tie rods....went with MOOG

kyle92xj47cj · 07-08-2004, 02:14 PM

got them in this morning, little pricey at the auto parts place but i knew i wasnt going to let my tires wear as fast as they did on my last set...

i am going to get them on when its not raining here so i guess i will just have to pull it into the garage for the evening... and get them on...

i have the pickle fork, and the 3 prong seperater.... i have looked up that getting the ends off maybe a little tricky so i might post some ASAP posts later tonite...

cant wait to get this done!

MJMA · 07-08-2004, 02:34 PM

Nice. If you don't want your tires to wear out too fast, have it professionally aligned after you throw it all together.

kyle92xj47cj · 07-08-2004, 03:29 PM

asked that at a local tire dealer.... 60 bucks! what about doing it myself? (tape measure)

i might go ahead and get it done at a shop since i want to have it correct the first time and then from there i might do it myself...since i have done some looking on the net and it doesnt look to hard to go about doing it at the house....

monkey boy · 07-08-2004, 07:44 PM

Did you get the ones for a ZJ? Cheap upgrade!
Heres a link with part numbers! [img]suave_anim.gif[/img]

Arakele · 07-08-2004, 07:46 PM

if you take it to firestone you can pay 60 bucks and get lifetime no questions alignments..

thats great for when you fawk stuff up on the trail

(rather than paying each and every time obviously)

[img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]

monkey boy · 07-08-2004, 07:50 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Arakele:
if you take it to firestone you can pay 60 bucks and get lifetime no questions alignments..

thats great for when you fawk stuff up on the trail

(rather than paying each and every time obviously)

[img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]

Firestone would not put a lifetime alignment on mine! [img]icon_smile_big.gif[/img]
It scared them!

Arakele · 07-08-2004, 09:42 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by monkey boy:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Arakele:
if you take it to firestone you can pay 60 bucks and get lifetime no questions alignments..

thats great for when you fawk stuff up on the trail

(rather than paying each and every time obviously)

[img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]

Firestone would not put a lifetime alignment on mine! [img]icon_smile_big.gif[/img]
It scared them! </font>[/QUOTE][img]graemlins/rotflmao.gif[/img]

yeah its good to do it while it is still fairly stock [img]graemlins/grinyes.gif[/img]

hows the hatch progress comming?

kyle92xj47cj · 07-08-2004, 10:06 PM

how much more beefier would the moog ends be to upgrade to the grand cherokee

all i was getting was the 3 ends and the drag link since the pass side end is in the link...not a seperate tie rod end...

if i was to upgrade i would have to get new tie rod right?

but tomorrows project is getting this one and then heading to have it aligned...

monkey boy · 07-08-2004, 10:11 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by kyle92xj47cj:
how much more beefier would the moog ends be to upgrade to the grand cherokee

all i was getting was the 3 ends and the drag link since the pass side end is in the link...not a seperate tie rod end...

if i was to upgrade i would have to get new tie rod right?

but tomorrows project is getting this one and then heading to have it aligned...

If you plan to run offroad, upgrade now, you will thank yourself if you ever bend that small, weak piece of crap that Jeep calls a tie rod, it is hollow
,ZJ's solid! And Much larger!
I did the whole conversion for around a hundred bones! Cheap insurance if you ask me.

kyle92xj47cj · 07-08-2004, 10:21 PM

so should i just pay for a new tie rod or save a few bucks and go to the local junkyard.. like i went to today already for something else....

i remember reading off the net that the ZJ's have the solid tie rod like u said.... so i think i will do just that.. since it is cheap insurance that it won't bend as easily. There going to love it when i take these back and ask to them to get me the other....

only bad thing is that how much MONKEY boy did u pay for each of the ends when u got them? they sold me them for around 26 bucks for the MOOG's and that was a rip off unless thats really how much they are worth...

thanks man

monkey boy · 07-08-2004, 10:28 PM

They are worth it! Trust me. I got lifetime warranty with mine. I gave about the same for mine, O'rielly's is where I bought everything.

kyle92xj47cj · 07-08-2004, 10:42 PM

i thought u got them at napa?

gabeXJ05 · 07-08-2004, 10:45 PM

Hell if you want a tie rod that won't bend go buy one from Jetoffroad.com . I bought one from him about 2 months ago and finally got it on with the new tires. And well i basically got stuck on the front and rear difs and the tie rod just dug down into the mud and bent but when I was finally jerked out it was straight as ever.

I think its like bigboys toys offroad parts or soemthing. I'm not sure.

kyle92xj47cj · 07-10-2004, 02:06 AM

now its just that i need to get one stinking lug nut off that is striped pretty dang good.... will try a 18mm socket to see if that will break the sucker loose

then as soon as that gets done ..... hopefully things with the install of the new ends will go well.....

