Took my truck to get aligned today and the guy told me that the inner tie rods had some play and that needed to be replaced gave me a quote of $480 for parts and labor is this correct? I went ahead and still got the lifetime alignmentand balance and told him i would check back and see about the tie rods the truck doesnt pull to neither side and the steering wheel is straight only problem is that around 65/70 mph i feel the steering wheel shake a bit i dont know if this can be due to the 22" wheels.

 

all our trucks are known for inner tie rod beeing bad .just replaced mine

 

i dont think they are that difficult to replace and i dought they cost anywhere close to $400. i would just buy them and replace them myself.
http://www.autozone.com/R,APP406939/...ductDetail.htm

 

jack it up and wiggle the wheels..if they wiggle they need replaced

 

Nice find, I am in need of the same thing

 

I see the 2004 has a different inner listed;
http://www.autozone.com/R,APP402768/...ductDetail.htm

 

I had mine replace once under warranty and then one failed again just after the warranty expired. I replaced them the second time with Moogs I got from summit for about $50 each. They are noticbly stiffer and have worked like a champ for over 30k. I have a friend that is a GM mechanic he says the stock units suck. They were not hard to install. You will just need to go straight to the alignment shop after install.

 

got the moog part number?

 

same as duralast, [actually duralast uses moog #'s]
definitely use moog parts

 

Do you need some kind of special tool to change them out if i do were can i rent one and are mooogs available at any auto parts store i think im going with the mooogs i heard pretty good results of them.