Tie rods

[Towlie]

How do u tell if there broke
and are they easy to fix

meaning i could do it myself

im not a mechanic but i mean i know how to take bolts off
and do brakes and stuff like that


my car shakes pretty bad at any speed

it was smoothing out earlier at higher speeds
but i think the other one broke

theres outter and inner right? for each side
but yea now it shakes at all speeds
and when i got new tires
some guy told me one was broke on the passenger side

[Bryants95240sx]

if a tie rod was broke youd know it .He prolly meant it was bent and you can just look behind the wheel to see that

[Towlie]

well im pretty sure its broken now lol
but is it an easy fix?

[Bryants95240sx]

yea not hard at all i would recomend to go ahead and get aftermarket ones insted of oem they will be stronger

[SR20DETpower]

sometimes they can be a PITA... depends on the vehicle and part.


lifted up off its wheels you can check for tie rods. Shake your tire the way it would move if you moved the steering wheel. If it rocks back and forth easily and feels like its worn out then u have bad tie rods. It will have like an 1" or so play, it shouldn't be like that.

[Towlie]

Originally Posted by SR20DETpower

sometimes they can be a PITA... depends on the vehicle and part.


lifted up off its wheels you can check for tie rods. Shake your tire the way it would move if you moved the steering wheel. If it rocks back and forth easily and feels like its worn out then u have bad tie rods. It will have like an 1" or so play, it shouldn't be like that.

yea it does that

does that mean Both need to be replaced

and also, do i need any special tools?

or is it just tak off bolts, take off part, put new part, replace bolts?

[Towlie]

well i did my tie rod today
but i also had to throw a spare on,
becase a chunk of my tire got taken on

does anyone elses spare make a whistling noise?