07-08-2004, 02:14 PM	#1
kyle92xj47cj Trail Guide Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,872	got them in this morning, little pricey at the auto parts place but i knew i wasnt going to let my tires wear as fast as they did on my last set... i am going to get them on when its not raining here so i guess i will just have to pull it into the garage for the evening... and get them on... i have the pickle fork, and the 3 prong seperater.... i have looked up that getting the ends off maybe a little tricky so i might post some ASAP posts later tonite... cant wait to get this done! __________________ i'm done. but I am just visiting : )

07-08-2004, 02:34 PM	#2
MJMA Got Rocks? Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Rehoboth, MA, USSA Posts: 9,743	Nice. If you don't want your tires to wear out too fast, have it professionally aligned after you throw it all together. __________________ "If a law is unjust, a man is not only right to disobey it, he is obligated to do so." Thomas Jefferson

07-08-2004, 03:29 PM	#3
kyle92xj47cj Trail Guide Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,872	asked that at a local tire dealer.... 60 bucks! what about doing it myself? (tape measure) i might go ahead and get it done at a shop since i want to have it correct the first time and then from there i might do it myself...since i have done some looking on the net and it doesnt look to hard to go about doing it at the house.... __________________ i'm done. but I am just visiting : )

07-08-2004, 07:44 PM	#4
monkey boy Wannabe Yuppie Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Amarillo,Texas Posts: 3,112	Did you get the ones for a ZJ? Cheap upgrade! Heres a link with part numbers! [img]suave_anim.gif[/img] __________________ Perfection is unobtainable, but if you chase it you might just catch excellence! -Vince Lombardi-

07-08-2004, 07:46 PM	#5
Arakele not the daddy! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Raleigh NC Posts: 2,608	if you take it to firestone you can pay 60 bucks and get lifetime no questions alignments.. thats great for when you fawk stuff up on the trail (rather than paying each and every time obviously) [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img] __________________ 1992 XJ - 6 lug nightmare 1987 BMW 325is SE30 Racecar 1992 BMW 525iM 2006 BMW 325i RIP Tommy93ZJ "I got a Hershey bar, 5 potatoes, and a mello yello for 3 bucks.. That aint bad!" - Vetteboy

07-08-2004, 10:06 PM	#8
kyle92xj47cj Trail Guide Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,872	how much more beefier would the moog ends be to upgrade to the grand cherokee all i was getting was the 3 ends and the drag link since the pass side end is in the link...not a seperate tie rod end... if i was to upgrade i would have to get new tie rod right? but tomorrows project is getting this one and then heading to have it aligned... __________________ i'm done. but I am just visiting : )

07-08-2004, 10:21 PM	#10
kyle92xj47cj Trail Guide Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,872	so should i just pay for a new tie rod or save a few bucks and go to the local junkyard.. like i went to today already for something else.... i remember reading off the net that the ZJ's have the solid tie rod like u said.... so i think i will do just that.. since it is cheap insurance that it won't bend as easily. There going to love it when i take these back and ask to them to get me the other.... only bad thing is that how much MONKEY boy did u pay for each of the ends when u got them? they sold me them for around 26 bucks for the MOOG's and that was a rip off unless thats really how much they are worth... thanks man __________________ i'm done. but I am just visiting : )

07-08-2004, 10:28 PM	#11
monkey boy Wannabe Yuppie Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Amarillo,Texas Posts: 3,112	They are worth it! Trust me. I got lifetime warranty with mine. I gave about the same for mine, O'rielly's is where I bought everything. __________________ Perfection is unobtainable, but if you chase it you might just catch excellence! -Vince Lombardi-

07-08-2004, 10:42 PM	#12
kyle92xj47cj Trail Guide Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,872	i thought u got them at napa? __________________ i'm done. but I am just visiting : )

07-08-2004, 10:45 PM	#13
gabeXJ05 Trail Guide Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Bartlett, TN Posts: 141	Hell if you want a tie rod that won't bend go buy one from Jetoffroad.com . I bought one from him about 2 months ago and finally got it on with the new tires. And well i basically got stuck on the front and rear difs and the tie rod just dug down into the mud and bent but when I was finally jerked out it was straight as ever. I think its like bigboys toys offroad parts or soemthing. I'm not sure. __________________ totaled the XJ and bought a cheap toy project. Toy is soon to have 40s and a 4.3 chevy.

07-10-2004, 02:06 AM	#14
kyle92xj47cj Trail Guide Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,872	now its just that i need to get one stinking lug nut off that is striped pretty dang good.... will try a 18mm socket to see if that will break the sucker loose then as soon as that gets done ..... hopefully things with the install of the new ends will go well..... __________________ i'm done. but I am just visiting : )