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Mar 1, 2008 | 03:50 PM

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so i found i have to change the inner tie rods on my truck..but the tire shop wants 300$ to do it..so i was wondering if u guys could tell me if they are hard to change cuz if not then i will just do it myself.

Mar 1, 2008 | 09:08 PM

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I believe the tie rods cost $100 a piece. They should be simple to do, get you a Hayne's or Chilton manual. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think you'd have to do an alignment afterwards.

Mar 1, 2008 | 09:53 PM

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How does one know if the inner tie rods are bad? Is there a specific test you can do?

Mar 1, 2008 | 10:56 PM

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How does one know if the inner tie rods are bad? Is there a specific test you can do?

any alignment, suspension, or brake shop can tell..it usually needs to jacked up to tell.

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I believe the tie rods cost $100 a piece. They should be simple to do, get you a Hayne's or Chilton manual. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think you'd have to do an alignment afterwards.

i got mine for 35$ a piece from car quest.and will be doing it myself instead of wasting money to pay them

Mar 2, 2008 | 01:54 AM

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there's a thread here recently that just talked about this. had part numbers (from Moog!) and everything. lemme see if I can find it in my inebriated state.

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Found it. Linky

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Mar 2, 2008 | 10:47 AM

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there's a thread here recently that just talked about this. had part numbers (from Moog!) and everything. lemme see if I can find it in my inebriated state.

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thanks for the link

Mar 2, 2008 | 12:48 PM

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i think if they are bad or worn out, they will have play if you move the wheel back and forth when jacked up.

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