Tie rod ends

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  1. Tom Chitwood

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    Hello all,
    I have a 1975 Toyota Hilux. I just rebuilt the brakes. Going to rebuild the steering. I see left and right outer, and INNER tie rod ends. Are the inner the same for left and right side? I only see "inner".
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    On a given assembly, one of the ends is left-hand threaded and the other is right-hand threaded. If they were both the same, rotating the collar would not adjust the overall length. Normally, the inner tie rod ends are the same for both sides and the outer ends are the opposite thread direction.
     
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    2 are the same, the other 2 are different. I want to say the inners are the same, outers are different. Slightly different angles
     
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    Thanks guys!
     

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