I finally did It!!! Tie Rod
 

Hey everyone ....Finally did it last night.... I bent/broke my first tierod....
Thats what I get for fing around behind my house.........LOL

Re: I finally did It!!! Tie Rod
 

If you ain't breaking nothing, you ain't wheeling hard enough!

You're in the club now. Congrats!

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which club is that?

funny, I haven't broken anything wheeling....... except some bolts, plastic, fiberglass, sheet metal, aluminum and a little tubing. But broke nothing mechanical. Guess I haven't been wheeling hard enough.

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:beerchug: :beerchug: :beerchug: :beerchug: :beerchug: :beerchug: :beerchug:

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The only thing I break is hearts.......LOL well Tie Rod now

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typical rock stars, can't make up their minds which way to go

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Oh, look who's special and never wrong!

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well, you've made it abundantly clear that you are "special needs" but I'm guessing you are stretching things quite a bit to assume you are never wrong:OWNED:

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man, that's just ghey

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The been there done that club.

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upgrade your tie rods and you'll be in the "don't wanna be doing that" club

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These things all count. Got upgrades for them too?

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Naw, they don't count because they don't get fixed. They are not mechanical and are not needed. I'm not sure I like your club.;)

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I know I Know... just being lazy.......LOL and its 40's

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Why didn't you just change it right there on the trail instead of having the hauler come get you? Oh, you didn't have a spare????:giggling: :giggling:

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Actually, you broke the outer tierod end.

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This is the first I have seen break on that part of the TR. Are the Fabtech TRs stronger in this area?

Would those stainless steel sleeves from Super Diesel Performance have prevented this type of break?

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You need the BULLET>>>>>>>>>>

http://bulletproofsteering.com/gmifstierod.html

:cool:

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:iagree: I haven't broke nuthin either. I've had people steal my Gatorade and sit on my chocolates, but that's about it.

Sorry to hear it Albie. Get the HDs now!

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CONGRATS !:cool: :eek: :beerchug:

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No, sleeves wouldn't have helped

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problem with that, for daily drivers, is the use of heim joints.

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Thanks...

Do you know if the Fabtechs have increased strength where these broke?

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Yes, they do.

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The Heim joints present a lubrication problem? I ran them on a bracket car that was also a daily driver but they were secondary in the suspension so I didn't have any issues.

I can see where they could present an issue in an active mount in daily use.

I also noticed the lack of castle nuts on the installed pictures and it looks like you have to modify the kit yourself if you want to add them.

I also don't like BS branding of alloys, just tell the truth about what you're using (4140H, 314SS, ect). If I can't look up the tensile strength then it may as well be that crap they make the grocery store wrenches out of in China.

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Heim joints are an unprotected non-lubricated joint. Though some have developed joints that are self-lubed with extremely tight tolerances that lend to longer life, the combination of off-road and daily driving will cause them to wear much quicker. The problem with this is that this wear can show itself when your are doing 75MPH on an interstate and want to turn slightly and the heims drag or "catch."

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WAY TO GO MR 41" ROCKSTAR.:jump:

Now call Phil and get those HD Tierods done.....and a spare. lol.

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But I think that the fact that they are "bullet proof" outweighs those negatives. I, for one, am sick and tired of people shooting out my tie rods.

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IT's finally fixed.......I am picking her up in a little bit.......... I miss the beast........

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Oh, look who's sucking on the kid killer's little dick. Wanna let him babysit your grandkids?

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Thanks for the explanation. I was going to ask, but you took care of that. I have not done much offroading yet, and do not anticipate breaking anything, but I would like to know a little bit about this stuff, so that if anything does happen, I know what route to take in terms of replacement parts.