Inner tie rod sugguestions...

[Eric VerValin]

I don't really need to do these, but it is a part that is a lot older than everything else, and when swapping out my trans, and strut rods / bushings, I want to put some fresh inner tie rod ends on.

Now, I remember years ago messing with a taurus, and I can't remember what it was that was weird, but the tool you can rent at autozone didn't fit one brand, and I don't recall what it was. Looking on Rock auto brings up about 6 different manufactuer's, so I guess I'm just wondering which ones are the ones you guys like to use.

I'd like it to have a pin in them as the stockers do.. but I'm open to anything..

 

[LOUDSHO92]

We actually do have them: SHO Source

What I did though was replace the entire rack as I figured it was about time anyways. Also didn't want to go to the work of replacing the tie rods and have the rack go out.

 

[shonuffmine]

Damn good price on those! Car quest got me for 33.00 a side for moogs,i got mine off with a 15 in cresent wrench lol. Used a sharp gasket scrapper to pop the little alum.antispin rivet up easy peasy

 

[Eric VerValin]

LoL.. yea I've been debating the liklyhood of the rack itself going out sometime soon. I think if I add it up in my head it has almost 250k on the origional rack. I know there is some slight play in there somewhere between the inners, and I guess it could even be in the rack a little. It's almost not noticable, but when things start to wiggle loose, it dosen't take long before it wiggles a little more loose..

I'll be getting ahold of you one way or another soon man..

 

[St Louis SHO]

Do not use Moog parts. I've had a run of bad parts lately. The parts have not been lasting more than 3-5000 miles.

- James

 

[notbange]

Do not use Moog parts. I've had a run of bad parts lately. The parts have not been lasting more than 3-5000 miles.

- James

I will second the moog bashing, I work for a national auto repair and tire chain that stocks moog parts, and they don't seem to last at all. Especially in Taurus related applications, I can think of a few instances of lower ball joints in continentals and gen III taurii that are dangerously loose after only being in for little more than a year. My old SHO needed both outer tie rods replaced, and I went to check the alignment on it a year or so later, and the moog outers were both bad again.