tahoe, Suburban, Yukon, Escalade) These components are compatible with the PISK support system. The PISK system is designed to provide additional support for...

kryptoniteproducts.com

Bit reluctant to add the center link regardless as it changes interface for inner tie rod (if I break something I cannot go to parts store to fix).

 

[swathdiver]

GM Original Equipment. Not ACDelco Professional/Gold.

 

[Marky Dissod]

Always wondered why we can't just use Hummer H2, or Suburban 2500 parts?

 

[OR VietVet]

Always wondered why we can't just use Hummer H2, or Suburban 2500 parts?

Different knuckles and center links and and and....