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| iCorvette | is it standard procedure to replace the inner tie rod ends with a rack rebuild? | ||
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it feels tight, when my hoses blew earlier this year, my shop said it was leaking, so they rebuilt the whole thing, I didn't want a replacement cause it turned only 2.25 lock to lock, so that I think is z51 territory.
but now I wonder if they mickey moused the inner tie rods.... |
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| bogus | Re: is it standard procedure to replace the inner tie rod ends with a rack rebuild? | ||
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I would say yes. If only because they get the same amount of load as would an outer tie rod.
Are you saying you have a Z51 rack or didn't want one? I wasn't clear in your comment. |
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| iCorvette | Re: is it standard procedure to replace the inner tie rod ends with a rack rebuild? | ||
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good catch, poor construction ( my sentence) I have a FX3 car, it had every z51 option except springs and bars....
I upped the bars and my used 10K z51 shocks are coming..... so my rack is a fast rack.... |
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| BrianCunningham | Re: is it standard procedure to replace the inner tie rod ends with a rack rebuild? | ||
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as far as I know the inner tie rods come with the rack
I'm upgrading mine to the faster rack you can use the faster ratio rack with the later tie rods BE CAREFUL It seems the rebuilders have trouble identifying them. I was told to hold off ordering the rack until they had the car in hand so they can measure it before ordering. |
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| iCorvette | Re: is it standard procedure to replace the inner tie rod ends with a rack rebuild? | ||
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well my shop sent it out for a 1 day rebuild, I guess those re-builders do this exclusively and I suppose they would not leave a 130k inner tie rods in the unit, that would be a crime.
mine is 2.25 turns lock to lock |
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| pappyfreebird | Re: is it standard procedure to replace the inner tie rod ends with a rack rebuild? | ||
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i ain no guru but my ol girls a 84 z51 n had 2 turn lock ta lock n i put a 2.25 in when replaced it n i cant tell any diff..ceptin it do turn the lil extree that now i dont evin notice..point is i thought z51 were 2 n rest were 2.25 - 2.5 ps n no tie rods on mine..i used ol ones ,,were good n tight so went wid em...had em right on jus counting turns n measurin too...
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| iCorvette | Re: is it standard procedure to replace the inner tie rod ends with a rack rebuild? | ||
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Quote:
talkin 'bout inners not outers.... |
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| bogus | Re: is it standard procedure to replace the inner tie rod ends with a rack rebuild? | ||
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It is very hard to tell the difference between 2.25 and 2.0... however, there are no racks at 2.0 turns, lock to lock.
How you test it is rather simple. Turn the wheel all the way left. Make a mark with tape, top center of the wheel, then turn right, counting the turns. Without the physical mark, it is hard to tell the difference between 2 and 2.25 turns. |
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Posted on: 2010/12/23 0:13
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| iCorvette | Re: is it standard procedure to replace the inner tie rod ends with a rack rebuild? | ||
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I see the spokes of the wheel go over the 2 turn mark a tad
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