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tie rod help???

digglesworth

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Well while I'm waiting for the steering rack comparison to pan out, I figured I would add tie rods to my list. I have an 06 H3 so I'm pretty sure it has the 14mm tie rods... I wanna put the 16mm inner and outer rods in... Do I just search for 2008-up rods? What's the difference in brands (moog, raybestos, etc...)? Anything to consider would be appreciated....
 
chad

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saw a link somewhere earlier but wayne auto parts in ohio has 25 wrecked hummers they are selling parts off of, i got a whole recovery point from them for $25 i bet they have tie rods pretty cheap, they ship too.

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digglesworth

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A new rack wouldnt be a bad thing for me to acquire.... I'd like to end up with a set of 16s on the truck as well as a spare set for the spare bin....
 
chad

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if i where to replace the inner tie rod is it necesarry to replace the steering rack?
 
ABNTROOP

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digglesworth said:
You gotta replace the rack?!?! I thought just the inner and outer tie rods..........
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Zach

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digglesworth said:
Somebodys full of pics tonight. Lol.
Seriously though, the rods attach differently than the 06 with 14s?
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You don't need to replace the rack. You can put either or on, just as long as you replace the inner and outer tie rod together
 
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No worries man, it is to more than a few of us as well, and God help those of us who haven't popped our cherry doing field maintenance yet :) I apologize, I was just foolin around, and may have unwittingly come off like a D!ck, so I'm sorry if that came of sh!tty.
 
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digglesworth

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No worries.... I heard somewhere before they were a direct swap.... I'd like to beef everything up so hopefully trail maintenance would be kept to a minimum.... At least at first while I'm not getting too crazy on way technical trails.
 
backcountryislife

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ok, went to look at the rack I've got (had a bunch of cabinets in front of it a few days ago) this one is a 14mm rack... you don't want it... ok for a trail spare, but IMO with 16mm's you're not likely to need one. Btw Fru, should have clarified man, any rack I have sitting around is SNAPPED! :D

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I gave him my other snapped racks, which were all 16mm ones. Some had as little as 2 weeks on them, so they're very good for parts. There's no way he needs that many trail spares, tell him he needs to sell you a set!
 
hodges81

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So... is it possible to put a (16mm outer) on a (14mm inner) tie rod? Running low on cash but Scorpwork parts will be here today. :)
 
digglesworth

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Thanks to benlaud I got a complete set of 16s. I'll swap em out once I get the rack mount kit... Is there a writeup on doing the tie rods? I saw one on racks but not tie rods. I'm guessing I gotta use hose clamps to secure the boots once I take them off to reuse them? Is there anything else about the install other than unscrewing the old ones and screwing the new ones into the rack?
 
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