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Old 06-19-2009, 11:55 PM
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well i hooked my truck to the sled for the first time tonight. and just my luck i pulled 25ft sideways. snapped a tie rod with sleeves. anyone know where i can get the big ones pretty cheap.
 
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Old 06-20-2009, 12:31 AM
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post a price quote there are several vendors on here i belive that carry them
 
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Old 06-20-2009, 08:28 AM
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im looking towards the 100 dollar range
 
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Old 06-20-2009, 10:57 AM
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did you lower your front end at all
 
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Old 06-20-2009, 11:03 AM
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all the way down
 
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Old 06-20-2009, 02:07 PM
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yikes, you get any hopping before they let go? sleeves are very strong. got any pics of the rods
 
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Old 06-20-2009, 11:48 PM
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no hopping as soon as i let off the brake it snapped right between the sleeve and ball joint on the tire side. sry no pics yet
 
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Old 06-21-2009, 10:07 AM
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damn thats some luck
 
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Old 06-22-2009, 08:41 AM
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yea i know so now im just going to go with the big ones now
 
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Old 06-22-2009, 06:21 PM
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what kind of sleeves are they?

were they oem tie rods, there probably no need to speend 200+ vs 60 dollars for new tie rods. the big ones look cool and are super strong, but if they do break getting replacement parts isnt as easy
 

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