tie rods

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  1. Houa Thao

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    I am thinking of replacing my inner and outer tie rod. There are alot of brands out there and don't know which is better than the other. Some are cheap on Ebay. They all come with one year warranty. Which brand should I get for quality and price? Any suggestion?
     
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    Id say get what they have at napa if not them get somethin that has a lifetime warranty from kragen or pepboys
     
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    Okay so I went and search my garage and found the stuff that came with the truck purchase. I was given two new outer tie rod ends. The thing is one is BECK ARNLEY and the other is MEVOTECH. Are these any good compare with MOOG?
     
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    Well, I gues MOOOOOG it is. I definately want to get it done the first time.
     
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    Do I need to pack the boots with grease or just put the rods together as is?
     
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    Just buy them, and install. Measure how the ones that are on there now are set up to set the new ones. Moog is what I have also.
     
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    Got them on, but know seem like my steering wheel is a little off. Will an alignment fix it or do I have to take them off and adjust them again. Another thing is that when I check the repair manual, it states that the tie rods should be 12.36 inch (314mm) long. Before I took the old one apart, I measure it and it was longer. Went and got measurement from the other truck and it is the same.
     
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    Take it to an alignment shop. Tell them to align it. (Tell them camber/caster too!, They wont because 99% are too lazy).

    Done! At worst 80 bucks.
     
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