The new tie-rod from TNT Customs is a larger diameter than the puny stock one that comes on every jeep. The new tie rod measures 1 inch diameter with .120 wall thinkness. If you look closely at the stock tie rod you can see the wall thickness of the metal is very thin which makes it suceptable to bending when it gets tapped on a rock or a stump. The tie rod ends are kept in place with very large jam nuts that measure a very weird metric 18 x 1.5 thread which is very difficult to find replacements for especially since one side is left hand threaded.
I painted the new tie rod with silver to help match it to the rest of the rubicon express components found under this vehicle.
This is the drivers side tie rod end.
Nice and straight. The old tie rod had a nasty bend in it from hitting an object. That wont happen again.
Here is the old bent tie rod.
The new tie-rod from TNT Customs is a larger diameter than the puny stock one that comes on every jeep. The new tie rod measures 1 inch diameter with .120 wall thinkness. If you look closely at the stock tie rod you can see the wall thickness of the metal is very thin which makes it suceptable to bending when it gets tapped on a rock or a stump. The tie rod ends are kept in place with very large jam nuts that measure a very weird metric 18 x 1.5 thread which is very difficult to find replacements for especially since one side is left hand threaded.
I painted the new tie rod with silver to help match it to the rest of the rubicon express components found under this vehicle.
This is the drivers side tie rod end.
Nice and straight. The old tie rod had a nasty bend in it from hitting an object. That wont happen again.
Here is the old bent tie rod.
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